Speaking up: How UK nursing staff expect to be valued

Speaking up: How UK nursing staff expect to be valued In mid-May, 42,000 members responded to a survey on their experience of nursing during COVID-19. This is a first look at their experiences of feeling valued, and how in their own view, their value is expressed in relation to pay. Royal College of Nursing

See also:

• Members have spoken: survey shows increase in those considering leaving the profession Royal College of Nursing
• ‘Absolutely vital’ for nursing staff to be valued and supported during coming months NHS Employers

Millions could be vaccinated against Covid-19 as UK secures strong portfolio of promising vaccines

Millions could be vaccinated against Covid-19 as UK secures strong portfolio of promising vaccines The UK has secured early access to 90 million doses of promising coronavirus vaccine candidates. Department of Health and Social Care

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• Statutory guidance: Local authority powers to impose restrictions under coronavirus regulations Department of Health and Social Care
• Lockdown restrictions lifted in some areas of Leicestershire Department of Health and Social Care
• Detailed guide: Coronavirus cases in the UK: daily updated statistics Department of Health and Social Care
• Research and analysis: National COVID-19 surveillance reports Public Health England

Coronavirus: Protein treatment trial 'a breakthrough'

Coronavirus: Protein treatment trial 'a breakthrough' The preliminary results of a clinical trial suggest a new treatment for Covid-19 dramatically reduces the number of patients needing intensive care, according to the UK company that developed it.
The treatment from Southampton-based biotech Synairgen uses a protein called interferon beta which the body produces when it gets a viral infection. BBC News

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• Coronavirus: Boris Johnson 'does not want second national lockdown' BBC News
• Coronavirus: Councils in England get new powers for local shutdowns BBC News
• Coronavirus: Cuts 'took away' councils' crisis capacity BBC News
• Coronavirus: Are mutations making it more infectious? BBC News
• SAGE told Boris Johnson 'pre-Covid normality' impossible The Daily Mail
• Coronavirus outbreak confirmed at NHS Test and Trace Centre in Scotland The Daily Telegraph
• Coronavirus: senior doctors warn second wave could 'devastate' NHS The Guardian
• Test and trace failures risk exponential case growth in England, official warns The Guardian
• How prepared is Boris Johnson for a winter resurgence of coronavirus? The Guardian
• Senior Tory accuses Johnson of blaming NHS for government's Covid-19 failings The Guardian
• We must not let the government seize back control from doctors | Andrew Lansley The Guardian
• Daily updates on English Covid-19 deaths paused amid accuracy concerns The Guardian
• Coronavirus: The inside story of how government failed to develop a contact-tracing app Sky News

Brighton Royal Sussex hospital staff member injured in stabbing

Brighton Royal Sussex hospital staff member injured in stabbing A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a member of staff was stabbed at a hospital.

The 56-year-old victim was attacked at Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, at about 08:40 BST.

His injuries are not life-threatening and he is "stable and safe", the hospital trust said. BBC News

‘They have stolen his youth’: Mother’s anguish for autistic son still locked up by NHS 14 years after he was first taken to hospital

‘They have stolen his youth’: Mother’s anguish for autistic son still locked up by NHS 14 years after he was first taken to hospital Hundreds of autistic people are detained in hospitals with numbers doubling since 2015. The Independent

Family wins £37m in one of largest maternity negligence claims in NHS history

Family wins £37m in one of largest maternity negligence claims in NHS history The NHS will pay out £37m in compensation to the parents of a brain-damaged child after one of the country’s leading hospitals admitted it was at fault in one of the largest maternity negligence claims the health service has ever seen, The Independent can reveal.

Will every person over 50 get a flu jab on the NHS this winter?

Will every person over 50 get a flu jab on the NHS this winter? Matt Hancock and the government are looking to 'consider all options' to avoid a double-whammy scenario of a bad flu season and a second wave of Covid-19. The Daily Mail