Clinical
The latest clinical updates for nurses covering; primary care, secondary care, community care and various specialisms.
US abortion ban dangerous for women, warn UK doctors
Around half of US states are widely expected to enshrine a ban on abortion in law.
Tribunal rules long-Covid is a disability
A judge ruled, “I consider that the relevant tests are met to meet the definition of disability.”
Nurses can issue ‘sick notes’ from next month
Until now, only doctors have legally been able to sign fit notes, sometimes called "sick notes".
Hospitals told to relax mask-wearing rules for staff, patients and visitors
The changes below have been recommended but the final decision will fall to individual organisations.
Long-Covid should be ‘recognised as a disability’ as patients and staff struggle to recover
Nursing staff are concerned that the diagnosis and treatment of long-Covid varies hugely across the UK
RCN donates ‘fees of 500 members’ to support Ukraine
It will help those displaced in Ukraine and the surrounding countries who need access to health care.
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