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Coronavirus ‘can remain active on nurses’ uniforms for up to 72 hours’
Study suggests work clothes should be washed on site to prevent contamination in homes
25 Feb 2021
Further pay boost for nurses in Scotland, as government announces interim rise
Increase intended as stopgap, with Agenda for Change pay negotiations delayed
24 Feb 2021
House price hikes led to 9,000 nurses leaving NHS acute care sector – report
Institute for Fiscal Studies says rising living costs and inflexible pay system to blame
24 Feb 2021
Fresh help for NHS staff traumatised by pandemic
Mental health and well-being hubs offering staff confidential advice and support set to open
23 Feb 2021
When nursing was linked with witchcraft – new research
Study will highlight people ‘cruelly and unfairly punished’ for providing care
23 Feb 2021
Give exhausted nurses time out on top of their annual leave
Pandemic recovery plans need to take account of nurses’ health and well-being
22 Feb 2021
Newly qualified nurse dies from COVID-19 before getting to start in new role
Father of four Oronsaye Okhomina was in a coma when NMC registration came through
22 Feb 2021
COVID bonus call for agency nurses: more than 41,000 sign petition
All health and social care staff deserve government recognition, says campaigner
19 Feb 2021
Nurses with long-COVID should get compensation, MPs say
Classifying long-COVID as an occupational disease would support front-line staff
19 Feb 2021
Nursing course applications hit record high in UK
Inspiring COVID-19 work of staff has been ‘best possible advert for nursing profession’
18 Feb 2021
Government proposes reforms to give it power to deregulate healthcare
White paper suggests health secretary could remove professional regulation and abolish...
18 Feb 2021
COVID-19 and staff well-being: share your experiences in Nursing Standard’s survey
Tell us how the pandemic has affected your health and well-being at work
17 Feb 2021
Nurse who tweeted about racist abuse receives award from trust
Staff nurse Aldarico Jr Velasco praised messages of support from the ‘virtual world’
17 Feb 2021
Nurses warned of tax avoidance schemes targeting agency staff
Those returning to help in COVID-19 effort also lured by schemes ‘too good to be true’
16 Feb 2021
Nurse jailed over patient deaths could have murder convictions quashed
Review points to possible natural causes in deaths of four older women from hypoglycaemia
16 Feb 2021
Community nurse used farmer husband’s tractor to reach patients in blizzard conditions
Charlotte Perry-Warnes did not let heavy snow stop her making home visits
15 Feb 2021
Colleagues pay tribute to respiratory nurse who died of COVID-19
Ameta Rooplal was ‘kind and compassionate’, and helped the homeless outside of working hours
15 Feb 2021
NHS revamp must boost nurse numbers, RCN demands
College says it will not let government ‘off the hook’ in proposed NHS reorganisation
15 Feb 2021