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As the UK continues to get battered by the 'Beast from the East' and Storm Emma - which are bringing snow and freezing temperatures - NHS staff have been going the extra mile to ensure patients stay safe.
Reports of NHS staff walking for miles to get to work, sleeping over at hospitals and working longer hours have been revealed in the wake of the bad weather.
Please help us get #ThankYouNHS trending today for all the NHS staff who have:
* Slept overnight in hospital
* Worked double (or even triple) shifts
* Walked for hours to get to work
* So much more
And all so they can care for our loved ones pic.twitter.com/Z44Ny4QaQ5
- NHS Million (@NHSMillion) March 1, 2018
According to the BBC, one surgeon walked for almost three hours to get into hospital so he could perform an operation on a patient with cancer.
Various trusts, as well as doctors and nurses from up and down the country have taken to social media to praise the dedicated and hard-working staff, using the hashtag #ThankYouNHS, which was created by NHSMillion.
One doctor tweeted: "Salute to the NICU staff Queen Elizabeth University Hospital 4 staying for the night after a 12 hr day shift to cover 4 those who couldn't make it to work due to the weather.I have no words to appreciate & thank u all hats off a BIG THANK U."
Gents to the left, ladies to the right! Can you believe many of our amazing staff are sleeping in the hospital tonight so they can care for patients tomorrow?! DWe've got your beds ready for you peeps #wedontstopforsnow #AmazingNHS How many shares can we get to say #ThankYou pic.twitter.com/YbcgOyd1ky
- City Hospitals (@SunderlandRoyal) February 28, 2018
Amazing stories of colleagues walking miles to operate, staying overnight, covering shifts, bringing in food for teams, transporting people, doing extra to cover phones, clean wards. #SNOWMAGGEDDON #ThankYouNHS You are everyday heroes and the best of the NHS working for patients.
- Scotland Deanery (@scotmedtraining) March 1, 2018
Thank you to all our NHS staff - yet again doing us absolutely proud - sleeping overnight in hospitals, delivering medicines in the snow, working round the clock to care for our sick in this weather. If you are an NHS worker tweet me your story #ThankYouNHS
- Jonathan Ashworth (@JonAshworth) March 1, 2018
My lovely Mum walked 2.5 miles through the snow to get to the hospital she works in. There are no buses running at all in Edinburgh so will most likely have to walk back after her 10hr shift. #ThankYouNHS
- Claire Moffat (@tankgirliejo) March 1, 2018
Massive respect to our lovely Nurse who drove a 40 mile round trip in a blizzard this morning to take Henry's blood and made sure it safely arrived at the hopsital ready for testing for his blood transfusion later this week. Hero of the day! #thankyouNHS... https://t.co/iblFfqz8it pic.twitter.com/fJHI9cP5Hw
- Henrys Little Heroes (@helpourhenry) February 27, 2018
We're extremely proud of our staff (and those across the #NHS) who have been battling the snow and #StormEmma to continue to deliver excellent patient care. Thanks also to volunteers, such as @NW4x4R , for helping to make it possible! #ThankYouNHS pic.twitter.com/gvCuMGKtJf
- Pennine Care NHS FT (@PennineCareNHS) March 1, 2018
Meanwhile, members of the public have also been tweeting to thank staff for their efforts, with one posting: "So much respect for the NHS this evening. My neighbours, both doctors, are choosing to leave their kids at home with friends to sleep at the hospital & cover colleagues who are affected by snow.
"They aren't obliged, they just care, how lucky are we?!"
NHS Medical Director Sir Bruce Keogh said: "The panel wants to thank all NHS colleagues for their continued hard work and dedication in the face of a 'perfect storm' of appalling weather, flu and norovirus.
"With the severe conditions expected to continue we ask patients and their families to bear with us as we seek to minimise any disruption."
