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The immense scale of this crisis is terrifying to comprehend, not least for those politicians and scientists who find themselves taking decisions with life and death consequences. Yet in a war, one thing should be beyond debate: you must equip and protect your frontline forces to the best of your ability, whether they are soldiers … Read more
Colourised images showing how doctors and nurses fought to save Spanish Flu sufferers in 1918 have been revealed for the first time a century later. They show community centres and sports halls in the US converted into makeshift hospitals for the sick, while cinemas were closed and people wore face masks when they went to … Read more
Nurses fighting against the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea spend half an hour every day applying bandages across their faces to avoid painful sores caused by their protection suits. The wrappings are worn like badges of honour during their eight-hour shifts at the Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital. The hospital is in the southern city … Read more
Thousands of trainee nurses in their final year will be ‘invited’ to start their careers before they qualify so they can help to tackle coronavirus NHS England chief executive said some of the 18,000 students in final year of training would be ‘invited’ into clinical practice They are in their last 12 months of three-year … Read more
Italian nurses have been bruised by constant face mask use and left slumped over their desks from exhaustion as they battle the coronavirus crisis in Italy. One nurse, Alessia Bonari, posted a picture of her bruised face after wearing protective gear for hours during a shift in Milan. Describing life at the hospital, she revealed … Read more
The UK is currently in the midst of something widely described as a ‘nursing crisis’. In reality, the whole NHS is stuttering – but nursing is an area of particular concern. Last January, the health service released its Long Term Plan, a document that sets out its priorities for healthcare over the next 10 years. The … Read more
NEW SOUTH WALES: 22 January 25 Three men aged 43, 53, and 35 who had recently travelled to China contracted the disease. Two flew in from Wuhan while the other arrived in Sydney from Shenzhen, south China. They were treated in isolation at Westmead Hospital. January 27 A 21-year-old woman is identified as the fourth … Read more
Retired doctors and nurses could be asked to return to NHS while millions of workers may be ordered to work from home under new UK coronavirus ‘battle plan’ Cemeteries are drafting plans to cope with a rise in bodies across the country Scientists will host Cobra meetings in the Cabinet Office’s ‘war room’ Government set … Read more
Nurses will be trained to perform surgical procedures under a radical NHS drive to slash waiting times. They will be urged to take a two-year course to become ‘surgical care practitioners’ and help ease the workload of under-pressure surgeons. But critics say the plan is a ‘sticking plaster solution’ to a ‘very serious staffing crisis’, and … Read more
Ryan Cameron, 36, of Bedfordshire, was shocked at a diagnosis which normally comes over the age of 50. He has been called a ‘grumpy git’ due to having less facial expressions.