I used to work within the NHS
And there was something that I really hated
It caused me such anxiety and stress
My efforts to prevent it were frustrated.
Somebody would decide to raise the bar
On some big issue. But, predictably
Instead of lasting change, we’d get PR:
A new badge for our lanyards! And I see
Matt Hancock now has raised this to an art
There’s something that our key workers can wear
That shows the inner workings of his heart.
Not PPE, a badge that just reads “CARE”.
Instead of vital kit, they’re sent, in lieu,
The word for what this government won’t do.
Tom Juniper Poetry 