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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

After the release of the latest report from the UK Covid Inquiry, we've had time to reflect on its findings and have noticed remarkable similarities between its conclusions and what our participants were all telling us right from the beginning. Read it here: cv19heroes.com/2025/11/24/t...

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Too Little, Too Late

The CV19 Heroes Project reflections on the Covid Inquiry Module 2 Report Last Thursday we saw the publication of the second report from the UK Covid Inquiry, which summarised what many of our parti…

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Exciting news! And if you want to hear more about Rachel's week in Westminster, head over to our blog for the low-down: cv19heroes.com/blog-2/

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Rachel Sumner @drsumner.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

VERY excited to be taking part in this scheme next week and sharing the findings from our @cv19heroes.bsky.social project ahead of releasing our 5 Year Survey at the end of the month!

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

I loved this take on burnout from @edyong209.bsky.social. I'm sure other therapists or healthcare professionals will feel the same. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...

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NHS Confederation (now known as The NHS Alliance) @nhsconfed.org · 23/01/2025

📢 Calling all NHS staff from all backgrounds, with or without a faith or belief. Help improve NHS staff experience by sharing your views on faith and belief in the workplace. Please take 10 minutes and help us to shape a more inclusive NHS by completing this survey before 31 March. More info 👇

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Survey launched on faith and belief in the NHS

Take part in this survey which is open to all NHS staff and help the NHS shape more inclusive and respectful workplaces.

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

16. A @pintofscience.uk collaboration with @tobaccoandregrets - here we discussed all of the work we've done so far with the project, and the incredible Abi created a miniature room capturing the experiences of our frontline workers. Read the overview here: osf.io/qhwtr

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Trying to get the hang of the new-fangled BlueSky feeds - may be of interest to those into #covid19 Research #covidconscious #PsychSciSky

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Of course! Would you like to be added to our mailing list?

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

The megathread is back!! Mourning the loss of our title gif, but life gives and it takes away. Watch this space for more work in the pipeline.

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Thank you for all of your support, Samantha! We still have so much more to come. And the 5 Year Survey launches in March!

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

15. (+!) Entries into the new Encyclopedia of Heroism Studies inspired by our work on this project. Frontline heroes: osf.io/zkvn4 Hero contract: osf.io/w4v5f Medical heroism: osf.io/6r7mg Misappropriation of heroism: osf.io/4cgzm

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

14. Chapter on looking at the light and dark in psych research, needed in testing times. Scattered Black & Whites is a testament to the combined forces of @elainekinsella.bsky.social & @drsumner.bsky.social and how a whole can be greater than the sum of its parts. osf.io/9cx2h

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

13. Book chapter highlighting the importance of labelling in burnout and the need to ensure reciprocity when it comes to work conducted for the greater good. Novel insights from our project show how important it is for governments to honour their words. books.google.ie/books?hl=en&...

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

12. Paper on the effect of losing solidarity from government and public has had on frontline workers. They have had to retreat to closer quarters to find the solidarity they need to continue to find meaning in their struggles and sacrifices. bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

11. Response to @CommonsHealth Expert Panel Evaluation of government commitments to health and social care workforce. Evidence on whether manifesto commitments to the NHS & social care workforce are being honoured, and the impact of the pandemic. osf.io/w6ef9

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

10. Paper testing and supporting our theory of solidarity appraisal (tweet 4) in @socscimed Mental Health. We find meaning has decreased over time. This decreased meaning mediates the relationship between various appraisals of solidarity and welfare. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

9. Report for @commonshealth on Workforce: recruitment, training & retention in health and social care. 1. Suppress the virus 2. Manage misinformation & injurious media rhetoric 3. Provide meaningful support 4. Protect from occupational exposure to Covid t.co/514UetYV1W

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

8. Report produced to summarise participants' recommendations on planning for a challenging winter. 1. Masks & distancing 2. Proactive decisive leadership 3. Protect ALL frontline workers esp from #LongCovid 4. Provide meaningful mental health support osf.io/4hyab

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

7. Evidence hearing at APPG Coronavirus to discuss Winter planning. @drsumner.bsky.social & @elainekinsella.bsky.social present participant views on what needs to be done to avoid deepening crisis. Call to bring back masks & distancing as bare minimum. Watch: www.youtube.com/live/GyToUud...

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Workforce, well-being and NHS capacity

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

6. Paper on in-depth interviews demonstrates the sheer scale of distress and disaster experienced by frontline workers across sectors. Humbling stories of hope underline the outstanding resilience of these workers despite all they've seen. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

5. Evidence hearing at @keepournhspublic.bsky.social People's Covid Inquiry on NHS worker wellbeing. @elainekinsella.bsky.social and @drsumner.bsky.social presented feedback from participants on govt messaging/action, and general preparedness for the pandemic. www.youtube.com/live/cp4tqXW...

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People's Covid Inquiry | #8 | Covid-19, Families, NHS Staff, Mental Health

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

4. Paper on emerging themes of solidarity and how these seem to impact frontline workers Frontliners felt strong solidarity from gov and public to begin, but this has decreased and is creating new pathways to burnout. www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

3. APPG Coronavirus hearing on frontline workers. @drsumner.bsky.social and @elainekinsella.bsky.social tell the Group how frontliners in the UK are suffering more than those in Ireland, and how this is associated with the timeliness of gov response. Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/5yT_eTP...

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Parliamentary hearing on the wellbeing of frontline staff and NHS capacity

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

2: Paper on the hero label for frontline workers. Frontliners ARE heroes, but heroes are human. They can fall apart, they can fail, and they can feel beyond hope. We must protect and honour them. The label must not be given to abdicate responsibility. jme.bmj.com/content/48/3...

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

1: Paper on the situation March to May 2020 in 🇬🇧 & 🇨🇮. Resilience, burnout & wellbeing related to coping styles and having/searching for meaning in life. Those in the 🇬🇧 have ⬇️ resilience & wellbeing, ⬆️ burnout. Govt timeliness a key driver of this. www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

📍🧵A timeline of our papers and work so far from this project. We'll keep adding to this as more work comes out! A very BIG thank you to all that have participated, supported, shared, liked, and RT'd us along the way. We couldn't have done any of this without you.

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Rachel Sumner @drsumner.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Very excited to say I've been selected for this year's @royalsociety.org Pairing Scheme! I've been paired with the Head of Analysis & Strategy for the Covid Inquiry, Daisy Ward. I'll be participating just ahead of the @cv19heroes.bsky.social 5 Year Survey launch. Watch this space!

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

COMING SOON! TWO chapters in the forthcoming edited collection "The Social Science of the COVID-19 Pandemic" from Team CV19 Heroes. We discuss the importance of the light and the dark in human experience, and emotional labour in emotionally charged research. #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

Great! We look forward to seeing your work!

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

Hello👋 Excellent! You can find links to our papers on the website, but let us know if there's any you can't access. Please let us know where we can find your work to read!

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

Thanks! A life without GIFs is very sad indeed.

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The CV19 Heroes Project @cv19heroes.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

Hello BlueSky! We've just joined - hit us up with good accounts to follow of COVID researchers, frontline keyworkers, and noisemakers for social justice in the era of COVID please! Megathread of outputs on pause until BlueSky can do GIFs - catch up on www.cv19heroes.com #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky

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Official site of the joint Cardiff Met & University of Limerick study of wellbeing in frontline workers during COVID-19

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

I've updated my word clouds after 100 responses to my survey of what it was like on NHS front line during first year of Covid & ongoing impact. It's pretty heartbreaking. survey still open here: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/PKH9MRT All responses to date are here: drive.google.com/file/d/1U5te...

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