11/02/2024
'Patients should feel the best they can, and that includes having their hair nicely brushed and their skin beautifully moisturised.'
Ginny, a Nurse at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, launched an amazing initiative to improve hair and skin care for patients from diverse backgrounds.
Ginny sourced a range of combs, hair and skincare products that can be used for patients of all hair textures and skin tone. She also trained other staff on techniques to look after the skin and hair of patients from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds.
'Our patients have diverse backgrounds and we didn’t have the tools to look after their hair properly. All we could get were little white combs which just didn’t work, especially on afro hair.
Some patients’ hair got so matted we had to cut it off, which was heartbreaking for me. I want all our patients to be looked after as they deserve to be, especially when they are in intensive care.'
Well done Ginny, for such a brilliant initiative to improve inclusivity! 💙
