Published:
6:00 AM February 27, 2021
Updated:
3:23 PM February 27, 2021
Dr Amber Woodcock, an emergency doctor at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, recorded a video diary of her shift.
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An emergency doctor has opened up in a video diary about the pressures still facing frontline staff as coronavirus cases and admissions begin to fall.
Dr Amber Woodcock, 35, who has worked as an emergency doctor at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) for seven years, told of the apprehension faced by staff working in the naturally unpredictable accident and emergency department.
Following record number of Covid patients in January, the county s hospitals are beginning to see fewer coronavirus patients, but the doctor said there was anxiety it could go back to square one if people became slack and did not follow the rules.
New director of deaf center focuses on students’ personal success
The Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing continues to serve deaf and hard-of-hearing students statewide despite COVID-19 restrictions, something that the new director is passionate about due to her experience growing up deaf in rural Maine.
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FALMOUTH The Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing will welcome Karen Hopkins as its new executive director on Jan. 1.
Karen Hopkins
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“It is truly my honor to lead MECDHH into its next chapter,” Hopkins said in an email to The Forecaster. “I will give all that I have to ensure deaf and hard-of-hearing children have every opportunity they can possibly have to reach their personal success.”