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The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of doctors and nurses because they were not prepared to ‘see so much death’, a leading medic has said. Dr Chaand Nagpaul said NHS staff have reported higher than normal levels of severe stress, anxiety and fatigue this year as they battle the pandemic on … Read more
Nurses are being let into care homes WITHOUT coronavirus tests in loophole that makes a mockery of the system, warns chairman of National Care Association Health workers can walk in and out of different homes without a need for a test The situation has been branded an unfair and risky loophole in virus precautions But relatives who … Read more
Black NHS nurses are ‘petrified’ they will be sent back to the Covid frontline without adequate protection or risk assessment during the second coronavirus wave. Equality 4 Black Nurses, a nurse-led organisation has conducted a survey that found that almost a a third (32%) of black nurses were not supplied with adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) … Read more
Black NHS nurses are ‘petrified’ they will be sent back to the Covid frontline without adequate protection or risk assessment during the second coronavirus wave. Equality 4 Black Nurses, a nurse-led organisation has conducted a survey that found that almost a a third (32%) of black nurses were not supplied with adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) … Read more
Celine Dion and Gloria Estefan leading star-studded Thanksgiving Day concert benefitting nurses By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 17:34 GMT, 10 November 2020 | Updated: 18:21 GMT, 10 November 2020 Celine Dion and Gloria Estefan will be leading a star-studded concert paying tribute to nurses on Thanksgiving Day. Nurse Heroes Live! will help fund programs … Read more
NHS nurses in intensive care units are being allowed to look after two coronavirus patients instead of one. It’s the second time NHS England has relaxed the rule on one-to-one nursing for critically ill Covid-19 patients during the pandemic. Regular guidance from the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine says that there should be one nurse … Read more
Britain faces a shortage of nurses this winter with more than 40,000 vacancies in England alone as NHS fights Covid second wave The Royal College of Nursing was concerned staff could ‘burn out’ over winter It urged the Government to plan for covid around the current number of nurses There was still a shortage of … Read more
One in five cancer doctors and nurses in UK hospitals were infected with Covid-19 during the first wave of the pandemic, a study suggests. The majority of those who had antibodies in their blood – a sign of previous infection – did not recall symptoms of the coronavirus, suggesting their were ‘silent carriers’. And a … Read more
Claudia Winkleman has paid tribute to the nurses who helped take care of her daughter after she was set on fire in a horrorific accident. In 2014, Claudia’s daughter Matilda, then eight years old, suffered severe burns after her costume brushed a candle and set her on fire while trick or treating. Writing about the terrifying … Read more
Husband finds seven-month-baby dead in bed after police wake him up to tell him his wife was found dead under a motorway bridge The body of Nicola Keane, 34, was found under a bridge near her home in Dublin She was discovered on Tuesday morning, Irish police later found her baby dead Police had to … Read more