Nurse claims Met police wrongfully arrested her because she is black
Neomi Bennett’s legal complaint adds to calls for force to examine racism in its ranks When police officers stopped Neomi Bennett late at night, they did not know anything about… »
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UK lockdown must not be lifted until Covid-19 transmission is understood, say scientists
Studies into spread of the disease will centre on those working in the health and social care sectors as cases continue to rise Coronavirus – latest updates See all our… »
Stretched hospitals cannot easily redeploy BAME staff, bosses say
NHS had advised risk-assessment of minority ethnic medics over higher Covid-19 death rate Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage NHS understaffing will make it difficult and potentially… »
Hospital leaders hit out at government as PPE shortage row escalates
Health managers in England voice ‘intense frustration’ in unprecedented intervention Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hospital leaders have directly attacked the government for the first time… »
PPE including gowns and masks running out, admits UK government
400,000 gowns arriving in UK on Sunday, as unions warn frontline staff may walk out over shortages Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government has accepted… »
UK missed three chances to join EU scheme to bulk-buy PPE
Exclusive: Britain did not take part in €1.5bn order for kit to protect against Covid-19 despite shortages in NHS Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britain missed… »
NHS workers angered at Hancock’s warning not to overuse PPE
Health secretary says protective equipment should be treated like ‘precious resource’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The health secretary, Matt Hancock, has urged NHS staff not… »
Five-year-old child among latest UK coronavirus deaths
Death toll increases by 708 in one day, largest amount since outbreak began Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A five-year old child is among 708 people… »
Coronavirus deaths of two nurses lead to calls for more protection
One nurse in north London resigns after being prevented from wearing mask she bought herself Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Demands for better protection for healthcare… »
NHS staff making masks from snorkels amid PPE shortages
Doctors Association UK says medics buying kit from hardware stores or asking schools for help Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage NHS staff are making improvised masks… »
Doctors threaten to quit NHS over shortage of protective kit
Call for NHS recruits to tackle Covid-19 undermined by lack of essential supplies Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A massive NHS recruitment drive to help contain… »
NHS plans to deploy ‘Dad’s Army’ of retired doctors if Covid-19 spreads
Government pandemic preparation plans to include ‘war room’ of experts Former health professionals could be brought out of retirement under emergency plans being considered by the government to combat the… »
Matt Hancock denies U-turn over reintroduction of nurse bursary
Annual grants of between £5,000 and £8,000 announced to allay shortage after bursaries cut The health secretary has denied the government is being forced to clear up its own mistakes… »
Brexit and beyond: what is already filling Boris Johnson’s in-tray?
Long list of election pledges includes social care, NHS funds, policing and flood defences Five reasons the Tories won the election Is this victory a one-hit Brexit wonder? Boris Johnson’s… »
Nursing shortages forcing NHS to rely on less qualified staff – report
Workforce gaps in England and Wales plugged by support staff, says Health Foundation charity The NHS is relying on less qualified staff to plug workforce gaps because of a huge… »
NHS winter crisis fears grow after thousands of EU staff quit
Mass resignations after Brexit vote compound health staffing shortages More than 10,000 EU nationals have left the NHS since the Brexit referendum, including almost 5,000 nurses. These new figures will… »
NHS ‘could be short of 350,000 staff by 2030’
Thinktanks say crisis in health service will mean some of its £20.5bn boost never gets spent The staffing crisis in the NHS is deepening so fast that the service could… »
Essex hospital drops chemotherapy due to nursing shortage
Patients of Cedar Centre in Ilford will have to go elsewhere as NHS trust centralises care One of the biggest NHS trusts is to stop providing chemotherapy at one of… »
Foreign secretary hints he believes same Russian cell behind Salisbury poisoning and Czech explosion The British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, said the UK stood in “full support” of the Czech… »
Foreign secretary hints he believes same Russian cell behind Salisbury poisoning and Czech explosion The British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, said the UK stood in “full support” of the Czech… »
