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COVID-19: study shows racism contributes to higher risk of death for BAME nursing staff

Nusing leaders demand government action now on risk assessments to protect staff
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COVID-19: nursing is ‘one of most dangerous jobs in the world’

International Council of Nurses urges governments to act now to protect staff

Female nurse suicides: report reveals limited contact with mental health services

NHS England-commissoned report highlights need for staff to know support is available
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COVID-19: return-to-practice nurse lives in camper van to shield high-risk husband

Ros McManus spent six weeks living in the James Paget Hospital car park
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Exhausted nurses ‘will need support to restart services’ after pandemic

RCN and NHS Confederation call for focus on staff well-being across health and social care
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Study links COVID-19 to new inflammatory syndrome in children

Syndrome has been compared to Kawasaki disease, but UK researchers have noted differences
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COVID-19: take part in the Nursing Standard survey

Tell us your experience of working in the pandemic and how it might shape nursing’s future
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COVID-19: surgical masks compulsory for all hospital staff in England from 15 June

What you need to know about new government guidance
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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
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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
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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

Stress-busting dogs help nursing students cope with their courses

Canine teaching assistants are available for drop-in pet therapy sessions
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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
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COVID-19: PPE harder to access for BAME nurses

RCN survey uncovers stark inequalities in provision of personal protective equipment
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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

Petition calling for ‘nurse emoji’ gains thousands of signatures

A nursing emoji is only fair… after all, doctors already have one, says nurse campaigner
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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
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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

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