Long Island E.R. Closes as Vaccine Mandate Creates Nurse Shortage
A free-standing emergency department in Long Beach, operated by Mount Sinai South Nassau, said it had to close temporarily because of a nursing staff shortage. From: New York Times
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Texas nurse guilty of killing patients by injecting them with air
William Davis injected at least seven patients with air and could now face the death penalty. from: BBC News
Lucy Letby: Nurse denies murdering eight babies
Lucy Letby is accused of murdering five boys and three girls at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
Labour conference: Starmer speech ‘an honour’ for murdered nurse
from: BBC News The parents of Jane Clough, who was killed by her former partner, welcome the Labour leader’s words.
Manchester Arena Inquiry: Nurse felt helpless in bomb aftermath
from: BBC News Bethany Crook sobs as she tells an inquiry she had “no equipment, some skills, my faith and hope”.
Nadine Dorries: Best-selling author, nurse, reality star and, now, cabinet minister
from: BBC News Mistrusted by some in the arts, the new culture secretary is said by a colleague to be “up for the fight”.
After Video of Abusive Nurse, Canada’s Indigenous Seek Health Overhaul
The abuse last year of an Indigenous woman in a Quebec hospital has prompted outrage and underlined the discrimination facing Canada’s Indigenous community. From: New York Times
Eileen Barrott murder: NHS tribute to nurse as manhunt continues
Hospital bosses pay tribute to Eileen Barrott as police continue to search for her husband.
Covid: Germany fears thousands got saline, not vaccine from nurse
More than 8,000 mostly elderly people are urged to get vaccinated again as a nurse is questioned. from: BBC News
Thousands Get New Vaccine Shots as German Nurse May Have Spoiled Vials
The nurse admitted to replacing six vaccine doses with a saline solution. The police suspect that she may have done so with many others during her time working at a clinic early this year. From: New York Times
Covid: Wigan nurse’s photos capture life in intensive care unit
from: BBC News Nurse Petro Bekker’s photos of her team in the intensive care unit are to feature in an exhibition.
Emotional Wilby disappointed he couldn’t win medal for NHS nurse mum
An emotional James Wilby pays tribute to his NHS nurse mother Fiona, saying he was disappointed he could not reward her sacrifices with an Olympic medal.
‘Sometimes cricketer, sometimes nurse’ Kimmince fires Superchargers to Hundred win
from: BBC News Jemimah Rodrigues and Laura Kimmince fire Northern Superchargers to an 28-run win over Trent Rockets in the women’s Hundred.
How a Frontline Nurse Trained for the Olympics in a Time of Pandemic
When the coronavirus hit her home country, Joan Poh, Singapore’s only female rower competing in Tokyo, had to juggle a return to her hospital work with getting ready for the Games. From: New York Times