The World Health Organisation has announced the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as a global pandemic. With daily Government briefings, guidance from the the GMC, NHS England and the Royal Colleges continues to be updated, leaving healthcare works ina time of anxiety and uncertainty. In this Bonus episode, Mr Pranai Buddhdev (Orthopaedic Surgeon & Paedipods Podcast Host) talks to Ms Rantimi Ayodele (Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells Hospitals) about how healthcare workers can prepare for the upcoming few months of managing the Pandemic on the front lines. We discuss preparations and expectations at work and at home, how to maintain a positive outlook and maintain patient safety and excellent practice and how we can support trainees, medical students and other healthcare professionals.

Please read Ms Ayodele's Linkedin Article at: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/covid-19-healthcare-workers-toolkit-uk-rantimi-ayodele/

Please see latest guidance from NHS England at: https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/

Please see guidance from the BOA:https://www.boa.ac.uk/resources/coronavirus-covid-19-update-regarding-boa-activities-and-events.html

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