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Last updated 28 June 2022

As a community nurse for the NHS, caring for people in a crisis is Laszlo’s day job. But having first signed up as a Red Cross volunteer at the age of 16, it’s more than that: it’s a calling

Laszlo has been caring for others for over half his life. And now, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, he’s continuing to play his part for both the NHS and in his role as an emergency response volunteer for the 台灣uu直播. 

At the moment, Laszlo is busier than ever. “When you work in the NHS, you’re a bit more aware of the current situation and the pressure the system is under,” said Laszlo, 35. “I think for a nurse and for an NHS professional, this is the time to rise and shine."

Maintaining a human element even at a distance

Laszlo has seen the impact of Covid-19 up close in his day job, which involves visiting patients' homes, and is very conscious of taking every precaution to help prevent the virus鈥檚 spread.

鈥淵ou need to be very careful, but also have a human element,鈥� said Laszlo. 鈥淣ow with the restrictions, for most of [my patients] we are the only social contact that they have face to face in everyday life. We have protocols, obviously. We've got the PPE [personal protective equipment] so we do our best to protect ourselves so that when we go to the next patient and the next patient, you鈥檙e not the carrier.鈥�

PEOPLE JUST SUBCONSCIOUSLY KNOW WHAT THE RED CROSS AS AN EMBLEM REPRESENTS - THAT THIS IS HELP.

 

_{As well as working in the NHS by day, Laszlo plays a crucial role at the 台灣uu直播, as an emergency response volunteer. It is the third Red Cross Society he has been a part of, having started in his native Romania, before going on to volunteer for the German Red Cross until he moved to London in 2015.} 

鈥淧eople just subconsciously know what the Red Cross as an emblem represents 鈥� that this is help,鈥� said Laszlo. 鈥淭imes change, situations change, services change, but the call of being kind to people and helping those in need is never going to change.鈥�

 

Always ready to respond

As part of the Red Cross鈥檚 emergency response team, Laszlo is normally ready to deploy in the event of a flood, fire, or other disaster. His first experience on the team came after the London Bridge attack in 2017, and he was there to help in the aftermath of the Grenfell fire, too.

When Covid-19 spread to the UK, Laszlo continued to make himself available. 鈥淚f I鈥檓 not working, I鈥檓 on call. I鈥檝e got spare time, I鈥檓 more than happy to be there,鈥� he explained. 鈥淚t鈥檚 humbling to be in a position to be there to support people when they need it the most.鈥�

Filling the gaps between the emergency services

Laszlo was called upon recently to help a man after a house fire in Liverpool. Half an hour after receiving the message, he was on his way north with a fellow volunteer. 

They were on the motorway when they received instructions to go straight to the hospital 鈥� the partner of the person they were on their way to help had sadly passed away. 鈥淚t was a very, very eye-opening situation. You start thinking 鈥極K, how can we help?鈥� We knew that the beneficiary had lost absolutely everything,鈥� said Laszlo. 鈥淭he house was uninhabitable 鈥� no clothes, no money, no phone. Just two bags of groceries that were bought on the day.鈥�

The Red Cross team worked with the council, police and NHS to make sure the man鈥檚 immediate needs were met, arranging emergency accommodation and transport. 鈥淚n the meantime, we sorted clothes out and toiletries and food,鈥� explained Laszlo, who waited with the man while arrangements were made. 鈥淭he atmosphere said 鈥業 trust these people enough to share my feelings. I can be upset in front of them. I don鈥檛 need to be polite and hide my feelings.鈥欌��

AS LONG AS I KNOW THAT I'VE DONE SOMETHING AND THAT IT MADE A DIFFERENCE, IT'S MORE THAN I NEED.

Laszlo continues to be ready to respond whenever he鈥檚 needed and says that as an adult, he still feels the same sense of pride he felt as a 16-year-old volunteer in Romania.

鈥淲e fill the gaps between the emergency services 鈥� because the fire engines go away, the police goes away, the ambulance goes away, and in the middle stays the beneficiary, and they still need support,鈥� said Laszlo. 鈥淎nd that鈥檚 where we are. It gives you a sense of achievement. As long as I know that I鈥檝e done something and that it made a difference, it鈥檚 absolutely more than I need.鈥� 

Find out more about Covid-19

• Read how you can help your community if you are safe and well, and how you can be kind in a crisis.
• To find out how you can get help or to give help, read how kindness will keep us together.