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Zermatt to Verbier 2022 is in aid of both Doctors in Distress and the Intensive Care Society. All funds raised will be split equally between the two charities at the end of April 2022.
Inspired by the Billy Connolly line “…how does the person who drives the snowplough get to work…” who helps those who help the rest of us?
Well, ‘Doctors in Distress’ and ‘Intensive Care Society’ are two organisations who are committed to helping healthcare workers whenever they need support.
When I heard about this project it seemed like a great opportunity to get involved and do something positive to help those in some small way who help the rest of us.
By joining this challenge, I hope that I can raise awareness and support the medical professionals when they require support to continue providing the level of health service we all take so easily for granted and try to help keeping the snowplough drivers get to work.
Doctors in distress – are dedicated to reducing stress and burnout in
healthcare workers by working to provide mental wellbeing support for all healthcare workers across the UK though confidential, facilitated peer support groups. Additionally they are
committed to influencing culture change within the NHS.
Intensive Care Society - Intensive care staff care
for the sickest patients in our hospitals, and as a result of the pandemic many have worked without a break for more than a year.
The Intensive Care Society is the largest multi-professional intensive care membership organisation in the UK. Who welcome doctors, nurses, psychologists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, dietitians, pharmacists, occupational therapists, and all other allied healthcare professionals from across the world.
For 50 years they have supported the intensive care community with education, standards, guidance, research, wellbeing support, and much more, to ensure they have all the tools they need to deliver the highest quality of care to the sickest of patients in UK hospitals.
They focus on educating and training staff, support life saving research, enhance guidance and standards, fight for improved rehabilitation for patients, and support ICU staff wellbeing when they need it most.