'After 13-hour shifts I sat alone and cried - claims we had staffroom drinks are insulting'

After working a 13-hour shift on the Covid front line, watching people fighting for their lives while terrified and alone, nurse Stuart Tuckwood went back to his lonely room in hospital accommodation, showered, and went straight to bed ready to get up in a few hours to do it all again.

Hitting back at claims from Tory MP Michael Fabricant that NHS staff would "go back to the staff room and have a quiet drink" after a busy shift, Stuart says this couldn't be further from the truth. He says the thought would never have even occurred to them.

In fact, Stuart didn't see anyone away from the hospital due to fears of catching the virus and missing shifts, which would have added to the strain on the already overwhelmed hospital.