Coronavirus

14 Nov 2023

The government has considered reducing the number of years that nurses spend in training, to try and meet its 50,000 additional nurses target, evidence from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has revealed.

08 Nov 2023

A general practice nurse has been struck off after she gave spare Covid-19 vaccine doses to friends, even though they were not eligible at the time.

02 Nov 2023

A former civil servant has spoken about a culture of sexism inside government at the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, and admitted there was a “reluctance” to admit the NHS could fail under the strain.

27 Oct 2023

One in 20 people infected with Covid-19 have symptoms which last more than a year, a leading study into the virus has found.

19 Sep 2023

The Nursing and Midwifery Council has confirmed that its temporary Covid-19 register will close at the end of March 2024.

30 Aug 2023

This year’s autumn Covid-19 and influenza vaccine programmes will begin earlier than planned in England, following the identification of a new Covid-19 variant.

22 Aug 2023

A survey has found that around half of all nurses in Finland considered leaving the profession during the pandemic, and that the vast majority also said they were underpaid.

21 Aug 2023

Lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic should be a “catalyst for accelerating global action on patient safety”, leading clinicians from across the world have said.

09 Aug 2023

Health employers must take preventative measures to avoid staff burnout, rather than treat it like a medical condition, a new report has said.

08 Aug 2023

Frontline health and care workers, and care home staff and residents, will be offered an autumn Covid-19 booster vaccination, it has been announced.

04 Aug 2023

A touching tribute to the work of intensive care nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic has been unveiled at an NHS hospital.

04 Aug 2023

Professor Nicola Ranger speaks to Nursing Times about why she swapped the NHS for the RCN, her priorities, and why the college’s pay and staffing campaign will continue.