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Former head of nursing says she ‘lacked information’ to remove Letby from neonatal unit
Karen Rees says she was not given enough information to justify removing Letby earlier
21 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby: police review care of babies in Liverpool and Chester as inquiry is called
Independent inquiry will examine how clinicians’ concerns about nurse were handled
18 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby was ‘very skilled in brainwashing’ colleagues
Reviewing lawyer speaks of nurse ‘covering her tracks’ as she is found guilty
18 Aug 2023
Nurse Lucy Letby guilty of murdering seven babies
Jury also convicts children’s nurse of six attempted murders at hospital neonatal unit
18 Aug 2023
Nurses’ lives inspire play premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe
Playwright drew on more than 50 nurses’ own words to explore the pressures NHS staff face
18 Aug 2023
Guide to British slang aims to break the language barrier for nurses from overseas
It deciphers terms including ‘it’s giving me gyp’ and ‘spending a penny’
18 Aug 2023
Number accepted onto UK nursing courses falls 13%, prompting calls to scrap fees
NHS workforce plan ‘stumbles at first hurdle’ as nursing degree figures drop in every country
17 Aug 2023
NHS trust’s U-turn over job ad for nurses or AHPs to join medical consultant rotation
Trust apologises after doctor raises patient safety concerns over hyper acute stroke unit
17 Aug 2023
Nursing student left in tears as university error blocks registration
Some 200 nursing students to be compensated after mixup prevents them starting jobs
16 Aug 2023
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
How will ambitious nursing student targets set in the NHS workforce plan be met?
Calls for more detail on how nursing degree places will be increased
15 Aug 2023
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
Flexible working: nurses urged to have their say on new rules for employers
A new code of practice will include changes to the law set for next spring
14 Aug 2023
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
Safer staffing and breaks – what nurses really need to reduce burnout
Nurses share their suggestions, which also include good work-life balance and better pay
11 Aug 2023
‘I know of nurses from India living in terrible conditions’ in the UK
Spokesperson for Kerala nurses talks of multiple families crammed into small houses
10 Aug 2023
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
Periods at work: trust offers free sanitary products to staff
Shropshire trust’s initiative aims to support people during the cost-of-living crisis
09 Aug 2023