Warwickshire GP, Dr Tania Hebert, whose relatives are in Kyiv, helps by pouring her efforts into the Ukrainian Medical Charity

A DOCTOR has described the ‘daily trauma” of worrying about family and friends in Ukraine.

Dr Tania Hebert, a GP who lives in Warwick and works in Coventry, said: “It never goes away.

“You have this daily trauma of waking up and checking if there have been any bombings in Kyiv, almost feeling guilty when you see there have but it’s not where your family are.

“It’s a constant hell and there’s no getting away from it.”

Dr Hebert, whose grandfather, aunt, uncle and cousin are in Kyiv, said what helps her is to pour her efforts into the Ukrainian Medical Charity she runs.

The mother-of-two explained: “That has been keeping me going.

“A lot of our local refugees from Ukraine, and local Ukrainians, are also feeling constant blind panic, anger and frustration that this is happening, and we can’t do anything about it.

“At least this gives us a purpose and helps us know we are helping in some way.”

Ukrainian Medical Aid, a key partner of South Warwickshire-based Ambulance Aid, sends medical supplies to Ukraine.

This includes raising money to buy ambulances and to support hospitals in Ukraine, especially those that have been bombed, and collecting donations of surplus medical supplies such as bandages, from GP surgeries, clinics and hospitals and sending them out to Ukraine.