An NHS nurse who first met her baby girl after nearly three months in hospital with Covid-19 has admitted she has ‘no recollection’ of her daughter’s birth. Eva Gicain, 30, of Basildon in Essex, was off work from September as she entered the third trimester of her pregnancy and her risk of becoming ill with coronavirus … Read more
A documentary documenting nighttime A&E in the age of Covid-19 has revealed how the pandemic makes it increasingly difficult for staff to deal with drunk and unruly patients. Junior sister Kirsty, who works the night shift at the Royal Hull Infirmary, opens up about being subjected to abuse on tonight’s A&E After Dark, while trying … Read more
A documentary documenting nighttime A&E in the age of Covid-19 has revealed how the pandemic makes it increasingly difficult for staff to deal with drunk and unruly patients. Junior sister Kirsty, who works the night shift at the Royal Hull Infirmary, opens up about being subjected to abuse on tonight’s A&E After Dark, while trying … Read more
‘This was my breaking point’: Nurse posts selfie of her sore and exhausted face after harrowing shift in full PPE as she tells people ‘do what we are told – just so we can be with each other safely again’ Lauren Morrisroe, nurse in Northampton, asked people to follow lockdown rules She said she reached … Read more
A nurse in Wales caught coronavirus three weeks after getting the vaccine, prompting experts to warn that it takes time for immunity to the virus to build up. The nurse, who has been working for the Hywel Dda University Health Board area, said that she contracted Covid-19 while waiting for the second dose of the … Read more
A nurse in Wales caught coronavirus three weeks after getting the vaccine, prompting experts to warn that it takes time for immunity to the virus to build up. The nurse, who has been working for the Hywel Dda University Health Board area, said that she contracted Covid-19 while waiting for the second dose of the … Read more
School pupils are carrying out Covid tests on themselves, despite fears over their effectiveness when self-administered. Students at Oasis Academy in Coulsdon, Surrey, were sent the kits on Monday ahead of the regime starting. Following the latest national lockdown being announced only vulnerable children or those whose parents are key workers have been allowed to attend … Read more
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PCR TEST AND A LATERAL FLOW? A PCR test can cost upwards of £180 per person, with the swab needing to be processed in a lab. The UK, on the other hand, favours faster tests which are not lab based and give a result within 15 minutes. These rapid … Read more
Critical care nurse who urged the public to stop panic buying food in March following a 48-hour shift says she is ‘still shocked by reality she’s living in’ and that people need to ‘wake up and stick to the guidelines’ Dawn Bilbrough said the pandemic has been ‘incredibly emotionally difficult’ Critical care nurse, 51, said she … Read more
This is the scene in the packed intensive care ward of London’s largest hospital as its doctors and nurses revealed the unit has now doubled in size as experts warned the capital’s hospitals will be overwhelmed by Covid-19 patients in less than two weeks. Shattered staff at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, south-west London say they are … Read more