These Are The Hands: Poems from the Heart of the NHS : Fair Acre Press : 9781911048404 : 1911048406 : 21 Mar 2020 : 'A wonderful anthology to celebrate the NHS, which is itself the best poem a country has ever written' - Stephen Fry 'The very heart of who we are and what we are here for. An exciting and wonderful book' - Michael Rosen This anthology offers a unique insight into the real experiences of the people at the heart of the NHS ? from the student nurse at the start of his career to the heart surgeon on the eve of her retirement. We also hear the stories of those whose vital work is often unseen and unsung from domestic cleaning staff to sign language interpreters. The poems offer unflinchingly honest and intimate accounts from the people who care for us from the moment of birth to the end of life. In crystallising the most beautiful and painful moments of being human, they speak directly to all our experience. Above all these poems are about our shared humanity. They are