Kate Middleton praises student nurses and says they are ‘needed now more than ever’

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge sympathised with student nurses and told them that starting work placements in a pandemic must have been a ‘baptism of fire’ during a video call on Tuesday.  Prince William, 38, and Kate Middleton, 39, were speaking to young men and women from Ulster University to hear more about their … Read more

Frontline nurses in danger of ‘slipping through the net’ of the Government’s vaccine drive

Tens of thousands nurses have yet to receive a Covid jab, despite the Government aiming to have vaccinated all frontline health staff by next week.  Some 15 per cent of nurses across the country have yet to be given a single dose of the coronavirus vaccine, a poll by the Royal College of Nurses found. … Read more

Clare Crawley stays paws-itive as she nurses her broken heart with her pet pooch Honey

Clare Crawley stays paws-itive as she nurses her broken heart with her pet pooch Honey after painful split from Dale Moss By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 18:35 GMT, 27 January 2021 | Updated: 18:35 GMT, 27 January 2021 She is nursing a broken heart as she moves on from her failed engagement to Dale … Read more

Nurses call for higher-grade face masks to protect against new coronavirus strains

Nursing leaders have called for higher-grade face masks to be given to staff to protect them against highly transmissible strains of Covid-19. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the British Medical Association (BMA) warned that members had raised fears they were being given inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE) in a letter to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). … Read more

Kate Middleton praises nurses for ‘kindness that comes from the heart’

The Duchess of Cambridge has thanked NHS staff for ‘going the extra mile’ after hearing how a nurse played Bon Jovi as he held the hand of a dying patient. Dressed in a smart black blazer teamed with a white blouse, Kate, 39, spoke to nurses from the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust … Read more

Deaths of care home residents amid allegations of neglect by doctor and nurses will be examined

Pictured is Rhiannon Gibbons, who was found guilty of breaking into the Newport home of Dr Prana Das and attacking him with a hammer Seven elderly patients died after being neglected at a care home owned by a doctor, an inquest heard today. The four women and three men residents were among 63 patients to … Read more

Doctors and nurses fears they could be prosecuted for switching off Covid patients’ life support

Doctors and nurses are calling for protection from ‘inappropriate legal challenges,’ as they fear criminal investigations could follow decisions to withdraw life support while treating Covid-19 patients. Last November Boris Johnson warned health workers could ‘be forced to choose which patients to treat, who would live and who would die,’ should the NHS become overwhelmed … Read more

Doctors and nurses demand higher quality face masks in letter to ministers

NHS doctors and nurses demand higher quality face masks amid fears their PPE isn’t good enough to stop new coronavirus variant on high-risk wards Fresh Air NHS group has called for better PPE on hospital wards for staff They say ward staff are twice as likely to catch virus compared to intensive care Royal College … Read more

Moment Matt Hancock looks sheepish as he’s confronted by ICU nurse’s over ‘pandemic mismanagement’

Matt Hancock was asked how he could look any health worker in the face and claim he was managing the pandemic properly by an intensive care unit nurse this morning. The Health Secretary was confronted with a pre-recorded question from Dave Carr in an excruciating live TV interview. Mr Hancock was caught on camera glaring … Read more

Ricky Gervais calls for nurses, carers and charity workers to receive knighthoods

Back in October, his partner Jane Fallon revealed that they lived together above a brothel before he found fame and subsequent financial success. And Ricky Gervais, 59, and Jane were spotted enjoying a stroll through their upscale north London neighbourhood on Tuesday as they braved the cold weather together. Wrapping up in thick winter coats, … Read more