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Support nurses with menopause – or risk losing them, MPs told
Nurse says specialist advice and resources are vital as symptoms can often go unrecognised
24 Mar 2022
COVID tests: nurses left unclear on who will pay for testing as 1 April deadline looms
Failure to clarify testing policy for NHS staff leaves nurses concerned about test fees
23 Mar 2022
Nurses don Rishi Sunak masks urging ‘proper pay rise’ for staff
Front-line workers deliver petition on NHS pay offer ahead of chancellor’s Spring Statement
22 Mar 2022
Competency test centre set to greet thousands of overseas nurses
University facility will enable nurses to do their OSCE before they can register in the UK
21 Mar 2022
Do doctors need nurses more than nurses need doctors?
Stability in nursing teams boosts retention of medical staff, but not the other way round
18 Mar 2022
‘Crazy’ fuel hikes could drive us out of profession, say nurses
Patients could be put at risk if nurses unable to carry out frequent home visits, RCN warns
18 Mar 2022
Being honest about errors in care: the guidance every nurse should read
NMC has updated its advice on duty of candour, which supports staff to be open with patients
17 Mar 2022
Lack of action on nurse staffing crisis ‘means more patients live in pain’
Report condemns failure to act on ‘desperate under-staffing’ as waiting times soar
17 Mar 2022
Scottish Government plan to boost nursing student intake labelled ‘inadequate’
RCN says strategy to increase homegrown and overseas nurses laudable, but lacks detail
17 Mar 2022
Healthcare support for Ukrainian refugees: guidance issued for NHS staff
Advice includes checklist for caring for those fleeing war and helping them access services
16 Mar 2022
Mental health: more nurses urgently needed as referrals soar
Pandemic sees surge in demand for treatment for conditions, including anxiety and depression
16 Mar 2022
NHS mileage: call for urgent review as nurses struggle with mounting travel costs
Community staff struggle to get to payday as driving to patients leaves them out-of-pocket
15 Mar 2022
Cervical screening for staff: how a nurse is boosting uptake among her own colleagues
Workplace testing is proving quick and convenient for nursing staff – and it’s easy to set up
15 Mar 2022
Emergency department nurses say care ‘being compromised at every level’
RCN meeting in Northern Ireland hears of long waits for patients in corridors and ambulances
14 Mar 2022
Virtual placements for overseas students could help ease their transition to UK practice
Module to be used in Indonesia is tailored to nation’s system but based on NMC standards
14 Mar 2022
Vigilance against sepsis affected by pandemic, charity warns
UK Sepsis Trust says diagnosis and treatment hampered by crisis, calls for better training
11 Mar 2022
Reflecting on two years of the worst pandemic in nurses’ lifetime
Nurses share experiences of the first waves two years after WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic
11 Mar 2022
NHS pay: below-inflation rise (aka real-terms pay cut) ‘highly likely’
Nurses face losing out as chancellor grapples with competing pressures on public spending
10 Mar 2022