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woman and care worker wearing PPE masks
Sector operators unable to compete with the NHS to procure face masks, care home owner claims
06 May 2020
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Image shows front-line nurse seeking advice from the RCN over inadequate personal protective equipment
Nurses seek advice after refusing to treat patients
04 May 2020
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NHS Seacole Centre chief nurse Arlene Wellman, left, and Mary Seacole Trust chair Trevor Stirling  at the opening of the centre in Surrey 

Naming of NHS Seacole Centre in Surrey pays tribute to BAME staff on the front line

04 May 2020
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Picture shows a child in a car touching the window and a woman outside the car touching it from the other side.  A mental health charity has seen a jump in calls for help from nurses whose well-being is affected by pressure of choices they have to make.

Mental health charity says staff are feeling the pressure over cho

01 May 2020
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two nurses standing together, checking paper records

Employers urged to take action to protect black and Asian nurses, amid health fears

30 Apr 2020
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Some nurses report vicious, and often misogynist, online abuse
29 Apr 2020
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Minute's silence outside Salford Royal Hospital

People around the UK stopped to pay tribute to NHS staff and key worker

28 Apr 2020
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Priti Patel

Government to look at £400 fee overseas health workers pay to use NHS 

28 Apr 2020
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Larni Zuniga

Unions hope the moment at 11am will bring together ‘a sombre but g

27 Apr 2020
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PPE in care homes

Resuscitation Council says official guidance for CPR ignores expert consensus

24 Apr 2020
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Picture of ward sister Jenny McGee and intensive care nurse Luis Pitarma, who say praise for them by prime minister Boris Johnson boosts recognition for the profession.
Nurses named by PM say it boosts recognition for nursing and insist others get same treatment
23 Apr 2020
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Dame Donna Kinnair, general secretary of the RCN
College writes to PM as tributes are paid to latest nurses to die in COVID-19 pandemic
22 Apr 2020

Government says report that hospital rejected patients amid staff shortage is ‘misleading’

22 Apr 2020

International Council of Nurses says COVID-19 pandemic means advanced roles are vital

22 Apr 2020

Social factors that may be putting Filipino nurses at greater risk from COVID-19

21 Apr 2020

Advice to reuse gowns or use alternatives raises concerns over value placed on staff safety

20 Apr 2020

Unions say event would be ‘poignant reminder’ of the risks staff face

20 Apr 2020

RCN says nurses in all settings feel exposed due to inadequate COVID-19 supplies

17 Apr 2020

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