MORE than 350 home care staff who spent the past 10 months on the frontline of the fight against Covid-19 received the red carpet treatment by Swindon-based First City Nursing and Care. Staff played a big part in protecting the most vulnerable in the community and reducing the spread of the disease. Managers individually thanked every employee for their efforts and presented them with a commemorative Care pin badge, chocolates and a Marks & Spencer voucher. Since March, the team has helped to care for large numbers of suspected or confirmed Covid-19 cases and worked to bring patients home from GWH after they were discharged.