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Ruth May is named chief nursing officer for England
She will take her place on the newly formed NHS Executive Group
Scottish government offers to reimburse settled status fees to EU nurses after Brexit
Supply of nursing staff from the European Union is a critical issue for Scotland – Sturgeon
‘Mental health services need to do more to promote black nurses’
Nurses of African or Caribbean heritage should have more career support, review states
Not good enough: RCN’s verdict on pay offer to NHS nurses in Northern Ireland
College consults members on what they want to do now
RCN poll reveals concern that lack of nurses compromises patient safety
Survey of UK public also finds more than half demand more funding for nursing students
Nursing apprenticeships: MPs move to inject momentum into stalling programme
Cross-party group wants a more flexible approach to funding and supernumerary status
Nurses say they value hospital volunteers, but worry about the tasks they’re given
Survey is the first time NHS staff have been asked what they think of ward volunteers
NMC targets diversity with more BME members on panels
Regulator says new appointments increase BME representation, but there is still ‘more to do’
Nurse convicted of defrauding NHS concedes ‘impact on image of nursing’
NMC panel suspends nurse who claimed £20,000 in sick pay while also working for an agency
Revealed: extent of NHS nurse vacancies not covered by bank or agency staff
Every unfilled shift is an operational challenge for the front line, says NHS Improvement
Nurses’ CPD budgets: ‘severity of cuts has been underestimated’
Council of Deans of Health said spending has dropped by as much as 60%
First prison term handed down under law designed to protect nurses from assault
Magistrates use new powers under Assaults on Emergency Workers Act 2018