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
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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
Lucy Letby jury told they can return majority verdicts
Jury has spent a month considering verdicts on nurse who denies murdering seven babies
08 Aug 2023
Nurse burnout: ‘urgent action’ need to stop staff exodus
Report highlights 40% of nurses feel burned out at work and suggests solutions
08 Aug 2023
Does your pay band match your competency and responsibilities?
NHS Pay Review Body calls for review on nurse bandings to be completed swiftly
07 Aug 2023
Community team inappropriately used WhatsApp to share patient data
NHS Lanarkshire failed to put clear policies in place around the use of the app
03 Aug 2023
High nurse vacancies, burnout and low morale found in overrun ED
Improvements ordered after catalogue of problems identified by inspectors
03 Aug 2023
International nurses tell of crying after shifts, trauma and racism
Report finds nurses trained overseas feel misunderstood and are treated unfairly
03 Aug 2023