Nurse, 58, sues Royal British Legion for age discrimination after colleagues sent her birthday card saying ‘It’s not about age, it’s about attitude’ When Eileen Gleeson, of Southampton, turned 56 her colleagues got her a card The birthday card an depicted elderly woman riding a motorbike with the words ‘it’s not about age, it’s about … Read more
Nurse numbers hit an all-time high as staff delay retiring to help out during Covid pandemic, report says 15,000 more nurses, midwives and associates registered to work than last year Experts warned there could be an exodus of older staff once pandemic is over There are more than 154,000 nurses and midwives aged over 56 … Read more
A nurse who cared for Boris Johnson when he was on his deathbed with coronavirus has resigned from the NHS after she branded the Government’s proposed 1 per cent pay rise for frontline staff a ‘kick in the teeth’. Jenny McGee, who kept vigil by the PM’s side for two days when he was in intensive … Read more
A young nursing student has been hospitalised with three blood clots on her right lung just three weeks after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. Ellie Peacock, who works on a casual team that is exposed to potential Covid-positive patients, was given her first dose of the vaccine on March 31, a week before the government … Read more
A young nursing student has been hospitalised with three blood clots on her right lung just three weeks after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. Ellie Peacock, who works on a casual team that is exposed to potential Covid-positive patients, was given her first dose of the vaccine on March 31, a week before the government … Read more
Retired nurse, 72, who suffered from sun spots and pigmentation on her face after spending her spare time in the garden undergoes £600 cool laser treatment which experts liken to a ‘facelift without going under the knife’ Vanessa Fuller, 72, from Surrey, spent 35 years working nights as a nurse Gran-of-five and mother-of-three never bothered … Read more
Retired nurse, 72, who suffered from sun spots and pigmentation on her face after spending her spare time in the garden undergoes £600 cool laser treatment which experts liken to a ‘facelift without going under the knife’ Vanessa Fuller, 72, from Surrey, spent 35 years working nights as a nurse Gran-of-five and mother-of-three never bothered … Read more
Covid patient ‘is raped by a male nurse in Indian hospital and dies hours later’ The nurse is named as 40 year-old Santosh Ahirwar, who was once suspended The rape happened at the Bhopal Memorial Hospital, Madhya Pradesh in April The nurse is believed to have also sexually assaulted a 24-year-old colleague By Crystal Jones … Read more
At the height of the initial Covid outbreak in March last year, Leilani Medel, a 41-year-old mum, posted a picture of herself and her 13-year-old daughter Carmina on her Facebook page with the caption: ‘Don’t ask me to stay home, I’m a nurse! We fight when others can’t any more.’ Leilani, who lived in Bridgend, … Read more
Florence the Machine! Humongous HS2 tunnelling monster named after famous nurse begins 10-mile burrow in Buckinghamshire at start of major UK rail network Chief executive Mark Thurston described digging of tunnel under Chiltern Hills as ‘a major step forward’ The 558ft (170m) long tunnel boring machine (TMB) was launched at a site in Buckinghamshire near … Read more