Health Secretary Matt Hancock called for retired doctors and nurses to return to the NHS to help out as things start to become critical.
This came after Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, London, was the first to call a major incident when they became overwhelmed by patients affected by Covid-19 - which has since been stood down.
But his plea was met with criticism from former nurses who didn't hold back in telling him exactly they thought. Drawing on their own personal experience of working for the NHS their messages back were pretty damning.
Mr Hancock tweeted: "We're calling on nurses and doctors who've recently left the NHS to return. We need you now as a part of the national effort to fight coronavirus." Retired nurse, Maggie