This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57019631 By Sara Neill BBC News NI A cargo plane carrying oxygen generators from Northern Ireland to India left Belfast International Airport on Friday afternoon. Hospitals in the country are struggling to cope with a second surge of Covid-19 cases. India’s official death toll has surpassed 200,000 but…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56927987 By BBC Health News Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday morning. We’ll have another update for you this evening. 1. Millions living in areas with zero Covid deaths About 22 million people in the UK are living in areas that…
This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-serious-and-imminent-threat-to-british-public-health-secretary-11930575 By Alix Culbertson The UK government can now forcibly quarantine people and keep them in isolation to prevent the spread of the virus. The spread of coronavirus has been declared a “serious and imminent threat” to the British public after a patient in isolation tried to “abscond”. The announcement…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51439146 By BBC Health news Cancer patients in England are missing out on basic information about their diseases because of staff shortages in the NHS, a charity has warned. Macmillan Cancer Support said at least 120,000 patients a year felt topics including treatments and side effects were not fully explained….
This article was taken from: https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/education/second-rise-in-student-nurse-applications-very-encouraging-06-02-2020/ By Gemma Mitchell Interest in studying nursing in England has increased for the second year running but the damage caused by the removal of the bursary is still being felt, new figures suggest. Data released today by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) showing applications are continuing on an upward…