Nurses encouraged into research to improve patient safety
Combining clinical practice with research would also boost job satisfaction
25 Aug 2023
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Nurses rescue poorly hedgehog who wandered into emergency department
A hedgehog called John is on the road to recovery after being pampered by nurses
25 Aug 2023
Heading for departures: surge in nurses applying to practise overseas
Steep rise in NMC registrants seeking to work outside UK blamed on chronic staff shortages
24 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby inquiry should be given more power, NHS ombudsman tells health secretary
A statutory inquiry would be able to ‘compel witnesses’ and investigate leadership
24 Aug 2023
Former head of nursing at Letby hospital referred to regulator
Alison Kelly is referred to NMC after concerns over handling of fears raised by consultants
23 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby: police praise nurses who testified in distressing trial
Officers acknowledge the emotional impact on colleagues and witnesses
22 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby given whole life sentence
Nurse refuses to attend court to hear sentencing after murder convictions
21 Aug 2023
Former head of nursing says she ‘lacked information’ to remove Letby from neonatal unit
Karen Rees says she was not given enough information to justify removing Letby earlier
21 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby: police review care of babies in Liverpool and Chester as inquiry is called
Independent inquiry will examine how clinicians’ concerns about nurse were handled
18 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby was ‘very skilled in brainwashing’ colleagues
Reviewing lawyer speaks of nurse ‘covering her tracks’ as she is found guilty
18 Aug 2023
Nurse Lucy Letby guilty of murdering seven babies
Jury also convicts children’s nurse of six attempted murders at hospital neonatal unit
18 Aug 2023
Nurses’ lives inspire play premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe
Playwright drew on more than 50 nurses’ own words to explore the pressures NHS staff face
18 Aug 2023
Guide to British slang aims to break the language barrier for nurses from overseas
It deciphers terms including ‘it’s giving me gyp’ and ‘spending a penny’
18 Aug 2023
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
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
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