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Joint letter on supporting nursing and midwifery professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic (8 January 2021)

Summary

In this joint open letter, the UK’s Chief Nursing Officers write about how they are supporting professionals during the pandemic. They encourage the profession to “speak up” if they feel unsafe at work amid the latest surge of COVID-19.

The letter also includes information on:

  • supporting to deliver care
  • helping to strengthen the workforce capacity
  • supporting the roll-out of vaccines
  • support for health and wellbeing.

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Joint letter on supporting nursing and midwifery professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic (8 Janua… https://www.nmc.org.uk/news/news-and-updates/supporting-nursing-and-midwifery-professionals-during-p…

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Steve Turner

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It will be important to see examples of this in action. 

  • Staff praised for speaking out
  • Changes made as a result
  • People who victimise those who speak out for patients held to account
  • NHS returners who spoke out in the past welcomed back

Otherwise it's just words...

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