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Coronavirus: The volunteers feeding the NHS NewsColony Image copyright Whittington Health NHS Trust Image caption Meals for the NHS helped deliver free food to these workers from the Whittington Health NHS Trust As NHS doctors and nurses in intensive care units across the UK battle to save as many lives as they can, outside their hospitals, networks of volunteers are ensuring these key workers get fed and know they are appreciated. “You can’t save an entire nation on an empty stomach,” says Alick Varma, a tech entrepreneur and one of the co-founders of Meals for the NHS. It is one of the grassroots organisations popping up in an attempt to ensure that no NHS worker goes without food during the coronavirus crisis. In just a few days, he and his other co-founders have raised more than £100,000 and set up a network to deliver to 17 hospitals in London, providing free hot meals to NHS staff. The food hasn’t gone just to doctors and nurses but to others playing a vital role in ke...