There is a trend of drawing premature conclusions from COVID data, but the figures on BAME deaths are unambiguous. Analysis from the ONS has shown that patients from BAME groups are twice as likely to...
There is an association between belonging to some ethnic groups and the likelihood of testing positive and dying with COVID-19, a review by Public Health England has found
A widely available drug, dexamethasone, could save the lives of patients critically ill with COVID-19, research has found
Mark Greener looks at why the coronavirus pandemic may prove to be longer lived than previously expected
Heather Henry explains the physical and mental health benefits of vocal exercises for young people
Alison Wall looks at the reasons behind many governments’ decision to lock down their countries
Can tobacco and e-cigarette use affect the outcomes of COVID-19? Graham Cope looks at the early evidence
Local authorities across England have been allocated a share of £300 million to support the new Test and Trace service to combat the spread of COVID-19.
‘COVID-19 is not a great leveller - the pandemic is having an unequal impact on our already unequal society. Today’s data show that people living in the most deprived areas of England are more than...
Confirmation that all international health and care staff, and their spouses and dependants, will no longer need to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge is being sought by the RCN and other healthcare...
A new voluntary coronavirus (COVID-19) study will assess and monitor the prevalence of the disease among pre-school, primary and secondary school pupils and teachers, Public Health England has...
Mark Greener looks at at new research suggesting that certain cancers could be directly transmissable
The Royal College of Nursing is encouraging the maintenance of childhood immunisation programmes, in light of research showing that the number MMR vaccinations has fallen this year
A simulation of a coronavirus outbreak in Scotland in 2018 revealed a ‘clear gap’ in readiness to deal with a pandemic. A Freedom of Information request from the BBC found that ‘Exercise Iris’...
RCN chief executive Dame Donna Kinnair has called for employers across the NHS to take ‘swift and comprehensive’ action to protect BAME staff
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