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HCA with three young children dies from COVID-19
Rachel Trott had started her first NHS job only three months earlier at a hospital in Kent
18 Jan 2021
Effects of COVID-19 on BAME healthcare staff: researchers call for more study volunteers
UK-REACH project is exploring physical and mental health impact
15 Jan 2021
Staff bullying: nurse calls for national body to stamp it out ‘once and for all’
Whistle-blower tells MPs of her experiences of bullying in the NHS
14 Jan 2021
Shocking effects of COVID-19 stress on ICU nurses revealed
Critical care nurse leader says some are struggling with PTSD and mental health issues
13 Jan 2021
HCA who died from COVID-19 will be deeply missed, say colleagues
Daughters pay tribute to healthcare assistant who ‘had a big heart full of love’
12 Jan 2021
COVID-19: volunteers rush to help NHS staff administer vaccine
Mass vaccination centres open, and nurse praises public’s ‘amazing’ take-up of vaccine so far
12 Jan 2021
RCN joins with other health unions to step up pay campaign
Coalition marks International Thank You Day by urging public support for fair pay rise
11 Jan 2021
COVID-19 vaccination: which nursing staff get top priority?
Guidance states which health and care staff should be offered coronavirus jabs first
08 Jan 2021
COVID-19: exhausted nurses could leave profession, ICU matron warns
Lindsey Izard and RCN say staff feel that patient care is being compromised
08 Jan 2021
‘Burned out’ nursing students’ plea for help to carry on learning in the pandemic
Thousands sign petition calling for placement opt-outs, pay, and temporary registration
08 Jan 2021
Nurse dedicated to helping others dies from COVID-19
Lancashire nurse Bridget Palmer is believed to be 95th nurse in UK to have died in pandemic
07 Jan 2021
Boris Johnson’s statement on nurse pay inaccurate and ‘demoralising’, says RCN chief
Dame Donna Kinnair says nursing staff deserve fair pay and recognition, not more clapping
07 Jan 2021
Care home nurse struck off after failing to attempt to give CPR
NMC had found no evidence that nurse Nahid Nasiri made a considered clinical decision
06 Jan 2021
COVID-19: temporary nurse register expanded to include overseas-trained staff
More than 2,000 nurses who applied for permanent registration invited to join UK workforce
06 Jan 2021
My commitment to recruit more nurses is unwavering, says Boris Johnson
Prime minister’s pledge comes with no detail on how many more nurses NHS can expect in 2021
06 Jan 2021
COVID-19: nurses sign open letter demanding better PPE and ventilation
Political leaders told to improve equipment to reduce airborne transmission on general wards
05 Jan 2021
Florence Nightingale Museum forced to close due to COVID-related losses
Museum dedicated to founder of modern nursing shuts ‘for foreseeable future’ as income falls
05 Jan 2021
COVID-19: nurse says giving first dose of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘a privilege’
Sam Foster administers jab to kidney dialysis patient Brian Pinker
04 Jan 2021