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Stay informed about the latest COVID-19 news and what these developments mean for frontline nursing staff

Fair pay, safe staffing and support during COVID-19: priorities for nursing in 2021

The RCN general secretary on being an advocate for nursing in its most difficult year to date

30 Dec 2020

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

Inclusive and compassionate leadership is what we need now

Leaders willing to learn from experience can create a more productive environment

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

During the pandemic care home nurses have proven there is more than one front line

In a changed world, care home nurses have shown that they have the skills to care for people...

22 Dec 2020

Emergency care: COVID's second wave, winter pressures and outdated targets...

Emergency departments are facing their greatest challenges of the pandemic

21 Dec 2020

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: what to say to allay patients’ concerns

Not everyone trusts the coronavirus vaccine – but advice from nurses can change minds

21 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

The COVID-19 vaccine roll-out so far: nurses’ experiences in hospitals and GP surgeries

As the programme extends into primary care, teams will need support

18 Dec 2020

COVID-19: practice nurses raise concerns over vaccine administration protocols

RCN calls for clearer guidance regarding patient-specific directions

16 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

Goodbye 2020 – the ‘year of the nurse’ that COVID-19 created

It hasn't been the year expected...

16 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

COVID-19 and abuse of staff: how we’re handling aggression towards nurses

Visiting restrictions have provoked aggressive behaviour from some members of the public

14 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

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

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