Singapore ― Frustrated with not only on the current Covid-19 situation but also on how taxed they are, a healthcare worker (HCW) has stepped forward to say that instead of just receiving thanks from the public, they need “… better policies, … better hospital administrators, (and) … attitude change in the general public about HCWs”.
In an Instagram post on @pyrexic_memes on Sunday (Oct 10), the healthcare worker, likely a doctor, shared a photo of The Straits Times’ initiative #STcovidheroes, where people were called to upload photos, videos or doodles to show their support for healthcare workers. The caption was accompanied with the following words:
“Woah. This is worthless!”.
“Sorry, after over a year of COVID sacrifice, and years of being underpaid and overworked, thoughts and prayers don’t cut it anymore. I can’t eat thoughts & prayers, I can’t use thoughts & prayers to spend time with my loved ones, I can’t use thoughts & prayers [to] reduce the stress and toll working in healthcare makes on my health”, the healthcare worker wrote.
They added that they needed better policies, better hospital administrators, and an attitude change in the general public about healthcare workers.
They continued: “General public, if you want to show your support for us, please get vaccinated and adhere to rules in place to slow COVID. Please don’t come to the hospital unless you have a real emergency to help ease the healthcare burden”.
They called for people to be kind, not to shout at nurses or staff because they were late or because of wait times.
“We’ve missed lunch and held our pee for the past 5 hours”, the healthcare worker wrote.
Explaining that they did not need Instagram campaigns, but instead wanted more understanding and “real life change”, the healthcare worker wrote: “Yes HCWs need to rest!!”.
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