COVID-19 vaccine programme expanded to front-line health and social care staff
News comes as Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine now approved for use across the UK
30 Dec 2020
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COVID-19: staff in eye of the storm ‘increasingly exhausted’
Trust chief nurse says rising inpatient numbers illustrate pressure on NHS colleagues
29 Dec 2020
Nurses in Scotland will receive £500 COVID-19 bonus from February
Thank you payment is separate from pay negotiations, with RCN Scotland seeking 12.5% rise
23 Dec 2020
Colleagues pay tribute to ‘much-loved’ nurse who died after contracting COVID-19
Ana Lisa Labrador Sayson, originally from the Philippines, worked at Glasgow Royal Infirmary
22 Dec 2020
Delay in nurses’ pay rise confirmed in letter from health and social care secretary
RCN says government is dragging out the process and nurses should not have to wait
21 Dec 2020
First UK university to offer online nursing degrees is named
Applications now open for blended learning programmes, to begin as early as January 2021
18 Dec 2020
RCN calls for clearer warning of COVID-19 risks at Christmas
Easing lockdown rules could mean ‘unrelenting tsunami’ of infections in January, college says
18 Dec 2020
Nursing students accepted by universities reaches record high
Latest university admissions figures show 24% rise in intake for UK nursing courses in 2020
17 Dec 2020
Nurse’s Flu Bee Game adapted to boost take up of the COVID-19 vaccine
Corona Bee Game encourages players to learn more about COVID-19 and the vaccine
16 Dec 2020
Charge nurse dies with COVID-19: family’s tribute to ‘caring and committed’ colleagues
Praise for staff at emergency department of Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow
15 Dec 2020
Nurses report heightened anxiety and depression during COVID first wave
Nurses working with respiratory patients during first wave of COVID-19 experienced...
15 Dec 2020
Front-line NHS nurses given ‘rotten’ masks during COVID-19 first wave, MPs told
Commons committee hears about out-of-date PPE distributed to healthcare staff
11 Dec 2020
Nurse in COVID-19 high-risk group feels ‘privileged’ to receive vaccination
BAME nurse encourages colleagues to have COVID-19 vaccine and counter misconceptions
11 Dec 2020
ICU choir sets its sights on UK chart’s Christmas number one spot
The ICU Liberty Singers' charity single will go up against Robbie Williams and Jess Glynne
11 Dec 2020
Northern Ireland nurses to receive long-awaited strike payout in December wages
The decision to reimburse pay docked for strike action was made in March
10 Dec 2020
Colleagues pay tribute to Bristol nurse who died after contracting COVID-19
Emergency nurse described as an ‘important part of so many people’s journeys’
10 Dec 2020
Government ‘must top its 50,000 more nurses target’ to recover from COVID-19
Report finds numbers down in community, mental health and learning disability services
09 Dec 2020
Making history: nurses proud to take part in first day of COVID-19 vaccinations
Modern matron May Parsons gave the first injection as UK vaccination programme gets underway
08 Dec 2020