Fazilah, an intensive care unit (ICU) nurse at a central hospital in London, told CNN that she was overwhelmed by a wave of depression for months during the first wave of the pandemic, but that she was too busy save their lives to be able to identify it, or process it. Now she’s working through another nightmare.
ICU nurses working for the UK National Health Service (NHS) are bearing the brunt of this boom. A number of ICU workers interviewed by CNN said they were pressured to “dilute” the level of care due to the increase in admissions, and in some cases say they were treating up to eight patients at a time – much higher as the ‘safe’ NHS nurse to patient ratio between 1: 1 and 1: 2 recommended.
While the NHS did not respond to CNN’s request for comment, NHS chief executive Simon Stevens told the BBC on Sunday that the ratio of nurses to patients between hospitals ranged from 1: 1 to 1: 2 to 1: 3 , and that staff are making dynamic adjustments in real time. “
This is a situation that not only jeopardizes the level of care for the sick, but also contributes to the stress and well-being of the health workers who provide it, said Ameera Sheikh, an ICU nurse and a trade union representative of ‘ a London hospital, said. CNN. Even on days off, it is almost impossible to eliminate. “Feelings of guilt suddenly shoot in because you are not helping at work,” she said.
And when a patient dies, there is little time to mourn before the next patient arrives. “It’s like you have a constant carousel and can’t get off,” Fazilah said.
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V: How can I determine if my age group is eligible for a Covid-19 vaccination in the US?
A: First, start with a call to your GP. They can confirm what phase you should be in – definitions can change from state to state – and give you an idea of when vaccinations are expected to start in your local health and hospital system.
Then check out the vaccination page of Covid-19 on the website of your state health department. Most have links to provincial-level dating sites where you can sign up, and emails where you can direct questions.
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- Biden and its administration promise to ensure black and colored people have equal access to the Covid-19 vaccine through mobile clinics, vaccination centers and partnerships with local communities.
- An independent review panel on Monday said China and the World Health Organization could act faster and more forcefully to curb the onset of coronavirus outbreaks.
- Singapore Airlines hopes to become the world’s first airline to vaccinate all its crew members.
- If Kim Jong Un destroys North Korea’s economy to keep Covid-19 out, will sanctions ever be enough to stop him from pursuing nuclear weapons?
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“For the vast majority of Americans, the testing program they sell … is merely an illusion of public health.” – Dr Michael Mina, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at TH Chan School of Public Health at Harvard.