Then-prime minister Boris Johnson took part in the weekly Clap for Carers in the pandemic but the Covid inquiry has heard healthcare staff felt under-appreciated
NHS and care staff felt under-appreciated when the weekly doorstep clap was taking place in the pandemic, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has heard. Kate Bell, of the Trades Union Congress , said “claps don’t pay the bills” and explained that healthcare staff felt people could not understand the scale of what workers were experiencing as the virus ripped through hospitals and care homes.
Ms Bell told the hearing that while the feeling did not quite amount to resentment, the clapping – which then-prime minister Boris Johnson took part in outside Downing Street – came against a backdrop of pay and conditions “not being recognised” by the Government.
Ms Bell replied: “I think it does come through and I think resentment is not quite the right word, but perhaps a feeling that it didn’t, that people could not understand the scale of what they were experiencing.”Ms Bell agreed, saying: “That they were under-appreciated, under-appreciated the scale of what they were experiencing, the lack of clarity or guidance that they needed in order to do their jobs.
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