Meet the national team coach who is working nights in a coronavirus ward

While other coaches are preparing for the Rugby League World Cup, Scotland boss Nathan Graham is working in a hospitalBy Gavin Willacy for No Helmets RequiredIn his playing days, Nathan Graham captained Scotland and played full-back for Dewsbury, North Sydney Bears, Bradford Bulls, Featherstone Rovers and York. Since retiring he has worked his way up the ranks as a coach, working with Scotland’s amateur team, their student side and, as of last year, the senior team. Throughout this period he has also worked in the hospital wards.How did you end up working night shifts at Bradford Royal Infirmary?“My day-to-day role is to be an operating department practitioner, so basically I’m the anaesthetist’s assistant in theatre. I look after the anaesthetic machines, all their equipment, check the airways, drips and position the patients for surgery. So we have crossover skills for Covid patients on ventilators – we know how it all works. I’m mainly in the Covid ward – I’m not sure what that says about me!” Related: Key workers to be given 20,021 free tickets to Rugby League World Cup Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian

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