Harrogate scrubbers made their final trip to Harrogate district hospital today to deliver homemade scrubs.
The group, which was set up just 6 weeks ago, has of 830 volunteers which have provided the town’s hospital with over 2,000 scrubs, 260 gowns, 550 scrub hats and 1,000 scrub bags.
Fran Taylor, the founder of Harrogate Scrubbers, told the Stray Ferret that it had been really humbling:
This started 6 weeks ago… it was about people wanting to help the NHS and I think we really have achieved that. It has also really helped people’s mental health as those that are stuck in the house isolating or on furlough have been able to have a focus and help others at the same time.
Charlotte Gannaway is a nurse at Harrogate Hospital. She was there today to receive the final load of scrubs:
“At the start we had a shortage of scrubs, but we now have enough to go round all the staff. Its made us a lot more comfortable at work, especially when we are working long hours.
We have come together as a team and we are definitely seeing a good number of patients getting discharged”.
