Subtheme | Quotation |
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Moral duty | ‘I felt like I had to do something to help in the middle of a crisis. I felt like I couldn't sit at home with skills that could be used to help’ ‘I wanted to help and be useful during the COVID pandemic’ |
Assisting allied health professionals | ‘Varied role – started off helping wherever needed: jobs rounds, bloods, feeding etc. Did some 1:1 nursing with patients at the end of their life’ |
Free time | ‘I didn't want to sit at home twiddling my thumbs’ |
Separation from family | ‘Being separated from family when we suffered a bereavement of our own’ |
Patient and family support | ‘Knowing that these patients were separated from family and being the person sat by the bedside holding their hand in their last moments’ |