Alison Stacey

A smiling advanced nurse practitioner in NHS Fife's new purple uniform
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Purple uniforms introduced for advanced nurse practitioners

Scottish trust’s uniforms ensure better recognition of ANPs in emergency settings

Lady Justice Thirlwall and Lucy Letby
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Letby inquiry: hundreds of nurse whistleblowers want to take part

NHS Whistleblowers group wants staff to have their say on culture around raising concerns

The Princess of Wales on an engagement last November
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Reminder for nurses after claim of prying into Kate’s medical notes during hospital stay

Health minister cautions nurses after newspaper reports attempt to access princess’s records

Photo of nurses from black and minority ethnic backgrounds
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Discrimination in NHS: report reveals ‘glacial’ pace of change

Figures also show level of bullying or harassment of black and minority ethnic female nurses

Community nurse looks fed up as she sips hot drink in her car between home visits. Many community nurses are seeing a delay in payment of part of their 2022-23 pay deal
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Community nurses’ missing money: why staff continue to be denied their ‘backlog bonus’

Health minister urged to honour pledge to NHS-contracted staff as new financial year looms

Nursing and Midwifery Council sign, illustrating story about a nurse's fitness to practise hearing
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Nurse struck off for altering patient’s notes after death

Fitness to practise hearing finds Helen Powell deliberately misled the Coroner’s Court

A tearful older woman is consoled by a nurse
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DNACPR: nurses need training to improve vital conversations

Scenario-based training and guidance on end of life conversations is needed, says report

Photo of staff writing on a roster on the wall, illustrating story about changes to flexible working
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Flexible working: how nurses will benefit from change in law

The flexible working request changes that will come into force in April

Pensive nurse using her phone. Inset, mugshot of serial killer nurse, Lucy Letby, whose crimes are cited as reasons why nurses seek mental health helpline’s support
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Tarred with the same brush? Nurses pay with their mental health for Lucy Letby’s crimes

Surge in calls to helpline partly blamed on post-Letby climate of suspicion

A line of people with suitcases queuing to show their documents at an airport
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Surge in nurses fleeing England lured by better pay, conditions and lifestyle

Number of nurses seeking jobs overseas jumps fivefold, driven by cost of living pressures

Photo of nurses on busy ward, illustrating story about nurse pay and retention
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NHS pay review process ‘in dire need of reform’

Nuffield Trust also says nurse-doctor pay gap is one of largest among comparable countries

Photo of nurses on busy ward, illustrating story about NHS Staff Survey results
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NHS Staff Survey: nurses lift lid on working in health service

Latest survey results highlight burnout, sexual harassment and pay dissatisfaction

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt holding up the red budget briefcase
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Restraint urged on nurses’ pay after ‘generous’ award last year

NHS pay body is told budgets are ‘extremely constrained’ for 2024-25 pay offer

Nurses calling for action by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust on parking issues facing staff
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Hospital nurses face abuse and vandalism when parking near work

Trust receives call for action letter signed by 2,000 staff and local residents

Illustration shows person putting their fingers in their ears to show how the NHS is said to be in denial about racism
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Racism in the NHS: how to get through to an organisation in denial

Why is it so hard for nurses to talk openly about racial prejudice at work?

RCN Scotland members protesting over pay and staffing, illustrating story about benefits for nurses under pay agreement
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Shorter working week for NHS nurses in Scotland

Nursing staff on Agenda for Change contracts can also request a review of their band 5 role

NMC headquarters brass plaque showing its name and logo. A nurse who looked up medical records with no legitimate reason was suspended by the regulator
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Suspended: school nurse who looked up family’s medical records ‘out of curiosity’

Nurse, who had a history of similar misconduct, would need ‘serious’ supervision in future

Image showing a close-up of a person's hand holding £20 notes, suggesting nurses' pay rise
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What will the nurse pay offer for 2024-25 look like?

We look at when the process will get started – and whether further strike action is likely

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