£60,000 cannot make up for loss, say grieving NHS families
The families of NHS and social care workers who died after contracting coronavirus in the course of their duties will … Read more
NHS staff
Testing for Covid-19 – an unresolved fiasco
Matt Hancock’s sudden conversion on April 23 to the cause of mass tracing of contacts of people infected by Covid-19 and commitment … Read more
‘Less than 10th’ of PPE order arrives in UK from Turkey
The Guardian reports that last Friday (17 April), the NHS paid a deposit to a Turkish company in an attempt … Read more
Front-line staff dealing with COVID-19 deserve an extra £29 a day, say MPs
Nursing Notes reports that the Liberal Democrats have suggested that NHS and social care workers on the frontline of the … Read more
PPE shortage row – hospital leaders hit out at government
The Guardian reports that for the first time in the current crisis, hospital leaders have directly attacked the government over … Read more
NHS staff told not to tweet about ‘political issues like lack of PPE’
The East Anglian Daily Times reports that staff at the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust were told not to … Read more
Lives of NHS staff on the line without vital protection kit
The Mirror has launched a campaign demanding ministers urgently provide the gowns, masks, visors and gloves staff on the front … Read more
Healthcare workers scared of working through the pandemic
Nursing Notes reports on the nearly 100 emails it has received over past days from staff worried about their families, … Read more
NHS trusts begin to cancel annual leave
Nursing Notes reports that NHS trusts across the country are starting to cancel the planned leave of front-line healthcare workers. … Read more
Pressure to provide equipment grows after two UK doctors die
Pressure is intensifying on ministers to accelerate the supply of protective equipment, according to the Guardian, following the deaths of … Read more