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Supporting End of Life Care during the COVID-19 crisis

Laureen Hemming on what the COVID-19 crisis can teach us on good end-of-life care

The testing deficit at the heart of the COVID-19 outbreak

Linda Nazarko takes stock of what we know of COVID-19 so far, and what we could be doing better

SGLT inhibitors for type 1 diabetes: a finely balanced matter?

David Morris explains the latest guidance on the use of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors

Skin deep: The impact of tattoos and piercing on health

Ian Peate explains what conditions nurses may encounter in patients with body decoration

Seven steps to spirometry: Management in primary care

Chris Loveridge updates what primary care nurses need to know about performing diagnostic spirometry

'Some nurses have died'

Some nurses have died. They have names, faces, people who loved them.

The hopes for a cure for COVID-19

The whole world is looking for a cure for COVID-19, Mark Greener looks at what progress has been made

How is COVID-19 affecting you?

Are you getting the support you need from employers during the COVID-19 outbreak. Debbie Brown, Editor-in-Chief of our sibling title Practice Nursing, wants to hear from primary care nurses about...

Student nurses join the fight against COVID-19 as temporary register swells

Health Education England has now received almost 18,000 student nurse and midwife volunteers to join the frontline in combating COVID-19, and the NMC temporary register has now reached over 10,000...

RCN chief demands ‘clear direction’ from NHS on testing

The RCN’s chief executive and general secretary, Dame Donna Kinnair has criticised the haphazard state of coronavirus testing for NHS workers

NHS Confederation demands ‘clarity’, as Hancock promises tests for care sector

The NHS Confederation has issued a plea for more government transparency on testing for the COVID-19 virus, as Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s pledge to roll out testing to all care home residents and...

Pharma giants GSK and Sanofi team up to work on COVID-19 vaccine

Two of the world’s biggest drug companies have announced plans to collaborate on producing a coronavirus vaccine, and produce millions of doses

The child nutrition guru feeding NHS workers across London

Best-selling food writer Annabel Karmel has taken on a new challenge, cooking for NHS staff battling with coronavirus

Prime Minister in intensive care with COVID-19 – latest

​Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to be ‘in good spirits’, and ‘responding to treatment’ after spending a second night in intensive care with COVID-19

The novel coronavirus epidemic: How worried should we be?

Mark Greener looks at the latest potential pandemic and what is known so far

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