Felsted School nurses volunteer for the NHS

Felsted School nurses, Maria Hinchcliffe and Karen Kirk, have joined the many healthcare professionals across the country volunteering their skills to the NHS. The two women have been working out of their comfort zones and facing their fears every single day of this pandemic. Maria is based on the wards at Lister Hospital whilst Karen has been looking after Covid-19 patients in the Intensive Care Unit at Colchester Hospital. This has meant wearing the full PPE with mask and visor for the duration of her shift.

Kate Cunnah, who retired last year from Felsted after many years as a school nurse, has also been called back to the NHS and is currently waiting to start her first post.

A number of former Felstedians working in the healthcare industry have also been in touch with the school including Dr Sarah Bolton, NHS Surgeon in London hospital, Dr Pesh Kangesu working in Surgery at Colchester, Dr Henry Walton an A&E registrar at Newnham who is also working on the national policy response to coronavirus at NHS England, and Nurse Eleni Elliott a Major Trauma Nurse Practitioner at University Hospital Southampton. They all sent messages reassuring the Felsted community that the pandemic should not stop people seeking medical advice if they are injured or feeling unwell.

Dr Sarah, who left Felsted in 2005 comments; “The NHS is still open if you need other medical attention, do not sit at home and worry; your health matters.”

As the Felsted School community joins in clapping for the NHS each Thursday, they are clapping extra loud for these incredible Felsted ambassadors and all other members of the community and beyond who are working on the front line.