Kimberley Hackett

Picture shows a computer screen displaying a diabetes training module
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Free training offered to reduce insulin administration errors

Diabetes nursing group produces e-learning module after audit highlights errors in hospitals

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Parkinson’s charity offers free online training post-COVID

Parkinson’s UK virtual course to focus on the effects of lockdown on patients

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Nursing research: chief nurse wants to hear your ideas

Ruth May’s team at NHS England and NHS Improvement is developing a nursing research strategy

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Fair pay: campaign calls on government to give NHS staff 15% rise

Nurses United and NHS Workers Say No have a week of action planned including tweeting MPs...

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Resuscitation notices and COVID-19: RCN backs review of DNACPR use

Care Quality Commission to review notice use during pandemic, after concerns about consent

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Winter pressures: EDs cannot go back to pre-COVID overcrowding, says RCEM

NHS England data reveals emergency department four-hour wait targets slipped by 6% since May

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Skin reactions due to surgical gloves lead to lost working hours, study finds

Nurses urged to protect their hands and wear gloves only when required

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RCN Nurse of the Year 2020 revealed at virtual ceremony

Innovative nurse set up a project to support and educate young people at risk of knife crime

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BAME nurses receive recognition at RCN London’s Rising Star Awards

Recipients won awards for excellence in patient care, innovation and leadership

Millie Magadlela flanked by colleagues on her first day back at work
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How to get ready to nurse again after surviving COVID-19

Staff nurse who was seriously ill with coronavirus shares tips for a safe return to work

Nurse prepares to administer IV medicines to male patient lying in hospital bed
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IV medications errors: guidelines improve safety if nurses road-test them first

Study found nurses’ input into how guidance is written reduces errors

A child's hand displaying signs of kawasaki disease
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COVID-19 and inflammation in children: professor urges caution over possible link

Atypical Kawasaki shock syndrome may have various causes – infectious disease expert

Cath Simpson of ICU at University Hospital of North Tees with nurse and COVID patient Millie Magadlela
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COVID-19: nurse survivor’s tribute to the hospital colleagues who saved her life

Morale boost for staff as they see one of their own leave ICU

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COVID-19: NMC widens its appeal for nurses to join temporary register

Invitation extended to those who left the register earlier and those who trained overseas

Nurse Alessia Bonari posted a picture of her bruises after wearing a protective mask for extended periods during Italy's COVID-19 epidemic
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Tired, afraid and bruised: nurse reports from Italy’s COVID-19 front line

Alessia Bonari urged members of the public to ‘do their part’ during the pandemic

NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens
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Coronavirus response: plan to employ third-year nursing students at band 5

NHS England and chief nursing officer working with NMC to get students into clinical practice

nurses looks frightened and holds her hands up defensively
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Violence in the NHS: almost a quarter of nurses tell survey about being attacked

Latest NHS Staff Survey reveals assaults, patient safety, and work stresses as key concerns

woman helps frail man to take a meal at a kitchen table
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Nursing at work, caring at home: advice, tips and your workplace rights

It’s tough juggling loved ones’ needs and a day job – so what are your options?

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