Nurses fighting against the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea spend half an hour every day applying bandages across their faces to avoid painful sores caused by their protection suits. The wrappings are worn like badges of honour during their eight-hour shifts at the Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital. The hospital is in the southern city … Read more
Thousands of trainee nurses in their final year will be ‘invited’ to start their careers before they qualify so they can help to tackle coronavirus NHS England chief executive said some of the 18,000 students in final year of training would be ‘invited’ into clinical practice They are in their last 12 months of three-year … Read more
A man who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at the age of 31 has revealed people – including nurses – often mistake his slurred speech for being drunk. Ryan Cameron, 36, of Bedfordshire, was told he had Parkinson’s after doctors ran tests to work out why his movements had become slower. Mr Cameron spiralled into depression … Read more
Italian nurses have been bruised by constant face mask use and left slumped over their desks from exhaustion as they battle the coronavirus crisis in Italy. One nurse, Alessia Bonari, posted a picture of her bruised face after wearing protective gear for hours during a shift in Milan. Describing life at the hospital, she revealed … Read more
The UK is currently in the midst of something widely described as a ‘nursing crisis’. In reality, the whole NHS is stuttering – but nursing is an area of particular concern. Last January, the health service released its Long Term Plan, a document that sets out its priorities for healthcare over the next 10 years. The … Read more
NEW SOUTH WALES: 23 January 25 Three men aged 43, 53, and 35 who had recently travelled to China contracted the disease. Two flew in from Wuhan while the other arrived in Sydney from Shenzhen, south China. They were treated in isolation at Westmead Hospital. January 27 A 21-year-old woman is identified as the fourth … Read more