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A documentary documenting nighttime A&E in the age of Covid-19 has revealed how the pandemic makes it increasingly difficult for staff to deal with drunk and unruly patients. Junior sister Kirsty, who works the night shift at the Royal Hull Infirmary, opens up about being subjected to abuse on tonight’s A&E After Dark, while trying … Read more
‘We’re struggling more than ever’: ICU nurse hits back at people who claim the virus is a hoax as she reveals staff are ‘terrified’ and ‘exhausted’ after annual leave is repeatedly cancelled Hayley Samantha, from London, took to Facebook to share the heartfelt message The NHS nurse, 26, urged the public to take the lockdown … Read more
‘This was my breaking point’: Nurse posts selfie of her sore and exhausted face after harrowing shift in full PPE as she tells people ‘do what we are told – just so we can be with each other safely again’ Lauren Morrisroe, nurse in Northampton, asked people to follow lockdown rules She said she reached … Read more
A nurse in Wales caught coronavirus three weeks after getting the vaccine, prompting experts to warn that it takes time for immunity to the virus to build up. The nurse, who has been working for the Hywel Dda University Health Board area, said that she contracted Covid-19 while waiting for the second dose of the … Read more
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PCR TEST AND A LATERAL FLOW? A PCR test can cost upwards of £180 per person, with the swab needing to be processed in a lab. The UK, on the other hand, favours faster tests which are not lab based and give a result within 15 minutes. These rapid … Read more
Critical care nurse who urged the public to stop panic buying food in March following a 48-hour shift says she is ‘still shocked by reality she’s living in’ and that people need to ‘wake up and stick to the guidelines’ Dawn Bilbrough said the pandemic has been ‘incredibly emotionally difficult’ Critical care nurse, 51, said she … Read more
This is the scene in the packed intensive care ward of London’s largest hospital as its doctors and nurses revealed the unit is now doubled in size as experts warned the capital’s hospitals will be overwhelmed by Covid-19 patients in less than two weeks. Shattered staff at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, south-west London say they are … Read more
Critical care nurse who urged the public to stop panic buying food in March following a 48-hour shift says she is ‘still shocked by reality she’s living in’ and that people need to ‘wake up and stick to the guidelines’ Dawn Bilbrough said the pandemic has been ‘incredibly emotionally difficult’ Critical care nurse, 51, said she … Read more
NHS nurse, 62, who came out of retirement to work on Covid frontline is hailed a ‘true hero’ after receiving British Empire Medal – as she insists it was ‘no problem’ because she’ll ‘always be a nurse’ Cath Fitzsimmons, 62, had retired from nursing after 42 years working for NHS Helped her team to set … Read more
The first-ever Bachelorette Trista Sutter helped formulate a ‘medical strategy’ to help her husband Ryan, whom she met and became engaged to while on the reality TV show. The 46-year-old firefighter has endured a mysterious illness for over five months, he explained on his Instagram page at the beginning of December. In a new Instagram … Read more