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Medical students demand an end to ‘compulsory’ placements covering ‘menial’ nursing duties
An apology to health and social care workers has since been posted on social media.
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PPE provided to healthcare workers not ‘adequate to keep them safe’, says Labour
The Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth has now called for an urgent review into the UK's PPE guidance and a...
NEWS2 could be improved by including age, oxygen saturation and blood results, finds study
Electronic systems could be easily adapted to include the parameters - increasing the systems accuracy.
HEE provides ‘clarity’ to student nurses over paid clinical placements
Both Scotland and Wales have said they have no plans to deploy student nurses to the frontline and instead say...
No plausible way the COVID-19 vaccine could impact women’s fertility, say RCOG and RCM
Women who are eligible for the vaccination should consider discussing any concerns they have with their midwife or healthcare professional.
Unions plead with the PM to grant NHS staff an early and meaningful pay rise
A major thinktank believes that a pay rise for NHS would bring an economic boost to the struggling hospitality and...
Scotland confirms it has no plans to deploy student nurses on paid clinical placements
The news comes after the Nursing and Midwifery Council reintroduced its emergency educational standards.
Patient safety at risk as hospitals further dilute staffing levels, warns RCN
Nurse to patient ratios are being diluted further than previously recommended, warns the union.
PHE and DHSC reject nurses plea for ‘a higher level PPE’
Healthcare staff working inside hospitals are currently wearing nothing more than a standard surgical face mask, gloves and a plastic...
NMC reintroduces paid clinical placements and emergency standards for student nurses
The regulator has also ntroduced two additional emergency standards relating to first-year nursing and midwifery students.
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