Our General Secretary and Chief Executive @patcullen9 has written to @Mike_Fabricant over his comments today on nurses drinking in staff rooms during #COVID19.
Er no, we had chairs taken out of rest areas, only a number of people could sit there together, there was def no booze. All our parties got cancelled two years in a row, and we all finished work, showered, and went home wondering which patient would last the week.
Absolutely nobody I knew in the NHS had routine gatherings or drinks after work during covid restrictions. We left exhausted, stripped, showered, terrified we might pass something on, ate, stayed in and slept. Day off meant a solo walk in the park. Rinse & repeat
🇬🇷 The Greeks call it 'Meze'
🇪🇸 The Spanish call it 'Tapas'
🇫🇷 The French call it 'Hors d'oeuvre'
🇬🇧 British mums after it reaches above 12° call it 'picky bits in the garden'