Nurses forced to ‘hold their breath’ while treating coronavirus patients because of masks shortage

Apr 4, 2020

Nurses are treating coronavirus patients while “holding their breath” as a result of shortages of protective masks, doctors have claimed. A dossier being compiled by the Doctors’ Association, a lobbying group, contains a series of alarming claims of medics being unable to access the equipment they need in the last week, to protect themselves from becoming infected. The evidence […]

‘We expect to lose patients over the coming weeks’

Apr 3, 2020

I arrive at work at 7.30am after driving through the empty streets of London. After coffee and breakfast, I don my personal protective equipment (PPE) and go into the “red zone” in the adult intensive care unit, where the Covid patients are. As a perfusionist, I...

Nurses refusing to treat critical coronavirus patients because of lack of protective equipment, frontline NHS staff warn

Mar 30, 2020

Nurses are refusing to treat critically ill coronavirus patients due to a lack of proper protective equipment, frontline NHS workers claimed on Monday. Staff at a major London hospital at the centre of the outbreak warned that elderly patients were dying needlessly...

Nurses caring for coronavirus patients with no protection at all, warns union

Mar 30, 2020

Nurses on some coronavirus wards are being put at risk by caring for patients without any protective equipment at all, leading nurses have said. The Royal College of Nursing called for the NHS to step up its provision of personal protective equipment, warning that...

Mercedes F1 team helps to create breathing aid to keep coronavirus patients out of intensive care

Mar 30, 2020

A breathing aid that can help keep Covid-19 patients out of intensive care has been developed by mechanical engineers, medics and the Mercedes Formula One team. The device, known as continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), has been used extensively in hospitals in...

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