Support staff doing tasks of nurses puts care at risk – report
RCN Wales says support workers should never be pressured to work beyond their competencies
Changing the focus of adverse incident reporting in mental health nursing
Why nurses need to include workforce-related issues in adverse incident reports
Who’s in charge when patients are in bed limbo?
New guidance aims to clarify clinical responsibility for patients who are ‘between wards’
Warning of mental health nurses substituted on inpatient wards
But NHS denies any inappropriate staffing in mental health and learning disability services
Warning of mental health nurses substituted on inpatient wards
But NHS denies any inappropriate staffing in mental health and learning disability services
Nurses’ views bypassed in higher-level staffing decisions
Data given precedence over nursing judgement at the cost of patient care, study finds
‘Short-sighted’ autumn statement brings no money for NHS
Critics point to £1.7bn financial hole and say waiting times and staffing levels will worsen
Strikes: minimum staffing levels could be ‘discriminatory’
RCN also says the ‘draconian new law tries to stop nurses from speaking up for patients’
Staff burnout and morale among key concerns for trust leaders
Survey also finds most believe delivering care this winter will be even tougher than the last
Safe staffing: how to report concerns, whatever your role or seniority
A practical guide to using ‘red flags’ to raise staffing gaps
Trust welcomes 30 nurses as part of successful international recruitment campaign
The recruitment programme has seen 352 overseas nurses join the trust since 2021
Off-duty staff urged to report for work as trust tries to cope with ‘extreme pressure’
Major NHS trust issues urgent appeal for available registered and unregistered staff
What can nurses learn from patient feedback in the emergency department?
Listening to patients’ experiences, particularly after a negative event, can enhance care
Safe staffing law has improved nurses’ lives yet moves to extend it are stalling – union
Nurses’ leader calls for action to widen reach of legal nurse staffing mandate in Wales
Labour says reform NHS – nurses say investment is what’s needed
Shadow health secretary says health service must ‘modernise or die’
Emergency triage marred by lack of staff and heavy workloads
Study finds hectic working conditions can ‘result in nurses making rushed decisions’
Hospital staff stage three days of strikes over pay and staffing
Union claims surge in nursing membership at one emergency department thanks to pay battle
Nurse vacancies soar almost 60% in Wales leaving staff ‘exhausted’
RCN report also shows nursing staff work a total of 69,877 additional hours every week
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