Description:
The Hackney Wick Scrubs Hub are sowing scrubs for health care workers in the British National Health Services (NHS). During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the NHS experienced shortages in scrub supplies. A local doctor contacted the Hackney Wick group, and asked for support. The Hackney Wick voluntary network consisted of people with interest and skills in sowing established the Hackney Wick Scrub Hub. The network was sowing scrubs for health workers located in North-East London. The initiative was started by four women with experience from the fashion industry, but it eventually grew to consist of over 50 volunteers. The initiative also spread to other places, and over 120 sewing hubs were created across England.
The solution could help to address the following needs of first responders and authorities:
Improve autonomy, coping abilities, and proactiveness of citizens
Organise and coordinate volunteers