frontline Coronavirus: David Warner tonsures head in frontline workers’ support, challenges Virat Kohli, Steve Smith By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-03-31T18:57:00+05:30 Warner posted a time-lapse video from his official Insta account where he can be seen tonsuring his head with a trimmer in front of the mirror. Full Article Sports
frontline Tech boost for frontline workers: How IBM is helping ICMR to manage process of capturing COVID-19 data By www.financialexpress.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T01:30:00+05:30 The Watson virtual agent is AI-enabled and will be able to understand and respond to queries in English and Hindi. Full Article Industry Technology
frontline Italian Nurse on Coronavirus Frontline Raped by Illegal Migrant After Her Shift By article.wn.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:12 GMT An Italian nurse working on the frontline against the Chinese coronavirus was brutally sexually assaulted by an African migrant after finishing her shift and heading to her home. ...... Full Article
frontline On the Frontline of the COVID-19 Outbreak: Keeping Patients on Long-Term Dialysis Safe By cjasn.asnjournals.org Published On :: 2020-05-07T10:00:25-07:00 Full Article
frontline Blueprint to protect the mental health of frontline medical workers By www.sciencedaily.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 10:44:16 EDT Researchers have developed a set of recommendations to manage the mental health of frontline medical workers during viral outbreaks, such as COVID-19. Full Article
frontline Nike To Donate Footwear, Apparel And Equipment To Frontline Healthcare Workers By www.mansworldindia.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 15:40:23 +0000 Previously, Nike manufactured face shields, air-purifying respiratory lenses and sportswear... The post Nike To Donate Footwear, Apparel And Equipment To Frontline Healthcare Workers appeared first on Man's World India. Full Article Fashion
frontline Biden calls for immediate $13 minimum wage increase for frontline workers By www.nbcnews.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 21:06:10 GMT The apparent Democratic nominee called for an immediate $13 minimum wage increase for essential workers and criticized President Trump for viewing these front-liners as “disposable." Full Article
frontline Dominic Raab fails to confirm whether NHS staff on frontline of coronavirus battle will receive pay rise By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-09T19:07:30Z Coronavirus: the symptoms Read our LIVE updates on the coronavirus here Full Article
frontline From the NHS frontline: I don't feel a hero but the clapping is amazing By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-09T10:33:00Z Follow our live coronavirus updates here Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article
frontline Student medics graduate early to join NHS frontlines in battle against coronavirus By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-10T17:17:00Z Read our live coronavirus updates HERE Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
frontline From the frontline: Chaos, confusion but we will not collapse under challenge By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-14T08:50:27Z Follow our live coronavirus updates here Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article
frontline Patient saved by hospital retrains to return as frontline health carer By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T11:37:00Z Follow our live coronavirus updates here Coronavirus: the symptoms Full Article
frontline You Clap For Me Now: Poem celebrating diversity of coronavirus frontline workers prompts outpouring of support By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-15T11:47:00Z Coronavirus: the symptoms Read our LIVE updates on the coronavirus here Full Article
frontline Frontline coronavirus nurse demands bag back after being mugged on her way home By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-16T15:29:00Z Follow our LIVE updates about the coronavirus outbreak here Coronavirus: The symptoms Full Article
frontline 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
frontline British energy startup launches campaign supplying power banks to frontline workers fighting coronavirus By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-21T17:49:00Z "Our premise has always been to change an industry which is traditionally quite bad, and become sustainable" Full Article
frontline William and Kate: Mental health of frontline workers fighting coronavirus top priority for months end By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T00:27:00Z The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have pledged to make supporting the mental health of frontline workers battling coronavirus their "top priority" in the months ahead. Full Article
frontline Cheers, NHS! New London beers honour medics on coronavirus frontline By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T10:52:29Z A London brewery is donating the income from two new beers brewed in honour of frontline healthcare workers to NHS charities. Full Article
frontline Covid-19 screening data reassuring for frontline health workers, researchers say By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T21:30:00Z Infection rates among NHS workers tested for Covid-19 were no higher for those treating patients face-to-face than for staff in non-clinical roles, a new study has found. Full Article
frontline UK hospital first to widely use new respirator hoods to protect medics on frontline of coronavirus fight By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-22T22:04:00Z Frontline health workers at a UK hospital have become the first in the country to be widely kitted out with a pioneering respirator hood when treating Covid-19 patients. Full Article
frontline Royal Mint to make nearly two million visors for NHS workers on coronavirus frontline By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-27T05:18:16Z The Royal Mint is set to manufacture nearly two million medical visors to help protect NHS staff from the coronavirus across England and Wales. Full Article
frontline Residents in UK village pay tribute to key workers on coronavirus frontline using scarecrows By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-27T20:54:07Z Residents in a small English village have put up scarecrows in their gardens to show support for key workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
frontline Top New York City doctor takes her own life after working on coronavirus frontline By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-28T08:39:00Z A top New York City doctor has taken her own life after battling coronavirus on the frontline, officials have said. Full Article
frontline Food For London Now: Families on frontline of hunger emergency By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-28T11:49:00Z You can donate here virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW Full Article
frontline UK coronavirus death toll passes 24,000 as nation remembers frontline workers who have died By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-28T14:59:00Z More than 24,000 coronavirus patients have died, new figures show, as the nation paid tribute to frontline workers who lost their lives during the pandemic. Full Article
frontline 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
frontline 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
frontline 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
frontline Nike donates tens of thousands of trainers to health care workers on frontline of coronavirus crisis By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T09:21:00Z Nike has donated tens of thousands of trainers to frontline healthcare workers fighting the pandemic around the world. Full Article
frontline Give key workers on frontline of coronavirus outbreak a real living wage, says Archbishop of York By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-06T17:19:00Z Key workers in the frontline battle against coronavirus should be paid a real living wage, the Archbishop of York has told the Lords. Full Article
frontline 'Calculated' thieves steal 80,000 face masks meant for NHS workers on coronavirus frontline By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T16:22:20Z Heartless thieves have stolen 80,000 face masks from a Manchester warehouse which were meant to be used by NHS and frontline workers fighting coronavirus. Full Article
frontline ‘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
frontline Taylor Swift Pens A Thank You Letter To A Nurse Fighting At The Frontlines By www.chartattack.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 19:20:32 +0000 Taylor Swift sent a care package to a registered nurse in Utah, Whitney Hilton, who just returned from New York after providing assistance at Northwell Health’s Long Island Jewish Medical Center. “I wanted to send you some presents and to let you know I am so grateful for you”, Swift began in her handwritten note, […] The post Taylor Swift Pens A Thank You Letter To A Nurse Fighting At The Frontlines appeared first on Chart Attack. Full Article Celebrity coronavirus NYC taylor swift
frontline 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
frontline 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
frontline Three Russian Frontline Health Workers Mysteriously Fell Out Of Hospital Windows By www.npr.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:05:00 -0400 Three doctors in Russia have fallen out of hospital windows during the coronavirus pandemic. Two of them died, and the third one is in serious condition. Full Article
frontline Ottawa country singer pens anthem of gratitude for frontline workers By ottawacitizen.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:39:44 +0000 Chris Labelle has a hard time getting through his latest song, Frontliners, without becoming emotional. The Ottawa country singer wrote the tune — an unabashedly sentimental anthem of gratitude for front-line workers — during one of the sleepless nights leading up to the birth of his first child with wife Julie. Their baby boy, Grayson, […] Full Article Local Arts Entertainment Chris Labelle COVID-19 impact Frontliners Ottawa country music Ottawa music scene Ottawa musicians Rivertown Saints
frontline '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
frontline Cedar Meats cluster: why abattoir workers are on the coronavirus frontline By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T20:00:37Z As the US deals with a Covid-19 catastrophe in its meatworks, the Melbourne factory points to the potential for outbreaks in AustraliaSign up for Guardian Australia’s daily coronavirus emailDownload the free Guardian app to get the most important news notificationsWorking in an abattoir at the best of times is tough. The hours are long, the labour is intensive and, for rank and file labourers, the pay is low.Now, in the Covid-19 crisis, workers have one more thing to worry about – around the world their factories have proved to be a hotbed of infection. As Australia moves to ease lockdown laws, meat workers may still be at the frontline of exposure and infection. Continue reading... Full Article Health Coronavirus outbreak Victoria Melbourne Business Australian economy Industrial relations Infectious diseases Australia news
frontline Celebrity photographers raise £80,000 with limited edition prints to protect frontline healthcare workers By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-25T10:56:00Z Full Article
frontline Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande announce collaboration to raise money for children of frontline workers By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-01T17:36:46Z Stuck With U will be released later this month Full Article
frontline The brands offering free wellness perks to our NHS staff on the frontline By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-29T10:34:57Z Some well-deserved R&R for our frontline workers Full Article
frontline Are you a health worker that has been fighting coronavirus on the frontline? We want to hear from you By www.telegraph.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:24:24 GMT Full Article topics:things/you-are-not-alone structure:news topics:in-the-news/coronavirus topics:organisations/nhs storytype:standard
frontline Kayaker's Olympic farewell delayed — now she's back as a paramedic on coronavirus frontline By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:22:00 +1100 Jo Brigden-Jones was planning to retire after the Tokyo Games, but with her Olympic farewell delayed, she is back on the frontline as a paramedic with NSW Ambulance. Full Article Infectious Diseases (Other) Respiratory Diseases COVID-19 Canoeing and Kayaking Sport Olympics (Summer)
frontline Meet the COVID-19 frontline heroes: Grocery workers By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 16:27:57 +0000 Full Article
frontline What payment reform means for the frontline health care workforce By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 15:20:00 -0400 It is well recognized across the health care industry that the major goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) include not only expanding health insurance coverage, but also improving the quality of care and the patient health care experience. A key strategy in achieving these goals is improving the efficiency and delivery of care through innovative financing mechanisms and new delivery models, such as Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs), bundled payments for acute and post-acute care, and population-based models that aim to improve the health of entire communities. These alternative models emphasize quality and outcomes, while moving care away from the traditional and predominant method of fee-for-service (FFS).1 The Frontline Work Force Many conversations focused on the implementation of these models typically emphasize the role of physicians. However, the success of these models relies heavily on the support and manpower of a multidisciplinary team; particularly "frontline health care workers." Frontline workers may include medical assistants (MAs), medical office assistants, pharmacy aides, and health care support workers. Oftentimes, they provide routine, critical care that does not require post-baccalaureate training.2 For example, MAs can play an important role in a medical home model. Upon discharge from the hospital, frontline workers can provide direct outreach to patients that are at high risk for readmission, and discuss any lingering symptoms, worsening of conditions, or medication issues. If necessary, MAs can assign a high-risk patient to a social worker, care coordinator or nurse.3 In a team care environment, frontline health care workers are essential for taking over routine tasks and allowing physicians to employ their specialized skills on their most complex patient cases, which allows all team members to work at “the top of their license”.4 Frontline workers can also bridge the gap between patients and a multitude of providers and specialists; help deliver care that is culturally and linguistically appropriate; and provide critical patient education and outreach outside of regular office visits. A Workforce in Need of Reform While team-based care is widely accepted as an industry norm, its current infrastructure is not well-supported. While the frontline workforce represents nearly half of all health care professionals, they are markedly underpaid, underappreciated, and lack formal training to transition into higher-skilled and/or higher paid positions. A recent study by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program “Part of the Solution: Pre-Baccalaureate Healthcare Workers in a Time of Health System Change” demonstrates this glaring disparity between current frontline workforce investment and its value to health reform efforts. The study analyzes the characteristics of the top ten ‘pre-baccalaureate health care workers’ (staff that holds less than an associate’s degree) within the US’s one-hundred largest metropolitan areas (see Table 1). Table 1: Top ten pre-baccalaureate health care workers in the US’s top one-hundred metropolitan areas Personal care aides represent a striking example of the underinvestment in frontline workers. The study shows that personal care aides have the lowest levels of educational attainment compared to their peers (32% have no more than a high school diploma), and have the lowest median earnings ($20,000 annually). Meanwhile, The Center for Health Workforce Studies’ (CHWS) estimates that this profession is among the top three national occupations with the highest projected job growth between 2010 and 2020. They are also in highest demand: between 2010 and 2020 there will be an estimated 600,000 personal aide vacancies.5 According to this study, MAs are also among the least educated and lowest paid frontline professions. Ninety percent lack a bachelor’s degree and a significant share (29%) are classified as ‘working poor.’ Policy Solutions A number of policy solutions can be applied to enhance the frontline worker infrastructure. Our recommendations include: Invest in front line health care workforce training and education. Case studies from a recent Engelberg Center toolkit, outlines how providers are training their frontline workforce to master fundamental skills including care management, patient engagement, teamwork, and technological savviness. For example, a New Jersey ACO carried out clinical transformation by investing in new frontline staff, and by redefining the role of medical assistants to include health coaching. The return on investment for employers is potentially large. After injecting a substantial initial investment into this project, this ACO saw a 12.3% decrease in net health care costs within the first year of the program’s implementation; as well as significantly improved efficiency, quality of care and patient experience. As the educational curricula for frontline professions are largely variable, more attention should also be spent on the quality of educational content to train these occupations, as well as on developing an understanding of how delivery systems are augmenting traditional educational curricula. 2. Active inclusion of frontline health care workers in payment reform. Although the services of frontline health care workers are beginning to play a role in new payment models, typically frontline staff does not benefit directly from any bonus payments or shared savings incentives. However, their increasingly valuable role in the care team may warrant allowing frontline health care staff to be included in the receipt of shared savings and/or bonus payments based on the achievement of specifically tailored performance and outcomes targets. The increasing demand for frontline health care workers, driven in part by the ACA’s payment and delivery reforms, will likely spell out a brighter future for these occupations, whose services had routinely been undervalued and underpaid. Future policy efforts should be focused on extending educational grants that have been aimed at primary care and nursing to frontline workers, as well as considering dedicating portions of shared savings to enhancing the earning potential for frontline workers. Some efforts, such as the U.S. Department of Labor’s recent rule to grant wage and overtime protections to home health and personal care aides, are early suggestions of a shift toward greater respect and empowerment for these occupations. It is yet to be seen what effects the continuation of such efforts will have on their high projected attrition trends. 1 United States Senate Committee on Finance. Testimony of Kavita K. Patel. 2 Hunter J. Recognizing America’s Frontline Healthcare Worker Champions. National Fund for Workforce Solutions Blog. November 2013. 3 Patel K., Nadel J., West M. Redesigning the Care Team: The Critical Role of Frontline Workers and Models for Success. The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform, March 2014. 4 Patel K., Nadel J., West M. Redesigning the Care Team: The Critical Role of Frontline Workers and Models for Success. The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform. March, 2014. 5 The Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS). Health Care Employment Projections: An Analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Projections 2010-2020. March, 2012. Authors Kavita PatelDomitilla Masi Image Source: © Jim Bourg / Reuters Full Article
frontline Meet the COVID-19 frontline heroes: Grocery workers By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 16:27:57 +0000 Full Article
frontline How has the coronavirus impacted the classroom? On the frontlines with Dr. Jin Chi of Beijing Normal University By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 20:46:04 +0000 The spread of a new strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) has been on the forefront of everyone’s minds since its appearance in Wuhan, China in December 2019. In the weeks following, individuals worldwide have watched anxiously as the number of those affected has steadily increased by the day, with more than 70,000 infections and more than… Full Article
frontline Webinar: Fighting COVID-19: Experiences and lessons from the frontlines in Asia By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 15:05:41 +0000 Since the outbreak of COVID-19, some East and Southeast Asian countries have employed various public health policy and medical approaches to slow the spread of the virus within their borders. These measures have been reasonably effective in slowing the spread of the pandemic, but they have not taken root in many countries outside of the… Full Article
frontline School Joins Frontlines of Energy Efficiency with Absorption Chiller By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 30 May 2008 06:37:16 -0400 It's not every day the more industrial inner workings of a school district are featured on the front page of TreeHugger, but if you’re looking for a school that’s on the cutting edge of energy conservation and making smart use of taxpayer dollars look Full Article Business
