doortraits4nhs – Doortraits4NHS

Superkids

Young superheroes supporting the real ones in our hospitals. Lockdown can be tough for T-Rexes too.

Abdul Gellaledin was an ambulance care assistant in Kingston, south-west London. His job was to take patients from their homes, and care and nursing homes, to hospital and back. His family reportedly said he had been worried about Covid-19 as his requests for any form of protective gear had been “refused by his employers.” TheContinue reading “No PPE = RIP”

Warrington doortraits

Katy Jordan, is a photographer based in Winwick, Warrington: “Spring 2020….a season we will always remember. I have been documenting our time in ‘lockdown’ via images on my facebook page. I wanted to keep a diary to show my girls when they are older. The images have generated a huge amount of interest from clientsContinue reading “Warrington doortraits”

Liverpool doortraits

Victoria Bahadoor lives in Liverpool. She works part time at Manchester Children’s hospital as a paediatric Occupational Therapist. Her husband David is also key worker. In June she is leaving the NHS after 15 years to pursue a full time photography career and wanted to raise some money for the hospital as a parting giftContinue reading “Liverpool doortraits”

New life: lockdown babies

The fact that coronavirus largely spares the young is a mercy during this pandemic. One of the motivations for people donating to their local hospital is that their children were born there.

Why the project was launched

The nurse whose emotional response to Clap For Our Carers inspired me to launch the doortraits4NHS project has contacted me: “Hi Andy… Hope you are well and taking care of yourself. I’ll like to thank you for your work and support by sharing your amazing shots with the country and our community. We’re so gladContinue reading “Why the project was launched”