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Access to adequate PPE ‘still patchy’ for nurses, RCN head tells Question Time
Dame Donna Kinnair claims provision is particularly poor outside of hospitals
05 Jun 2020
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COVID-19: trust finds offbeat way to reinforce safety rules
Quirky posters remind staff to continue to observe social distancing
04 Jun 2020
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Kawasaki-like syndrome more likely to affect black children, study suggests
Study at Paris hospital highlights need for vigilance on rare syndrome linked to coronavirus
04 Jun 2020
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Nurses take pay and PPE protest to Downing Street
Demonstrators demand respirator masks for all nurses during pandemic and a 10% pay rise
03 Jun 2020
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Cartoon-style PPE: how staff are reassuring young patients on a paediatric unit
Nurses say animal and Disney character visors have helped calm nerves during pandemic
03 Jun 2020
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Revealed: the extent of the mortality risk BAME nurses face from coronavirus
PHE report lays bare the statistics behind COVID-19 deaths of nursing and other health staff
02 Jun 2020
Stress-busting dogs help nursing students cope with their courses
Canine teaching assistants are available for drop-in pet therapy sessions
02 Jun 2020
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COVID-19: nurses ‘should receive overtime payments for pandemic work’
Unions call for employers to act, after government says overtime pay can be decided locally
01 Jun 2020
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Florence Nightingale Museum struggling to avoid permanent closure
Online auction among fundraising efforts to save museum as COVID-19 keeps visitors away
01 Jun 2020
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Fund set up for families of Filipino NHS workers lost in pandemic
Target of £20,000 to help Philippines families of staff who die from COVID-19
29 May 2020
Money worries, stress and inadequate breaks common among nurses in Wales – survey
Public Health Wales poll prompts calls for greater investment in staff well-being
28 May 2020
General practice nursing: QNI sets standards for new staff
Queen’s Nursing Institute says they will act as a guide for nurses and employers
28 May 2020
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COVID-19: PPE harder to access for BAME nurses
RCN survey uncovers stark inequalities in provision of personal protective equipment
28 May 2020
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COVID-19: nurse and doctor marry in ‘surreal’ wedding at their workplace
Couple tie the knot in hospital chapel after wedding plans were scuppered by the pandemic
27 May 2020
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Skincare advice for nurses during COVID-19 pandemic
Guidance on dealing with the ravages of extra handwashing and PPE use
26 May 2020
Petition calling for ‘nurse emoji’ gains thousands of signatures
A nursing emoji is only fair… after all, doctors already have one, says nurse campaigner
26 May 2020
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Nurses’ pay: your government is out of step with public mood on NHS, RCN tells Johnson
College leaders call on ministers to be honest about nursing salaries
22 May 2020
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NMC allows suspended nurses to return to practice to shore up COVID-19 effort
Regulator softens sanctions to help employers ease nurse staffing pressures during pandemic
22 May 2020