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The opportunity of a lifetime: To progress a nursing career in the UK
Brenda Dlodlo, Kettering General Hospital, was originally recruited as an International Return to Practice Nurse and is now a fully…
Chancellor announces additional £14 billion in public service funding
An additional £14 billion will go towards public services, including the NHS and local authorities involved in the UK fight…
Althea urge UK Trusts to contact them immediately if they have broken or disused ventilators
Managed service and maintenance provider Althea is urging UK hospitals who have disused ventilation equipment to contact them immediately. Althea…
Volunteer helps fit essential masks to frontline NHS staff
Adam Corcoran-Birtles, of Caton, near Lancaster, volunteered his time to Fit test around 50 frontline staff at Furness General Hospital (FGH)…
Clinical negligence in the time of coronavirus
Lionel Stride, Barrister at Law for Temple Garden Chambers, outlines how the current pandemic could expose medical professionals to clinical…
Ministerial Briefing: UK may be seeing the beginning of change, says Chief Scientific Adviser
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab held today’s daily Downing Street press briefing in the absence of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, joined…
Kent NHS choir raises the roof with rendition of ‘Stay at home’
This outbreak possibly the biggest challenge the NHS has ever faced. But despite the daily pressures of Covid-19, staff at…
Ministerial Briefing: Boris Johnson in hospital and confusion over exit strategy
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab was joined by the Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty and Chief Scientific Adviser to the MOD Professor Dame Angela McLean for today’s briefing…
Is Spain finally turning the corner in its fight against Covid-19?
Spain may have had a delayed reaction to the magnitude of the Covid-19 threat, but today, the country’s usually bustling streets, busy shops, restaurants…
Ministerial Briefing: 2,029 critical care beds free and ready to use
Health Secretary Matt Hancock returned to the podium at the Downing Street press briefing alongside Ruth May, Chief Nursing Officer in England, and Professor…