Snacks to give NHS staff a boost
Sweet treats and snacks have been handed out to over-stretched hospital staff by Dudley North MP Marco Longhi.
Members of St Thomas’s Muslim Community Forum decided to help lift morale of staff at Dudley’s Russells Hall Hospital, many of whom have been helping patients battling Covid-19.
Admissions to the wards and to the intensive care unit have been high and the loss of patients dying from the virus has been a strain and heart-breaking for healthcare workers.
Forum members distributed hot meals to staff last April and decided to reach out again to help lift the morale of surgeons, doctors and nurses by working alongside the MP to help organise another food drop.
This time the food parcels included sweet treats and snacks such as chocolates, biscuits, crisps and drinks.
Abrar Ahmed, on behalf of the group, said: “It is important the community continue to support our NHS staff.”
The group sponsoring the food drop included Jaji Abdul Malik, Abrar Ahmed, Sajid Hanif, Amjid Raza, Mohammed Aris, M. Bashir Khan and Rana Rab Nawaz.
In a joint statement they said: “It was the least we could do to thank them for their efforts to fight this dreadful disease.”
Marco Longhi MP said: “Today really has shown how deep the community spirit is in Dudley.
“NHS staff have been fighting to battle this disease under the most challenging circumstances and I know everyone continues to appreciate their heroic efforts.”
He thanked the Forum for “thinking of others at such a difficult time” and also Morrison’s in Kingswinford for their assistance with the snacks provided.
Diana Wake, chief executive of The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, said: “This is such a kind gesture and the snacks will be very welcome on our intensive care unit and other wards where staff are working so hard to look after our patients.”
