The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Archive and Museum are recording the experiences of healthcare professionals and of those close to them during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 has caused huge disruption and loss of life, and healthcare workers have been at the forefront of protecting society; help us to document your experiences by completing the short form below. In doing so you will be adding to the 500-year history of physicians told in the RCP’s collections, preserving these stories for future generations and enabling us to share the contributions made by healthcare professionals during the pandemic.

Please feel free to provide as much detail as you wish. Any information provided will be retained indefinitely as a historical record and may be used in exhibitions, blogs, research, and any other archive, library and museum activity. If you have any questions, please contact us at history@rcplondon.ac.uk. Questions marked with an * require an answer to continue.

If you would prefer to contribute in an alternate format, e.g. via voice-note or video, please indicate this in question 6 and then email your contribution to history@rcp.ac.uk.

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* 1. To proceed, please confirm:

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* 2. Are you an RCP Member or Fellow?

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* 3. Name (optional)

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* 4. Please describe your medical specialty (e.g. cardiology, acute care) and role/grade (e.g. FY2, consultant, retired)

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* 5. Did your work change during the pandemic?

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* 6. Please tell us about your experiences of working in medicine during the pandemic. This can be anything you would like to share, but could include:
  • Your reflections looking back on the past year/s
  • Any specific stories
  • What were/are the main challenges?
  • What has been your most positive experience of the pandemic?
  • What has been your most negative experience of the pandemic?
  • What most surprised you during the pandemic?
  • What impact has the pandemic had on you personally and professionally?
  • What impact do you think the pandemic will have on medicine in the future?

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* 7. Do you have any items relating to your experiences that you may be interested in donating to the museum and archive?
For example, an image of yourself during this period, a diary, an item that you used or that has been significant during the pandemic.

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* 8. Where do you work?  (Any of: hospital, trust, town, region, country)

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* 9. What is your gender?

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* 10. What is your ethnicity?

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* 11. What is your age?

Thank you for your responses. 

By supplying the data in this form you are consenting to its inclusion in the museum and archives collections of the RCP. It may be made available for research use or published online as part of our public programme activities. Any personal data supplied will be used in order to correctly attribute views and opinions, and to allow us to identify candidates for recording oral history interviews.

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