Coronavirus: migrants in frontline jobs not entitled to any financial help if they get sick
Amina Chitembo, lecturer and PhD researcher at Leicester Castle Business School, De Montfort University, says it is unclear what happens to…
In Practice
SCIE names new chief executive
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has appointed Kathryn Smith as its new chief executive. Ms Smith will take…
Nurses warn PPE still not ‘reaching the frontline’
The Royal College of Nursing has warned that despite government announcements, personal protective equipment (PPE) is still not ‘reaching the…
Lack of ventilators must not become ‘PPE, Part Two’
The NHS Confederation has warned that a lack of available ventilators during the coronavirus crisis must not become ‘PPE, Part…
Could furloughed workers be a ‘lifeline’ to the care sector?
Furloughed workers could be a ‘real lifeline’ to the care sector, which is struggling to deal with staff shortages in…
Social care lags behind NHS in public satisfaction survey
Public satisfaction rates with social care services remain far behind those with the NHS, according to a new survey. A…
Regulator clamps down on bogus coronavirus products
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has revealed it is investigating 14 cases of fake or unlicensed COVID-19…
Coronavirus and triage: a medical ethicist on how hospitals make difficult decisions
Anthony Wrigley, Professor of Ethics, Keele University discusses how hospitals make decisions about the use and allocation of scarce resources…
