NHS workforce plan: can it boost nurse numbers without proper focus on retention?
Long-awaited plan for NHS in England needs more detail on how it will be delivered
30 Jun 2023
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How empty student accommodation is being turned over for use by NHS nurses
Flats for rent near hospital will help trust recruit and retain staff, many from overseas
30 Jun 2023
Lucy Letby: claim of targeted attack on baby boy ‘completely unrealistic’
Nurse’s defence barrister insists there is no evidence she contaminated bags of IV feed
29 Jun 2023
Student money worries: ‘I often don’t eat so I can feed my children’
Survey finds two-thirds of nursing students have considered leaving course due to finances
29 Jun 2023
Welcome to the UK: trusts join forces to help nurses from overseas settle in
Support package includes 30 days’ free housing, a month’s bus pass and money advice
29 Jun 2023
‘Shocked, angry and deflated’: nurses react to ballot after losing strike mandate
Social media posts show a profession let down by trade union laws and postal vote failures
28 Jun 2023
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Nursing Live: Michael Rosen will ‘express my gratitude’ to nurses at event
The poet and broadcaster will discuss his COVID-19 experience and the care he received
28 Jun 2023
Lucy Letby: defence sums up by rounding on ‘poor’ scientific evidence
Research paper in prosecution case is unsafe basis for conviction, says defence barrister
28 Jun 2023
Thousands of nurses who voted to carry on striking blocked by ballot turnout rules
Large majority of NHS members in RCN ballot voted to press ahead with further walkouts
27 Jun 2023
Summer strikes paused as fresh talks agreed – but pay off the table
July strikes have been paused as Welsh Government agrees to discuss current deal
27 Jun 2023
Lack of PPE due to planning for wrong type of pandemic, inquiry told
Rosemary Gallagher also says government failed to consult nurses when pandemic planning
27 Jun 2023
UK struggles to keep its nurses as emigration fuels ‘strikingly low’ workforce numbers
Far more nurses move to practise in Australia and New Zealand than the other way round
26 Jun 2023
Nurses ‘taking HCA roles to avoid risk of blame over compromised care’
Some fear they will be struck off over care given in overstretched settings, says professor
26 Jun 2023
Claims some RCN ballots never arrived cast doubt over further strikes
RCN members vent their frustration at papers not received or received too late
23 Jun 2023
Anti-strike bill: MPs again reject changes to protect nurses’ jobs
The House of Lords amendments would allow nurses to strike without fear of the sack
22 Jun 2023
Lucy Letby falsified records to cover her tracks, jury told
Prosecutor says the accused nurse lied when she said she did not remember baby who died
22 Jun 2023
Senior NHS staff must be held to account for racist culture, warns equality campaigner
Anti-racism policies will fail without accountability at the top, says Neomi Bennett
22 Jun 2023
ED and discharge pressures: solution lies in staffing, not ambulance hubs, say nurses
Nurses voice doubts that hubs and discharge lounges can clear bottlenecks in acute care
21 Jun 2023