This is the second major pandemic that I have lived through. I lost many friends in the HIV Aids pandemic and it has been hard as this pandemic has stirred up painful memories for me.

In this blog, part of a series of comment pieces from NHS Confederation members and partners, Peter Molyneux argues that if talk about the COVID-19 recovery is going to be meaningful, the principles of connectedness, hope, identity, meaning and empowerment have to be key.