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Emergency department attendances tumble during pandemic
People with symptoms of strokes or heart attacks stay away due to virus fears or to help NHS
20 Apr 2020
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Reused, homemade or non-existent: survey reveals ‘gut-wrenching’ shortages of PPE
RCN says nurses in all settings feel exposed due to inadequate COVID-19 supplies
18 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: review will assess if ethnicity puts some healthcare staff at higher risk
Review will address concerns about BAME people being disproportionately affected by pandemic
17 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: daily welfare checks for self-isolating nurses address impact on well-being
Trust where hundreds of patients have died sets up psychological support for staff
17 Apr 2020
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No let-up in assaults on nurses, despite COVID-19 crisis
Assaults and aggression towards emergency workers, including spitting, unchanged since 2019
16 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: Iceland backtracks on rules for NHS staff shoppers
Supermarket chain apologises after complaints it made front-line workers feel ‘contaminated’
16 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: thousands raised for baby of nurse who died from coronavirus
Nurse died after her baby was delivered by caesarean section at hospital where she worked
16 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: nurse survivor’s tribute to the hospital colleagues who saved her life
Morale boost for staff as they see one of their own leave ICU
15 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: warning against 'blanket' DNACPR notices
Regulators say advance care plans, which can include DNACPR notices, must be person-centred
15 Apr 2020
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Nurses can refuse to treat if they lack PPE, and we will support them – RCN
College issues guidance on the decision of last resort during COVID-19 pandemic
14 Apr 2020
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Call for formal recognition of nurses who die of COVID-19
Doctor wants nurses to be commemorated in the names of NHS hospital wards
14 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: Deaths of older people in care homes ‘being airbrushed’
Calls for accurate reporting of deaths in social care settings
14 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: children’s nurses must advise families on preventing household accidents – RCN
College says increased time at home raises risk of fatal incidents
14 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: 24/7 support services set up for mental health service users in the community
People in crisis can reach round-the-clock mental health emergency departments by phone
14 Apr 2020
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Tributes paid to five more nurses who have died during pandemic
Colleagues and loved ones praise their dedication and professionalism
12 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: friends and colleagues pay tribute after deaths of two NHS staff
TrIbutes to London nurse and Scottish healthcare support worker
09 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: worried nurses send their young children away in bid to protect them
Best way to honour nurses' personal sacrifices is to stay at home, public is urged
09 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: tributes paid after death of two more nurses
Employers and loved ones praise dedication of Alice Kit Tak Ong and Rebecca Mack
08 Apr 2020