Recruitment drive for 900 overseas nurses to plug staff shortages
Swansea Bay University Health Board hopes move will slash annual agency bill by £1.5 million
12 Apr 2023
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Failed pay talks leave nurses no closer to new deal
Nurses in Northern Ireland left in limbo as talks stall and parity with England unclear
11 Apr 2023
Nurses’ well-being: would discount meals at work help?
One trust provides free breakfasts and cut-price dinners to help cope with cost of living
11 Apr 2023
A four-day week for NHS staff? Here’s what nurses think
Nursing Standard readers share their views on the proposal, with opinions divided
07 Apr 2023
Nurse stars in inspirational choir of worldwide healthcare staff
Choir formed to raise spirits amid COVID meets in Geneva to mark WHO anniversary
06 Apr 2023
Nurse to pay £55k over nursing home resident deaths
Caroline Taylforth had pleaded guilty to two counts of causing avoidable harm
06 Apr 2023
Trust’s chocolate incentive leaves a bitter taste with nurses
The promise of sweet treats for performing quick patient discharges drew fire on Twitter
06 Apr 2023
Anti-strikes bill could see nurses struck off, union warns
Anti-strikes Bill could see nurses face FtP charge by NMC if it becomes law, says Unite
05 Apr 2023
RCN calls in cyber security firm amid claim signatures on a petition were falsifed
Petition called for no-confidence vote on college’s leadership following NHS pay offer
05 Apr 2023
Agency staff bill exceeds £26 million in just three months
Scottish Labour reveals ‘unsustainable’ spending including cover for 34,000 nursing shifts
04 Apr 2023
Lucy Letby trial: colleagues recall how staff stabilised infant after his sats dropped
Neonatal nurse accused of attempting to murder baby boy by injecting air into his stomach
04 Apr 2023
Pay spine for nursing could create tension between nurses and other NHS staff groups
Unions and nurses voice fears over RCN’s bid to secure an NHS pay scale for nursing staff
04 Apr 2023
Emergency nurse resigns on Twitter, saying he can’t face working in NHS any longer
Nurse tags MPS in early morning tweet citing anxiety about working in ‘broken’ care system
03 Apr 2023
Open access
Workplace issues: take part in Nursing Standard’s survey
Share your experiences, including mentorship and whether you’ve ever faced harassment
03 Apr 2023
End fees, pay for placements and give students holidays: a nurse-led recruitment plan
Better pay tops nurses’ list of ways to fix the staffing crisis and entice new recruits
31 Mar 2023
Free symptomatic COVID-19 testing in hospitals and care homes set to end from 1 April
Testing will end in England unless nurses work with more vulnerable patients
31 Mar 2023
Nurse retention: will 4-day week on same pay prevent staff quitting NHS?
Campaigners urge NHS employers to trial the idea, saying it would improve work-life balance
31 Mar 2023
Lucy Letby trial: baby had extensive haemorrhaging from ‘impact-type’ injuries to liver
Child O’s injuries similar to those common in a road traffic accident, says pathologist
30 Mar 2023