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The nurses who won’t feel the benefit of three-year pay deal uplift
Northern Ireland salaries slipping further behind rest of the UK, RCN warns
02 Apr 2019
Knife crime risk: government proposes legal duty for nurses to raise concerns
Consultation suggests staff should report warning signs among young people
01 Apr 2019
Lack of empathy and advice for nurses at work can make their back pain worse
An unsupportive workplace exacerbates musculoskeletal disorders, a study of nurses found
01 Apr 2019
Assistant practitioners are being ‘overlooked and pushed to one side’
Some feel the introduction of nursing associates threatens their role
29 Mar 2019
Threat of strike action averted as nurses win fight for pay parity
Jersey nurses dug their heels in because they’re paid less than allied health professionals
29 Mar 2019
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Give YOUR views in major survey by Nursing Standard and Marie Curie
Nurses can share their experiences of caring for people at the end of life
29 Mar 2019
Fitness to practise process ‘damages nurses’ careers’, regardless of outcome
Survey finds many exonerated nurses leave the profession or return to a lower position
28 Mar 2019
Why more than 160,000 nurses have walked away from the NHS since 2010
Working in the NHS is taking its toll on nurses' work-life balance, Labour claims
27 Mar 2019
Safe staffing: train senior nurses to make complex decisions on numbers, review urges
National Institute for Health Research says ward leaders are key to patient safety
26 Mar 2019
University Twitter campaign aims to make nursing more appealing to men
Glasgow Caledonian University wants to redress gender imbalance among nursing students
25 Mar 2019
Warning over negligence claims as NHS waiting lists grow
Longer waits for treatment may cause patients harm, says National Audit Office
25 Mar 2019
NMC responds to criticism over lack of support in fitness to practise cases
New measures will include mental health support and option of legal assistance
22 Mar 2019
Royal College of Physicians adopts same position as the RCN on assisted dying
Following poll of doctors, college drops opposition in favour of neutral stance on the issue
22 Mar 2019
Struggling emergency departments turn to pharmacist practitioners to plug gaps
Extended role covers performing examinations, diagnosis, prescribing, treatment and discharge
21 Mar 2019
Return to practice: proposals aim to make process easier and faster
NMC plans include taking a competency test rather than a course
21 Mar 2019
Nursing shortages: student grants and nurse pay rises are the answer, say think tanks
Closing the Gap report outlines immediate actions to curb staff shortfall
21 Mar 2019
Struck off: the nurse who made ‘serious’ mistakes while answering 999 calls
Former clinical nurse supervisor told the NMC he worked in a knife-edge role
20 Mar 2019
Quality of placements can influence nursing graduates’ choice of specialty
Study advises investment in better student experiences in hard-to-recruit areas of practice
20 Mar 2019