“We are not invincible and when we do say we’re struggling, we’re not believed,” added Kirstie. Kirstie Hill said they believed hero was a “dangerous” term, because it “implied invincibility”. We are educated professionals with careers in nursing.” Vicky Bintley wrote: “We aren’t heroes, or brave. “All I want is for people to stick to the guidelines and for the government to raise the wages for nurses” Nearly all of those who responded said they did not support the event coming back. The weekly Clap for Carers round of applause for key workers is due to return tonight under the new name of Clap for Heroes – what are nurses’ views on the initiative? Please leave comments below, which may be used in a story ![]() Nursing Times reached out to nurses on social media today to ask for their views on the return of the applause and the new name Clap for Heroes. However, the announcement attracted backlash from some critics. Those behind the initiative declared on Tuesday that they were bringing it back for the current lockdown, starting from 8pm tonight, in a bid to “lift the spirit of all of us”. ![]() The weekly clapping for NHS staff and other key workers ran for 10 weeks during the first coronavirus lockdown, under the name Clap for Our Carers. We are educated professionals with careers in nursing” While recognising the good intentions behind the initiative, nurses told Nursing Times all they wanted was for the public to adhere to the Covid-19 rules and safety guidelines in place. The weekly round of applause for key workers is set to officially return tonight under the new name Clap for Heroes – however, nurses say they do not want the claps and are not heroes.
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