Duty of care. Dr Dominic Pimenta

ALL ROYALTIES FROM SALES GO TO HEROES, A CHARITY

PROTECTING AND SUPPORTING HEALTHCARE WORKERS,

The frst book to tell the full story of the Covid-19 pandernic, from an NHS doctor working inside hospifals to save lives and combat the virus on the front line.

«We weren’t prepared, we weren’f istened fo, but together we fought it. «

On the 8th of February 2020, Dr Dominic Pimenta encountered his first suspected case of coronavirus. Within a week, he began wearing a mask on the London Underground, and within a month, he was moved over to the Intensive Care Unit fo help fight the viruS.

Duty of Care is the first book to tell the full story of the Covid-19 pandemic from someone on the frontline, working in one of the NHS’S hardest hit areas. From the initial whispers coming out of China and the collective hesitation to class this as a pandemic to full lockdown and the continued battle to treat whoever Came through the doors, Dr Pimenta tells the heroic stories of how the entire system shiffed to tacle this outbreak and how, ultimately the staff managed to save lives.

This incredible account captures the shock and sUrprise, the panic nd power of an unprecedented time, and how. at this time of crisis and despair, he saw human generosity and kincness prevail.

Note: in order to preserve the absolute confidentiality of the patients in this book, certain details, names and places have been changed or merged where necessary.