Coronavirus

With the nation under lockdown to try and delay the peak of coronavirus, one of the most radical and condensed nurse recruitment campaigns in history has played out across the UK. Nursing Times has spoken to some of those who have answered the call. In just a matter of weeks,…

While the impact of coronavirus will be acutely felt in hospitals across the UK, nurses working in community settings will be playing just as critical role in the response. Leaders from the sector have told Nursing Times about how these nurses are preparing for the virus. Just like the acute…

Critical care nurses are set to be at the epicentre of the coronavirus crisis. Two of the field’s top advocates have told Nursing Times about the challenges ahead and the needs of nursing staff working in intensive care settings. They highlighted that support must be put in place for these…

The nursing response to the coronavirus crisis has gone way beyond the core purpose of 2020 as the International Year of the Nursing and Midwife, and what could ever have been expected by those behind the idea, according to a global nursing leader. The key contribution of nurses in tackling…

The number of people who have tested positive for novel coronavirus, also known as Covid-19, in the UK is rising and the government predicts more cases will emerge in the coming weeks. The NHS is already under pressure, especially given that we are still technically in winter, so is the…