Nursing Standard
Ban on expensive nursing agencies in bid to curb spending
Step by Northern Ireland’s health and social care trusts aims to rein in agency spending
16 Aug 2023
Andrea Downey
Nursing Standard
NHS plan for 900 extra acute beds ahead of winter likely to pile more pressure on nurses
Bid to boost capacity despite chronic staff shortage raises fears over nurses’ workloads
15 Aug 2023
Nursing Standard
Need a change of scene? Be a nurse on a remote Scottish island
Role on Fair Isle in Shetland combines independent working with breathtaking surroundings
11 Aug 2023
Nursing Standard
Hospital nurses urged to keep older patients moving to reduce risks posed by bedrest
Even slow walking for 25 minutes a day can counter detrimental physical effects, study shows
10 Aug 2023
Nursing Standard
Nurses offered COVID booster to prevent winter staff absences
Nurses made eligible for vaccination to protect NHS from absences due to the virus
09 Aug 2023
Nursing Standard
Lucy Letby jury told they can return majority verdicts
Jury has spent a month considering verdicts on nurse who denies murdering seven babies
08 Aug 2023
Nursing Standard
Does your pay band match your competency and responsibilities?
NHS Pay Review Body calls for review on nurse bandings to be completed swiftly
07 Aug 2023
Nursing Standard
Warning over ‘catastrophic’ loss of mental health hubs to support nursing staff
Doubts over future funding for well-being hubs spark concern about effect on workforce
02 Aug 2023
Nursing Standard
Noodle the dog helps autistic teen through fear of surgery
Girl is allowed take autism assistance dog Noodle with her into operating theatre
01 Aug 2023
Nursing Standard
Social care funding boost will flounder without workforce plan, warn health leaders
Leaders welcomed the £600 million investment but called for plan to tackle staffing crisis
31 Jul 2023
Nursing Standard
Nursing students may take on vaccine delivery to help tackle fall in uptake
MPs call for wider access to routine immunisations as uptake among children declines
28 Jul 2023
Nursing Standard
Overworked cancer nurses at breaking point as NHS quit rate hits ten-year high
Macmillan has called for urgent action from government to boost cancer nurse numbers
28 Jul 2023
Nursing Standard
NHS sickness absence remains stubbornly high, with anxiety and depression key factors
More than 575,000 working days lost in England due to nurses’ ill health in just one month
27 Jul 2023
Nursing Standard
When a colleague dies by suicide: grieving staff need rapid support, guidance states
Trained teams should stand ready to support NHS staff in the aftermath of a suicide
27 Jul 2023
Nursing Standard
Morale and staffing in mental health at risk of entering ever-worsening cycle, MPs warn
Mental health nurses are quitting in search of work-life balance as referrals soar
24 Jul 2023
Nursing Standard
Nurses honoured for ‘exceptional contribution’ to the profession
RCN Foundation Impact Awards honour enhanced practice and contribution to patient care
24 Jul 2023
Nursing Standard
Nurses will vote on improved offer for flexible working and other non-pay elements
RCN members in Wales are being asked to vote on the offer after fresh negotiations
21 Jul 2023
Nursing Standard
‘Bring back face masks’: guidance change is flawed, says healthcare staff group
Dropping face mask recommendation for health settings described as dangerous
20 Jul 2023