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Nursing and Midwifery Council sign, illustrating story about a nurse's fitness to practise hearing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hospital nurses face abuse and vandalism when parking near work

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

RCN Scotland members protesting over pay and staffing, illustrating story about benefits for nurses under pay agreement

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

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 from NHS trust's anti-violence campaign, featuring nurse Yvonne Ihekwoaba

Red card bans for abusive patients and relatives in hospitals

Essex trust’s campaign aims to protect staff as incidents of physical and verbal abuse rise

Fewer nurses in emergency departments linked to serious patient outcomes

Lower staffing levels mean long waits and patients leaving without being seen, study shows

Nurse spots signs of stroke and helps save colleague’s life

Sharon Woods acted swiftly when stroke ward colleague Caroline Swan experienced one herself

Breathtaking: TV COVID drama ‘too real to watch’ for some nurses

ITV series described as authentic depiction of the trauma front-line nurses experienced

Martha’s rule roll-out: how nurses will be involved

New rule gives patients and families access to urgent second opinion if concerned about care

NMC register fraud investigations: nurses to face hearings soon

Panels will examine cases of people suspected of gaining fraudulent entry to UK register

NHS racism: staff fear being branded ‘troublemakers’ for raising race concerns

Nurse Michelle Cox says black and minority ethnic staff need to feel valued and included

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