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Nurses who raised concerns about lack of PPE targeted by online trolls
Some nurses report vicious, and often misogynist, online abuse
29 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: nurses remembered in minute’s silence
People around the UK stopped to pay tribute to NHS staff and key workers
28 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: ‘cruel’ health visa surcharge for overseas nurses is under review
Government to look at £400 fee overseas health workers pay to use NHS
28 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: minute’s silence will honour nurses who have died
Unions hope the moment at 11am will bring together ‘a sombre but grateful nation’
27 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: care home sector criticises Public Health England over conflicting PPE advice
Resuscitation Council says official guidance for CPR ignores expert consensus
24 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: Boris Johnson’s nurses say praise helps raise profession’s profile
Nurses named by PM say it boosts recognition for nursing and insist others get same treatment
23 Apr 2020
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Death-in-service payments: nurses’ families need clarity, RCN tells Number 10
College writes to PM as tributes are paid to latest nurses to die in COVID-19 pandemic
22 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: Nightingale ‘didn’t turn away patients due to lack of nurses’
Government says report that hospital rejected patients amid staff shortage is ‘misleading’
22 Apr 2020
New guidelines aim to increase understanding of advanced practice nursing
International Council of Nurses says COVID-19 pandemic means advanced roles are vital
22 Apr 2020
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Is a ‘culture of keeping quiet and working hard’ costing Filipino nurses their lives?
Social factors that may be putting Filipino nurses at greater risk from COVID-19
21 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: RCN condemns changes in PPE guidance
Advice to reuse gowns or use alternatives raises concerns over value placed on staff safety
20 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: call for minute’s silence to remember nurses who died in line of duty
Unions say event would be ‘poignant reminder’ of the risks staff face
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