staff NHS staff 'forced to buy masks from DIY stores' as PPE crisis described as '21st century's Dunkirk' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T14:09:08Z Follow our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
staff Matt Hancock faces criticism over new 'badge of honour' for social care staff By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T18:50:00Z Follow our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article
staff NHS staff and Carrie Symonds thank 'inspirational' war veteran Captain Tom Moore during weekly applause By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-16T19:05:00Z NHS staff and Carrie Symonds are among those who have thanked "inspirational" war veteran Captain Tom Moore during the weekly clap for carers. Full Article
staff 'Disgusting' queue jumper at Poundland jailed for spitting at staff and police By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-17T12:07:00Z A "disgusting" queue-jumper at Poundland has been jailed after spitting at store staff and police officers. Full Article
staff Moment Woolwich Ferry twirls in middle of River Thames in thank you to NHS staff By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-17T10:57:00Z Follow our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
staff Death toll among NHS staff is higher than official record of 27, Hancock admits By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-17T10:17:00Z Follow our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
staff Tributes to 'beloved' NHS staff as health service Covid-19 death toll rises to 56 By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-18T18:51:00Z NHS frontline workers continue to fight to save the country from scourge of coronavirus, despite protective equipment shortages and sobering statistics. Full Article
staff National minute's silence in tribute to NHS staff and key workers killed by Covid-19 looking increasingly likely By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T06:41:00Z Unison and royal colleges of nursing and midwives call for 'ultimate tribute' to key workers who died while battling coronavirus. Full Article
staff Medical staff praised for silent counter-protest in Colorado as anti-lockdown demonstrations erupt across US By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T07:01:00Z Defiant US healthcare workers have been praised after silently blocking cars during coronavirus anti-lockdown demonstrations in Colorado. Full Article
staff NHS dentist spends evenings delivering food packages to other healthcare staff when not in hospital By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T12:55:05Z An NHS dentist is spending her time away from the frontline co-ordinating food donation packages for fellow heathcare staff during the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
staff NHS staff asked to treat Covid-19 patients without gowns amid 'critical' PPE shortage By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-17T17:22:00Z NHS doctors and nurses on the frontline are now being asked to treat coronavirus patients without full-length gowns if necessary, ahead of expected shortages. Full Article
staff Transport for London to place staff on furlough scheme during coronavirus pandemic By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T11:37:00Z Follow our live coronavirus updates HERE Full Article
staff Prince Charles pays tribute to NHS staff who have made the 'ultimate sacrifice' in serving public during coronavirus crisis By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T18:30:50Z The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to NHS staff who have made the "ultimate sacrifice" serving the British public during the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
staff Heartwarming moment NHS staff applaud nurse as she leaves intensive care after 23 days fighting for life against coronavirus By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-21T09:51:00Z This is the heartwarming moment more than 100 NHS staff applaud a nurse as she leaves intensive care after spending 23 days in the ward fighting for her life against coronavirus. Full Article
staff London hospital trust opens '3D printing farm' to make visors for NHS staff on coronavirus frontline By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-21T08:23:00Z A London hospital trust has opened a "3D printing farm" to produce 1,500 face visors a day for frontline staff. Full Article
staff Ministers face criticism over lack of equipment for NHS staff as Parliament returns after Easter break By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-21T00:42:00Z Ministers will today face criticism over a failure to ensure NHS staff treating coronavirus patients have vital protective equipment as Parliament returns following an extended Easter break. Full Article
staff Delivery of 84 tonnes of vital PPE for NHS staff battling coronavirus crisis delayed By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T11:05:00Z The CEO of the NHS Confederation said the supply could have been enough to 'avert an absolute crisis' Full Article
staff Moment staff line up to pay respects to 'dearly loved' surgeon who died after contracting coronavirus By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T07:12:42Z This emotional footage shows the moment hospital staff lined the streets to pay respects to a "devoted" orthopaedic surgeon who died after testing positive for coronavirus. Full Article
staff 'Hand-to-mouth' supply of protective gowns as NHS staff face lack of equipment amid virus crisis By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-13T06:32:00Z Follow our live coronavirus updates here Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article
staff NHS staff to be retested for Covid-19 after minister admits previous checks 'weren't up to scratch' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T06:28:00Z Some NHS workers have been received letters asking them to be retested for Covid-19 following concerns previous tests were faulty. Full Article
staff Staff laid off at Donald Trump's club during coronavirus outbreak By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T08:54:20Z Donald Trump has defended his company's decision to temporarily lay off more than 150 workers at his private Mar-a-Lago club. Full Article
staff Some NHS staff re-tested for coronavirus after being wrongly given all-clear as RAF plane with PPE lands four days late By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T10:27:00Z Some NHS medics are being re-tested for Covid-19 after being wrongly cleared of carrying the virus. Full Article
staff Peak travel curbs likely on bus and Tube after lockdown as Transport for London puts 7,000 staff on furlough By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-24T09:12:00Z An Olympic-style plan to prevent buses and Tube trains getting overcrowded is being drawn up to help London come out of lockdown, it can be revealed today. Full Article
staff Families of NHS and social care staff who die from coronavirus to receive £60,000 By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-27T16:13:00Z Families of NHS and social care staff who die from coronavirus in the course of "essential frontline work" will receive a £60,000 payment, Matt Hancock has said. Full Article
staff Coronavirus testing in UK to be massively ramped up to include care home staff and residents and over-65s By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-28T15:31:00Z Coronavirus testing will be expanded to all care home residents and staff, regardless of whether they have Covid-19 symptoms, and all people aged 65 and over with symptoms and their households, Matt Hancock has said. Full Article
staff NHS trusts warned BAME staff may be at greater risk of coronavirus and asked to 'make appropriate arrangements' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-29T19:13:38Z UK hospital trusts have been advised to "risk-assess" black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) members of staff and make "appropriate arrangements" as data emerged suggesting they are disproportionately affected by Covid-19. Full Article
staff NHS staff coronavirus inquests should not look at PPE shortages, chief coroner says By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-29T19:54:00Z Inquests into the deaths of NHS staff amid the coronavirus crisis should not address the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) among health workers, the chief coroner has said. Full Article
staff Postboxes painted blue as 'thank-you' to NHS staff on frontline of coronavirus crisis By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-30T22:04:35Z Specially decorated postboxes have been created by the Royal Mail as a way of thanking NHS workers for their efforts during the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
staff Joe Biden breaks silence to deny sexual assault allegation from former staffer Tara Reade By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T11:40:00Z Joe Biden has denied sexually assaulting his former staffer 27 years ago. Full Article
staff Ambulance staff thank community for support during coronavirus outbreak with heartwarming video By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-02T08:59:56Z NHS ambulance staff have created a heartwarming video to say thank you to the community for the support they have received during the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
staff NHS staff 'breaking down' on coronavirus frontline, Labour MP and A&E doctor warns By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-02T12:52:00Z NHS staff are "breaking down" on the frontline of the fight against coronavirus, a Labour MP and A&E doctor has warned. Full Article
staff 'Caring' nurse and 'cheerful' healthcare worker become latest NHS staff to die with Covid-19 By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-02T18:40:00Z A nurse and a domestic services assistant have become the latest healthcare workers to die after contracting coronavirus. Full Article
staff Passenger plane lands in UK carrying 10 million gloves for NHS staff on coronavirus frontline By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-03T10:35:00Z A passenger plane has returned to the UK with ten million pairs of surgical gloves for NHS staff on the coronavirus frontline. Full Article
staff Headteachers warn staff shortages and social distancing challenges will make it hard to reopen schools By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T09:48:00Z Low staff numbers and a lack of PPE are among the challenges facing schools as they draw together plans to reopen. Full Article
staff Clap for our Carers: Boris Johnson leads applause for healthcare heroes as 150 NHS staff die from Covid-19 By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T18:34:00Z Brits across the country have erupted in applause in tribute to healthcare workers during the seventh week of the Clap for our Carers initiative. Full Article
staff Coronavirus strikes staffers inside the White House By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 00:37:07 -0400 Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary has the coronavirus, the White House said, making her the second person who works at the White House complex known to test positive for the virus this week. President Donald Trump, who publicly identified the affected Pence aide, said he was “not worried” about the virus spreading in the White House. Pence spokeswoman Katie Miller, who tested positive Friday, had been in recent contact with Pence but not with the president. Full Article
staff ‘If we felt there was a problem, we wouldn’t have issued it to frontline staff’: Chair of Health Care Supplies Association on PPE By www.channel4.com Published On :: Earlier Matt Frei spoke to Mark Roscrow, the Chair of Trustees for the Health Care Supplies Association Full Article
staff Google, Facebook tell staff to plan to work from home for the rest of the year By business.financialpost.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:41:50 +0000 The edicts from the internet giants come as states and corporations grapple with ways to reopen as the virus pandemic rages on Full Article Innovation Alphabet Inc. coronavirus Facebook Inc.
staff 'We don't do apart': Elderly couple who fought coronavirus together in hospital heap praise on NHS staff By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T10:42:56Z 'We've never been apart for sixty plus years, we don't do apart,' says Sidney Moore Full Article
staff Teachers produce 200,000 pieces of PPE for frontline healthcare staff By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-29T13:35:15Z 'I'm in awe of the work that has taken place across our community over the last month, says Tony Ryan Full Article
staff Alok Sharma refuses to apologise for lack of personal protection equipment for NHS frontline staff By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-12T09:27:00Z Follow our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article
staff Government launches investigation of NHS staff deaths on coronavirus front line By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-12T15:03:00Z Follow our live coronavirus updates HERE Full Article
staff Home Secretary Priti Patel 'cleared of bullying staff after investigation' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-28T18:01:19Z Priti Patel has reportedly been cleared of bullying members of staff after an official investigation. Full Article
staff 'Complete anarchy': frontline NHS staff on the coronavirus peak By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T15:39:13Z Medics reflect on the stress and strain they have been under, and what might happen nextCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore people have died of coronavirus in the UK than in any other country in Europe, and details about the true scale of the pandemic continue to emerge as the extreme pressure on the NHS begins to ease.We have been speaking to frontline workers since the crisis began about how they are coping. They have told us how they were resigned to contracting Covid-19 because of shortages of protective equipment and a lack of testing as hospitals were inundated with coronavirus patients. Here, they recall the pandemic reaching its peak and begin to make plans for where the health service will go from here. Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak NHS Doctors Hospitals Health Society UK news
staff Outsourcing the coronavirus crisis to business has failed – and NHS staff know it | Cat Hobbs By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T11:54:24Z Handing out contracts out to firms like Serco and G4S is now second nature to those in power. We need to rebuild state capacityCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe coronavirus pandemic has revealed a lot about British society – the fragility of the economy, the insecure situation so many workers find themselves in – but it has also shone a light on the state itself. Many comparisons have been made between the current mobilisation of state resources and the second world war. But while that crisis involved a ramping up of public sector capacity, this one is being managed by a state that believes itself to be utterly dependent on the private sector.First, there are the outsourcing giants, shadowy corporations who have been handed numerous contracts over the past 20 years. Matt Hancock has put Serco in charge of the phonelines for contact tracing, a vital part of the government’s public health strategy. This is a company that mismanaged data at a GP surgery, and failed to train staff properly for a breast cancer hotline service. Along with G4S, it claimed money from the government for tracking prisoners who were later found to be dead. Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak Serco Matt Hancock NHS Health Science Politics Society UK news
staff Piers Morgan clashes with Susanna Reid over Victoria Beckham furloughing staff By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T09:03:16Z Good Morning Britain co-hosts disagreed over the former Spice Girls singer's fashion label using the government's job retention scheme Full Article
staff James Corden and Trevor Noah praised for paying furloughed staff members out of own pockets By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-03T12:56:00Z News comes as Ellen DeGeneres allegedly leaves 'distressed' staff members in the dark Full Article
staff Coronavirus: The Masked Singer costume designer is making PPE for NHS staff By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T06:53:33Z 'I have just got to keep going, making sure other people are going to be alright,' said Tim Simpson Full Article
staff Secret Service has 11 current cases, as concerns about staff grow... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z Secret Service has 11 current cases, as concerns about staff grow... (First column, 11th story, link) Related stories:Pence press secretary tests positive...White House shaken...President flouts virus protocols...STUDY: US death toll halved had it acted 4 days sooner...Nine disasters we still aren't ready for...Why farmers dump food and crops while grocery stores run dry and Americans struggle... Full Article
staff Ricky Gervais criticises celebrities complaining about lockdown while NHS staff 'risk their health' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T08:05:47Z The comedian praised "selfless" NHS workers on the front line Full Article