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ICU strike threat: trust’s redeployment plan could heighten nurses’ burnout risk – union
But trust claims ICU nurses could become deskilled by current lack of more complex caseload
Nurse shift pattern changes possible in work-life balance review
Review of flexible working is aimed at improving work-life balance as well as recruitment
Nursing associate job ad calls for ‘registered nurse’ ability
Trust removes ad after concerns raised over replacing registered nurses with associates
Patient death due partly to repositioning plan being ignored
Coroner’s report says patient developed septicaemia after lack of adherence to care plan
Bill to legally protect ‘nurse’ job title clears first hurdle in parliament
Labour MP Dawn Butler proposed legislation to ensure only registered nurses use the title
Struck off: hospital nurse jailed for stealing more than £100,000 from three patients
I was blinded by the money but am a good nurse, Kelvin Ramasta told NMC
Plan to close another nursing campus sparks further concern
University cites financial reasons, as RCN says we can’t afford for nurse supply to shrink
New push for legal protection of ‘nurse’ in job titles to protect patients
Bill would make it illegal for anyone to call themselves nurse unless registered with NMC
Lucy Letby: medical experts claim she did not murder babies
Expert says deaths blamed on former nurse resulted from natural causes or poor medical care
Top nursing school closure plan sparks alarm among students
Cardiff University has begun consultation on shutting highly ranked nursing school
Big rise in fitness to practise referrals is masking progress made on backlogs, says NMC
Referrals to the regulator are increasing, which risks undoing work to tackle caseloads
Band 7-9 draft job profile updates ‘undervalue senior nurses’ expertise’
Give senior NHS nurses the recognition they deserve, RCN tells roles review