Editorial During the course of a week, several colleagues at work spontaneously told me about how the pandemic was affecting their lives and practice. Indeed, according to government advice, some Covid positive patients could be moved into care-homes as 'some care providers will be able to accommodate these individuals through effective isolation strategies or cohorting strategies'. Further, as part of freeing up scarce resources in the NHS, as the pandemic took hold, some elderly patients were discharged back into care-homes, without necessarily testing for Covid. Lest we forget: reflecting on pre-pandemic, pandemic and post-pandemic life Nick Barwick They change to a high new house, He, she, all of them - aye, Clocks and carpets and chairs On the lawn all day, And the brightest things that are theirs .... Ah, no: the years, the years;Down their carved names the rain-drop ploughs. [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Psychodynamic Practice is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Six psychotherapists, six reflections, on the pandemic