Inspiring COVID-19 work of staff has been ‘best possible advert for nursing profession’

White paper suggests health secretary could remove professional regulation and abolish regulators

‘Caring and conscientious’ Estrella Catalan said ‘I want to help’ from her hospital bed

Drug Safety Research Unit aims to record side effects that can be linked to vaccinations

Virtual learning seen to offer flexibility, with postgraduate and undergraduate options

Mother of two Angella Naggayi was studying at Edinburgh Napier University

Boris Johnson evades question with ‘inaccurate and demoralising’ statement on nurses’ pay

Unite says families of nursing students who die of COVID-19 in service should receive pay out

ONS reports higher death rates in healthcare staff compared with other working age people

Nicki Credland calls for legal protection for nurses as staffing pressures continue

Soldiers help relieve twin pressures of COVID-related staff absence and soaring bed demand

Unions urge higher take-up of NHS and social care coronavirus life assurance scheme

General practice nurses report feeling ‘let down and unappreciated’

Virtual wobble rooms, PPE marshals, welfare cafés – how employers are supporting staff

Guidance states which health and care staff should be offered coronavirus jabs first