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I want to add perspective to the #ClapForTheNHS. My family are on the NHS frontline, and friends have picked up Covid-19 working on the wards. The staff enjoy the claps like we all would, but let& #39;s be honest. They don& #39;t want claps, they NEED PPE. They need testing. They...

need greater £ in staff so they aren& #39;t working 14-hr shifts. They need urgent equipment. They need austerity to end, not because of a virus, but because they& #39;ve always been important, before, during it and will continue to be after it. Claps don& #39;t put food on the table. Claps...

did not save Dr Abdul Mabud Chowdhury& #39;s life, nor the other dozens of staff members, but PPE could have. If you voted for austerity and you #ClapForOurCarers then I hope it& #39;s a form of repentance, not some cynical hypocrisy. They don& #39;t need claps, they need to be prioritised...

Before you screw at me, like I said, I have family members and close friends on the NHS frontline, so trust me, I know the sacrifices they& #39;re making. I also know some good family friends who& #39;ve picked up Covid-19 in the Hospital, so know the danger therein. I love the NHS...

As a proud supporter of it since forever, it means more to me than anything else British. I volunteer as part of a team which pays for and delivers FREE hot meals every week to different wards and departments, from the A/E, to Covid wards to care homes, so there. I care, do you?