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

COVID-19: trust offers new head coverings to meet needs of nurses

Innovation by ward manager prompts trust to offer staff head coverings with extra long ties

19 Nov 2020

NHS staff in Scotland to receive new pay deal in recognition of pandemic efforts

First minister Nicola Sturgeon makes announcement during Scottish Trade Union Congress speech

18 Nov 2020

Portrait ‘sums up commitment of nurses’ during COVID-19 pandemic

Emergency nurse says painting of her in full PPE captures experience for many in first wave

18 Nov 2020

COVID-19 tests: what HIV nursing can teach us about the importance of pastoral care

Why we must not underestimate the emotional impact of receiving a positive result

17 Nov 2020

Trust backtracks on staff free parking exclusion

COVID-19 arrangements at Belfast trust initially excluded agency staff, students and locums

16 Nov 2020

‘Flashbacks and depression’: depleted nurses talk about their health as cases surge

Many nurses report that their health has yet to recover after the COVID-19 first wave

13 Nov 2020

COVID-19: will people with learning disabilities fare better in the second wave?

Report reveals service users six times more likely to die than others during the first wave

13 Nov 2020

Nurse pay: RCN launches ‘Clapped us? Back us’ campaign

College asks politicians and public who clapped for nurses to back a 12.5% pay rise

13 Nov 2020

Nurse couple marry on a day’s notice after lockdown scuppers wedding plans

Mental health nurses rush to arrange ceremony postponed due to COVID-19

10 Nov 2020

COVID-19: critical care nurse-to-patient ratio redefined as 2:1 for second wave

Temporary guidelines aim to avoid ICU nurses being ‘spread too thinly’

09 Nov 2020

RCN calls on government to ensure safe staffing levels for nurses this winter

Concerns over staff shortages as nurses face ‘intolerable pressure’ of COVID-19 second wave

07 Nov 2020

COVID-19: 30,000 NHS staff off sick or self-isolating, warns NHS England chief

Absences affect care capacity and ‘underline need to reduce infection rate’ during lockdown

06 Nov 2020

Planet Rachael: all at sea during COVID-19 – anyone got a bilge pump?

Rachael’s isolation at the start of COVID-19 didn’t seem anything new but things have changed

06 Nov 2020

COVID-19: NMC consults on using its extended powers in future

Have your say on whether council processes amended during the pandemic should continue

05 Nov 2020

Cancer services should be ring-fenced during COVID-19 pandemic, says leading charity

Macmillan Cancer Support warns of dangers of treatment delays if specialist nurses redeployed

05 Nov 2020

COVID-19 and nurse well-being: how to ensure staff aren’t afraid to come to work

What exhausted, overstretched and anxious front-line staff need now from senior leaders

05 Nov 2020

COVID-19 vaccine in pipeline for healthcare staff and most vulnerable says NHS chief

If ready before Christmas, some nurses could receive it in early 2021

04 Nov 2020

Northern Ireland announces free hospital parking for healthcare staff until March 2021

Department of Health reintroduces free parking in response to COVID-19 pandemic

03 Nov 2020

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