In March 2020, Artist Tom Croft started this wonderful initiative on Instagram #portraitsfornhsheroes, where artists paint a free portrait of a key NHS worker. I have painted a free portrait of Jade, a rehabilitation assistant at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary within the Acute Therapy Team. She works alongside occupational therapists and physiotherapists on the frontline and on the wards. She has been working on a mixture of Covid and non Covid wards and helping out the respiratory physios on ICU. The aim of her job is to assess patients mobility and transfers and ensure this is the same as their baseline prior to discharge. Many a time, they see patients for a while during their stay at hospital as they become very deconditioned.
Jade says about work: My days at work have been tough at the moment. However, it’s lovely to still be seeing all my work family as I love them to pieces!
