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Third of nurses report witnessing patients die due to staff shortages

A new global survey shows the extent to which staff shortages in the healthcare sector are impacting patients.

France

This medical centre in France has 5,000 patients but no doctors

A medical centre in Eastern France was faced with a desperate situation when its last three doctors retired, leaving thousands of patients without adequate access to health care.

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'Ticking time bomb' of Europe's health worker crisis goes off: WHO

Europe's health worker crisis is now a reality, not a looming threat, WHO's Europe Director said.

Health news

Hospitals are turning to helper bots to solve chronic staff shortages

Robots currently being trialled in hospitals around the world can deliver prescriptions and work around the clock, including night shifts.

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How your body clock can make drugs and vaccines more effective

The efficacy of vaccines and drugs differs in the mornings vs the afternoon. We spoke to Oxford Professor Russel Foster about its importance.

Turkey

Turkish healthcare workers go on strike after cardiologist shot dead

Doctors and nurses have called for better working conditions to protect them from violence.

Germany

Germany’s top court approves vaccine mandate for health workers

Judges said the need to protect vulnerable people in hospitals and care homes outweighs any infringement of workers’ rights.

Health news

This solar-powered fridge is helping COVID vaccines reach remote Kenya

A solar-powered portable fridge is overcoming the many difficulties of transporting viable COVID vaccines to some of Africa's remotest communities.

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Health workers try to storm minister office in Brussels

Several thousand medical workers protested in Brussles on Tuesday to call for better working conditions and to oppose mandatory vaccinations against COVID-19.

Switzerland

Switzerland votes to improve working conditions for nurses

"Through this vote, which was an overwhelming democratic mandate, the people have spoken," said Howard Catton, CEO of the International Council of Nurses.

World News

COVID claimed more than 100,000 healthcare workers' lives, WHO says

WHO estimates that between 80,000 and 180,000 healthcare workers may have died from COVID-19 between January 2020 and May 2021.

Greece

Greece: Police break up protesters against new vaccine law

About 1,500 demonstrators gathered in Syntagma square as the Greek government introduced a new bill to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for care home staff.

Health news

Are robots the solution to the ageing population crisis?

French start-up Kompaï Robotics has built a robot that can help with mobility and offer art therapy.

Health news

Swiss health workers are using videogames to fight COVID-19

Researchers at Geneva University Hospitals have developed a game to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 among health workers.

France

COVID now killing more younger people, French doctor tells Euronews

"It’s not old people dying anymore. These are people who still had 30 or 40 years to live," French ICU doctor Benjamin Clouzeau tells Euronews.

United Kingdom

Ethnic minorities over-80 less likely to get COVID-19 vaccine in UK

New research shows that BAME communities are less likely to get vaccinated than white people, especially those aged 80 and above in the UK. But what are the underlying reasons for this low vaccine uptake and what efforts have been made to improve it?

World News

Nurses in poorer countries 'left behind' in COVID-19 vaccination race

On the frontlines, but at the back of the queue: health workers are still waiting for vaccines in most low-and-middle-income countries.

France

France: Hospital workers demand more resources to fight COVID-19

French hospital workers demand more resources to cope with the relentless influx of COVID-19 patients.

World News

COVID-19 medical staff burning out at alarming rate

Many health workers are traumatised by the suffering and grief they see on a daily basis.

Switzerland

Nurse death toll from COVID-19 hits the 1,500 mark, says federation

Howard Catton, chief executive of the International Council of Nurses, said that was the same number of nurses who were killed in World War I.