Tag: Medical staff

Doctor couple launch legal battle against UK govt over PPE safety issues

The doctors' case claims that the government's guidance fails properly to warn healthcare and social care workers of the risks they face with different levels of PPE and their legal rights to refuse to work when inadequate PPE is available.

June 11, 2020

Production of PPEs ramped up, three lakh suits manufactured daily: Health Ministry

The statement comes following some new reports expressing concern about the quality of PPE amidst rising numbers of COVID-19 cases.

May 25, 2020

Over one-third medical staff suffered insomnia during pandemic: Study

The healthcare workers who experienced sleeplessness were also more likely to feel depressed, anxious and have stress-based trauma.

April 15, 2020

Italy turns to snorkelling masks amid overload of COVID-19 patients

In the worst-case infections, patients have to be hooked up to respirators in intensive-care units. But respirators are in desperately short supply worldwide because of the overwhelming number of patients.

March 30, 2020

Civic bodies cancel medical staff’s leave

With the cases of Dengue and Chikungunia multiplying each passing day, all the three corporations have cancelled the leave of health personnel till the present situation improves here. The move comes in the wake of hospitals struggling with manpower to deal with the rush of patients seeking dengue treatment. The Leader of House in the …

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September 13, 2016