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F I V E F A B B O A R D G A M E S
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In this issue, we showcase five fab great board games to play during the COVID-19 lockdown.
CLUEDO
One murder...6 suspects. In this suspenseful Cluedo game, players have to find out who’s responsible for murdering Dr. Black of Tudor Mansion in his own home. Get the scoop on the mansion’s rooms, weapons and guests and start detecting. Was it Plum with the wrench in the library? Or Green with the candlestick in the study? Eliminate information throughout the game in this classic whodunit. The player who correctly accuses Who, What, and Where wins!accuses Who, What, and Where wins!
CONNECT 4
Challenge a friend to disc-dropping fun with the simple game of connect four. Drop your red or yellow discs in the grid and be the first to get four in a row to win. If your opponent is getting too close to four in a row, block them with your own disc. Whoever wins can pull out the slider bar to release all the discs and start the fun all over again.
MONOPOLY
Monopoly is the world’s favourite family brand. The classic, fast-dealing property trading game welcomes the Cat into its family of tokens. After an online vote, fans around the globe decided the Cat would be the purr-fect addition to the Monopoly game. Put your token on the Go space and roll the dice to own it all in the fast-paced world of real estate. Make a move, make a deal and make a fortune to win it all. There can be only one winner in the Monopoly game; will it be you? brand. The classic, fast-dealing property trading game welcomes the Cat into its family of tokens. After an online vote, fans around the globe decided the Cat would be the purr-fect addition to the Monopoly game. Put your token on the Go space and roll the dice to own it all in the fast-paced world of real estate. Make a move, make a deal and make a fortune to win it all. There can be only one winner in the Monopoly game; will it be you?
SCRABBLE
Scrabble is a classic battle of wits and words where every word counts. Designed for two to four players, in Scrabble you must make the word you can using any of your seven letter tiles drawn at random. Your word must use a letter tile already in play on the board and scores are given for letter values and boosted by premium squares on the grid. Create enhanced connections and bring letters and people together
RESILIENCE
Even in these challenging times, organisations are still thinking about long term support for their people. You can commit to supporting your people in 2020 to develop their resilience capability and improve their mental health by investing in the Resilience Game by Robertson Training. by investing in the Resilience Game
NHS frontline staff have gone above and beyond the call of duty to rise to the UK’s greatest peace time challenge in recent history. Andy Moore pays tribute to these incredibly courageous people professionals, revealing their true dedication
They are the UK superheroes. Ever since the dark shadow of the coronavirus fell upon our shores, our National Health Service has transformed into an even-greater national treasure.
Made up of over 2 million frontline staff, they have delivered outstanding devotion through grit, stoicism and hard work by caring throughout a crisis that has claimed thousands of lives, with thousands more suffering symptoms.
They provide shoulders to cry on. They have become cleaners and counsellors, not to mention rocks to their families after emotionally draining shifts.
It seems only fitting that Hr NETWORK magazine pays tribute to these people who have worked tirelessly and sleeplessly to fight this biological battle – with many themselves paying the ultimate price for doing so.
Such is the feeling of gratitude and pride in our national health service, people across the UK have taken part in a weekly “Clap for Carers” tribute, which has taken place every Thursday evening at 8pm, saluting NHS staff and other key workers dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
The NHS is a shining example of people professionalism, transforming rapidly, expertly and adeptly to deal with one of the UK’s largest epidemics under a global pandemic. Hospitals have delivered a step-change in resources, knowledge and practices – all against the backdrop of stretched budgets and limited equipment supply.
Former British Army Ocer Captain Tom Moore, at the age of 99, began to walk around his garden in aid of NHS Charities Together during the current lockdown with the goal of raising £1,000 by his hundredth birthday. By the day he turned 100 on ursday 30th April, he had raised over £30m.
One professional being kept on his toes is Dr Paul Tanto, an Emergency Medicine Doctor and a Scot who has been practising at a London hospital during the pandemic, alternating 9 and 10 hour shifts from 8am to 5pm or from 10pm to 8am.
He says: “We’ve seen emergency attendances reduce dramatically since the start of the virus and have had to deal mainly with COVID-19 and the influx of patients
with Coronavirus symptoms. With a change in attendance, other colleagues have gone to a three-shift pattern working morning, backshift and night shifts.”
Paul stresses that the shift pattern has worked well, with his hospital becoming more nimble to meet unprecedented demands, while he still manages to work regular hours, his colleagues alternate in intensive care around the clock.
“We were originally under capacity for the number of cases we were seeing – for example in bed numbers – but now we’re up to speed.” he explains. “The halving of non-virus emergency cases has had a dramatic change in what we can do, with nurses having more time to spend on those suffering from the virus.”
How has Paul’s colleagues stepped up to the daunting challenge of COVID-19?
Instantly, he lists their three commendable virtues: “Inter-personal relationships, supreme professionalism and organisation psychology,” he praises. “We all recognise that departmental rivalries just have to stop, and they have. We are worth much more as one unit than as many different teams.”
Across the UK, make-shift hospitals have been set up in cities, including Manchester, Glasgow and London – the latter containing the 4,000 capacity Nightingale Hospital, while some permanent hospitals have doubled their ICU capacity to 1,555 beds, despite rising levels of infections.
The construction of Glasgow’s NHS Louisa Jordan hospital at the Scottish Events Campus (SEC) was completed on Monday 20th April.
The hospital is fully equipped and clinically ready to treat patients during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, if required. It is hoped the hospital will not be needed thanks to the public’s continued efforts to stay at home and the other measures that are being taken to increase the number of NHS Scotland beds.
The hospital has the capacity for an initial 300 patients and this can be expanded to more than 1,000 beds. 1036 bed bays have been built at the hospital.
Such is the level of NHS dedication, Labour’s new leader, Sir Keir Starmer, has made a case for NHS staff pay rises. He said: “There are so many people who should be given an honour in this. What about those on the frontline? They need recognition at the end of this, because they are literally going out and keeping our country going. We all clap our key workers on a Thursday. And it’s an emotional moment for the nation.” The sheer innovation and hard-working ethos have really shone through in the NHS. It has had to become inventive, agile and reactive to deal with the unknown impacts of the virus.
Fellow NHS professional, Kerry Courtney, an Edinburghbased nurse, has nothing but high praise for her colleagues: “There are healthcare workers who are actually moving out of their homes in order to protect their families, which I think is amazing. I take my hat off, particularly to ITU staff who have been run ragged. Mentally and emotionally, it’s these people who are really worthy of recognition.”
Kerry delivers so-called Priority One visits, which involves ‘checking in’ with vulnerable people and families. She has also taken on a volunteer role with the Chest, Heart and Stroke Charity.
Ultimately, her role reflects the supreme dedication and tolerance to adversity, as mirrored by Doctor Paul Tanto.
How has he coped emotionally? “Our team are all brilliant at mentoring each other by providing pastoral support. My homelife and my partner are also very chilled, which makes for a very supportive environment,” he sums up. “De-stressing for me is quite easy. I come home after a shift, have a nice long hug and just stare into space. I have a safe space at home and this is reinforced by the very caring ethos of my colleagues. All of them demonstrate the true people professionalism of the NHS.”
NHS Heroes:
• They are shoulders to cry on, cleaners, counsellors and also rocks to their families
