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
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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
District and community nurses threaten new strikes after missing out on pay awards
Nurses lost thousands over technicality that deemed them not employed directly by NHS trusts
02 Aug 2023
Warning over ‘catastrophic’ loss of mental health hubs to support nursing staff
Doubts over future funding for well-being hubs spark concern about effect on workforce
02 Aug 2023
NHS sickness absence remains stubbornly high, with anxiety and depression key factors
More than 575,000 working days lost in England due to nurses’ ill health in just one month
27 Jul 2023
Police not attending mental health call-outs ‘puts lives at risk’
Mental health nurse says unrealistic plan means more will die due to lack of correct care
27 Jul 2023
When a colleague dies by suicide: grieving staff need rapid support, guidance states
Trained teams should stand ready to support NHS staff in the aftermath of a suicide
27 Jul 2023