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My mental health ward is not equipped for coronavirus. We feel like sitting ducks.

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In this anonymous blog, published by the Guardian, the author describes their experience of working in an inpatient psychaitry unit during the current cornovirus outbreak. They raise concerns over the impossibility of physical distancing, lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), patients not being allowed to go out and a rise in violence and anxiety.

My mental health ward is not equipped for coronavirus. We feel like sitting ducks. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/apr/14/mental-health-ward-not-equipped-coronavirus-feel-sit…

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