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Nursing students inspire professor to rejoin COVID-19 front line
Alison Bardsley returned to wards for the first time in 30 years during the first wave
12 Feb 2021
PPE provision ‘nowhere near enough’ in first wave and staff left at risk, say MPs
Committee urges government to learn lessons and improve management and distribution
11 Feb 2021
Much-loved district nurse dies after contracting COVID-19
‘Wonderful mentor and teacher’ Linda Obiageli Udeagbala worked for Sutton Health and Care
11 Feb 2021
Nurses assaulted by patient with COVID-19 – he pleads guilty
Jake Brinley-Chambers attacked two nurses caring for him in an attempt to leave ward
10 Feb 2021
COVID-19: healthcare assistant dies soon after giving birth
Tributes also paid to mental health nurse who died after contracting the virus
10 Feb 2021
Nurse who died of COVID-19 had longed to return to work and support colleagues
‘Caring and conscientious’ Estrella Catalan said ‘I want to help’ from her hospital bed
09 Feb 2021
Agency and social care nurses less likely than NHS staff to have had first COVID-19 jab
Nurses who haven’t received first dose tend to work outside health service, survey suggests
09 Feb 2021
COVID-19 vaccines safety study wants nurse participants
Drug Safety Research Unit aims to record side effects that can be linked to vaccinations
09 Feb 2021
‘Cheerful, hardworking and kind’ nurse dies of COVID-19
Colleagues pay tribute to Chris Buckingham who ‘truly reflected the core values of nursing’
08 Feb 2021
Lockdown saw fewer BAME people attending emergency departments
Overall attendance fell as COVID-19 hit, but more so in certain ethnic groups
08 Feb 2021
COVID-19: psychological distress higher for nurses than their colleagues – review
Examination of pandemic studies says mental health effects could last for up to three years
05 Feb 2021
More online nursing courses on offer this spring
Virtual learning seen to offer flexibility, with postgraduate and undergraduate options
05 Feb 2021
Pregnancy discrimination in the NHS: nurse wins compensation from trust
Line manager asked nurse to stop waiting for her antenatal appointment and return to work
04 Feb 2021
COVID-19: nurse dies after redeploying to intensive care
Nurse and senior theatre practitioner Terry Boston-Marsh remembered for ‘calm, kind nature’
04 Feb 2021
COVID-19: body of dead patient remained on ward for five hours due to short-staffing
CQC inspectors reveal what care looks like in a pandemic, with not enough nurses to go round
03 Feb 2021
Fitness to practise: why nurses’ employers should cut down on NMC referrals
Regulator urges managers to avoid blame and deal with nurses’ performance issues locally
02 Feb 2021
COVID-19: photograph starkly depicts stresses nurses are enduring
Picture of critical care nurses hugging during gruelling shift attracts global comments
01 Feb 2021
Healthcare staff vaccination: lead by example and have the jab, say chief nurses
Nurses and colleagues have a duty to be immunised, urge health leaders in open letter
29 Jan 2021