Judith Ellis outside NHS Nightingale Hospital North West Source: Joel Goodman
Nurse leader Professor Judith Ellis has published her memoirs after 40 years working as a nurse and in the health and education sectors.
“I wanted to fire people up to say ‘nursing is powerful’”
Judith Ellise
Professor Ellis qualified as a registered general nurse in 1981 in London, before working as a ward sister in Nottingham.
She went on to become director of nursing and workforce at Great Ormond Street Hospital, interim chair of the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council and chief executive of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
SHADOW education secretary Kate Green has pulled out of an event organised by two universities that are planning to close courses and cut jobs.
The Labour MP for Stretford and Urmston had been due to speak at an online forum on Monday hosted by Aston and London South Bank universities, but her office today confirmed to the Morning Star that she had withdrawn over her concerns.
The University and College Union (UCU) welcomed Ms Green’s decision, describing it as a boost to its members’ fight against cuts to jobs and courses.
Aston University is planning to close its department of history, languages and translation, putting 24 jobs at risk and cutting 10 courses a UCU petition against the move has already attracted more than 6,000 signatures.
Written by Kimberly Drake on May 7, 2021 Fact checked by Alexandra Sanfins, Ph.D.
As lockdowns and restrictions ease in various locations, some people find it extremely challenging to reacclimate to “normal” life. As the pandemic recedes, some consider this phenomenon as the next emerging mental health crisis.
COVID-19 anxiety syndrome is an emerging phenomenon defined by compulsive symptom checking and avoiding leaving the house, even when the health risks are minimal. Paul Frangipane/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Over a year has passed since SARS-CoV-2 began to spread across the world. Its appearance, which first caused mild concern, soon turned into serious worry as more people received a diagnosis of COVID-19.
The coronavirus pandemic has made socialising in person nigh-on impossible for over a year now, so it’s no wonder many people are feeling nervous about restrictions easing and the emerging phenomenon of ‘Covid anxiety syndrome’ is on the rise. If you suffer from it, you might feel reluctant to use public transport, apprehensive about developing a cough, or uneasy when in close proximity with other people. But it’s not just about feeling a bit nervous at the prospect of mixing with strangers, it’s a mental health disorder that can affect work, school, and your daily routine. It can have devastating impacts on a person’s life.
People with Covid-19 anxiety syndrome may find it harder to return to normal living after pandemic
May 6 2021
‘Covid-19 anxiety syndrome’ may cause a significant number of people to struggle with reintegrating back into daily life as UK society returns to normal after the pandemic, says new research by London South Bank University (LSBU), in partnership with Kingston University.
The research findings show that one in five of the 286 UK-based survey participants scored highly on the Covid-19 anxiety syndrome scale, used by the researchers in February 2021.
Covid-19 anxiety syndrome consists of forms of coping such as a constant attention to threat, worry, avoidance and excessive checking, that can keep people locked into a state of continuous anxiety and fear of contracting the virus.