Two Cork cousins have developed a compostable PPE apron to reduce plastic usage in the healthcare industry.

A senior nurse in the Acute Medical Unit said, “There could be enough PPE in store cupboards and elsewhere but it’s confusing for us when we are told to wear one thing—gloves, apron and mask ...

Forty-two percent of non-pregnant nurses and thirty-eight percent of pregnant nurses reported never using a gown while administering antineoplastic drugs to patients, according to a NIOSH survey.

The study surveyed more than 21,000 nurses; 58 percent said that they were reusing single-use PPE like N95 masks for five or more days and 68 percent said that reusing single-use PPE was required ...

Nurses protested outside the White House on Thursday over a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

Ms Cullen told BBC's Evening Extra programme that nurses in Northern Ireland are still unable to access adequate PPE equipment to do their jobs.

The type of PPE used depends on the task being performed and the setting. For example, nurses on a COVID-19 ward are advised to wear disposable gloves, an apron, a gown, a respirator and face ...

Nurses protest for more protections after 8 nurses at SVMH test positive for COVID-19 The nurses say they want new leadership at the hospital after they say their safety was neglected ...

No nursing staff are refusing to work with Covid-19 patients across Scotland as a result of a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), according to the Scottish health secretary.