A local Indian restaurant has shared their appreciation for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde staff by providing 200 free meals as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations.
The Dhabba restaurant, located in Glasgow’s Merchant City, showed their support for frontline health workers on Wednesday, 7 July as nightshift workers at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary tucked into some culinary delights from the restaurant.
Providing the meals free of charge, the eatery highlighted their unwavering gratitude for staff at NHSGGC, recognising the vital role they play in safeguarding the health and wellbeing of the public.
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Owners at The Dhabba restaurant, Peet Basi and Nav Basi, shared their appreciation for the staff at the GRI. Peet said: “We made and delivered a total of 198 meals for the staff at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations.
“The staff are already under pressure and we felt it was important to give back to those who dedicate their time to care for others. As we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the NHS, we wanted to express our heartfelt gratitude and admiration for the remarkable work undertaken by these individuals every day.
“We all need to recognise the work that our nurses, doctors and staff play in keeping us healthy and if everyone does a little, it goes a long way.
“By providing some free hospitality, we hope we have played our part in offering some respite for these fantastic members of staff.”
The team at Dhabba have previously shown their gratitude to NHS staff during the covid pandemic when they provided regular meals to the hospital.
Peet added: “We contacted the hospital during Covid and wanted to organise a food drop for staff members.
“We made a simple vegetarian dish and dropped these twice a week throughout stages of the pandemic.
“It was fundamentally going towards a great cause and it was good to be a small part of a solution and to show a gesture of appreciation.”
Patricia Myers, Associate Chief Nurse at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, said: “We are humbled and extremely grateful for the support and generosity that Dhabba have provided for our nightshift staff at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary last week.
Patricia Myers, Associate Chief Nurse at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, said: “We are humbled and extremely grateful for the support and generosity that Dhabba have provided for our nightshift staff at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary last week.
“Our 75th anniversary celebrations were a great success and we are extremely thankful that our nightshift staff were able to feel a part of this.
“Dhabba have been fantastic over the last few years and their unwavering support to our staff deserves to be recognised.
“I would personally like to thank all of the staff at The Dhabba for their continued support for our NHS staff.”
