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Mental health: NHS expands support for staff

The NHS has set up 40 new dedicated support hubs for the mental health of staff, NHS England has announced

Nursing staff ‘must be at the heart of roadmap to recovery’

The RCN has published staff recovery and patient safety principles which they say must guide health care employers in planning the return to ‘normal’ service delivery

Prime Minister must act on ‘inadequate’ protection of health workers, healthcare leaders say

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, must help prevent further loss of life by acting on the evidence around the need for better ventilation and higher grade PPE, a coalition of health experts has stated in a joint letter

Education: Nursing UCAS applications soar

More than 60,000 people have applied to study nursing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, figures from UCAS have shown

COVID-19: New vaccine booking system brought in for all health and care workers

All frontline health and social care workers in England can now self-refer for COVID-19 vaccine appointments, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced

COVID-19: New technology to help identify those at high risk

New technology has been introduced in England to help clinicians identify a new group of people who may be at high risk from COVID-19 for the first time

COVID-19: NHS patients to receive get life-saving treatment

Thousands more NHS patients who are hospitalised due to COVID-19 will be able to receive tocilizumab, the Government has announced

‘Clear commitment’ to investing in people needed

New proposals to join up health and care services must be linked to increased recruitment in the NHS, the RCN has said

COVID-19: Frontline workers left ‘risking lives to provide treatment’

The Government has been criticised for failing to shield healthcare professionals from coronavirus due to poor management of protective equipment

COVID-19: Some nurses at risk of being left behind

Agency and temporary nursing staff could be at risk, as a survey shows majority of those who hadn’t received or been offered the vaccine are employed outside the NHS

COVID-19: Vaccine has no serious side effects

Few people given a coronavirus vaccine report side effects, with none of them being serious, the ZOE COVID Symptom Study has found

New guidance to help manage concerns about nursing practice

The NMC has published new guidance to support employers of nurses, midwives and nursing associates to take appropriate action when concerns are raised about an employee’s practice

COVID-19: Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine reduces spread

The Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine significantly reduces the chances of spread after only one jab, a new study suggests

New standards for care home nurses launched

Standards of education and practice for nurses new to care home nursing have been published by the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) for the first time

Primary Care Nursing Live returns online

The hugely popular Primary Care Nursing Live show is going virtual for its seventh year

COVID-19: New vaccine shows nearly 90% efficacy

The new Novavax vaccine has been shown to be 89.3% effective in large-scale UK trials

COVID-19: Death toll passes 100,000

The UK has become the first European country to officially record more than 100,000 coronavirus deaths

COVID-19: Information and equipment needed to protect nurses

More detailed information on how the virus is affecting nursing staff, and more protective equipment, are needed, the Royal College of Nursing has said

Pay rise would ‘reassure undervalued staff’

An immediate increase to pay for NHS nurses and other staff would encourage them to stay in the NHS, a joint letter signed by leading health unions has stated

QNI publishes Race, Equality and Inclusivity Action Plan

The Queen’s Nursing Institute has produced an action plan following its first formal Race, Equality and Inclusivity review

The Pandemic's Hidden Death Toll

As the UK enters its third lockdown, the COVID-19 pandemic is at the forefront of the minds of the UK. However, recent data shows that we should be especially concerned by the knock-on effects of the pandemic on treatments for conditions such as cancer

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