NHS nurses tell how colleagues are REFUSING to go into work after ‘being forced to buy own aprons’

NHS nurses on Britain’s coronavirus frontline tell how colleagues are now REFUSING to go into work after ‘being forced to buy their own aprons’ and treat ‘coughing’ patients without face masks due to supply shortages Nurses at two major London hospitals have said they don’t have enough stock Warning comes as the UK is reportedly … Read more

Top medic says doctors and nurses feel like coronavirus ‘CANNON FODDER’ without protective gear

‘They feel like lambs to the slaughter’: Top medic says doctors and nurses feel like they are coronavirus ‘CANNON FODDER’ with a lack of tests and protective equipment for frontline NHS staff, in appeal to Boris Johnson Doctors’ Association chairman Dr Rinesh Parmar made a direct appeal to PM He said NHS staff are still … Read more

Nurses are forced to wear BIN BAGS to protect themselves at major UK hospital

Nurses have been pictured wearing clinical waste bags on their heads and feet at an NHS hospital that has been overwhelmed by coronavirus. Northwick Park hospital, in Harrow, London, declared an emergency situation on Thursday after all of its critical care beds were filled with patients.  It took 24 hours for the hospital to stand … Read more

Nurses are forced to wear BIN BAGS to protect themselves at major UK hospital

Nurses have been pictured wearing clinical waste bags on their heads and feet at an NHS hospital that has been overwhelmed by coronavirus. Northwick Park hospital, in Harrow, London, declared an emergency situation on Thursday after all of its critical care beds were filled with patients.  It took 24 hours for the hospital to stand … Read more

National drive to recruit army of 65,000 former doctors and nurses launched

More than 65,000 former nurses and doctors will be told ‘Your NHS Needs You’ as a national recruitment drive is launched in an effort to defeat the coronavirus outbreak. The drive comes as Boris Johnson took time to thank you to ‘everyone working in our NHS’. In a tweet the prime minister told NHS staff of … Read more

National drive to recruit army of 65,000 former doctors and nurses launched

More than 65,000 former nurses and doctors will be told ‘Your NHS Needs You’ as a national recruitment drive is launched in an effort to defeat the coronavirus outbreak. The drive comes as Boris Johnson took time to thank you to ‘everyone working in our NHS’. In a tweet the prime minister told NHS staff of … Read more

Coronavirus testing shambles as nurses ‘are told to return to work BEFORE getting the all-clear’

Pressure is mounting on the UK Government to upgrade its coronavirus testing as other countries switch to diagnostic kits that take just minutes to produce results.   Boris Johnson today announced testing will be ramped up to 25,000 a day after coming under scathing criticism for letting thousands go undiagnosed. Only 5,000 people were being swabbed daily … Read more

Coronavirus testing shambles as nurses ‘are told to return to work BEFORE getting the all-clear’

Pressure is mounting on the UK Government to upgrade its coronavirus testing as other countries switch to diagnostic kits that take just minutes to produce results.   Boris Johnson today announced testing will be ramped up to 25,000 a day after coming under scathing criticism for letting thousands go undiagnosed. Only 5,000 people were being swabbed daily … Read more

How sick we can’t test nurses and doctors – they’re the ones who can save us, writes IAN BIRRELL

The immense scale of this crisis is terrifying to comprehend, not least for those politicians and scientists who find themselves taking decisions with life and death consequences.  Yet in a war, one thing should be beyond debate: you must equip and protect your frontline forces to the best of your ability, whether they are soldiers … Read more

Italian nurses reveal how they are exhausted and bruised by coronavirus

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