12-hour shifts: love them, loathe them, can’t (afford to) live without them?
Why weighing the pros and cons of working long shifts is complicated when you’re a nurse
14 Feb 2025
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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
17 Feb 2025
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
14 Feb 2025
Nursing associate job ad calls for ‘registered nurse’ ability
Trust removes ad after concerns raised over replacing registered nurses with associates
13 Feb 2025
Patient death due partly to repositioning plan being ignored
Coroner’s report says patient developed septicaemia after lack of adherence to care plan
12 Feb 2025
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
11 Feb 2025
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
10 Feb 2025
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
06 Feb 2025
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
05 Feb 2025
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
04 Feb 2025
Top nursing school closure plan sparks alarm among students
Cardiff University has begun consultation on shutting highly ranked nursing school
31 Jan 2025
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
30 Jan 2025
Band 7-9 draft job profile updates ‘undervalue senior nurses’ expertise’
Give senior NHS nurses the recognition they deserve, RCN tells roles review
29 Jan 2025
Man charged with murder of much loved nurse lecturer
Shocked university community pays tribute to ‘dedicated educator and compassionate mentor’
27 Jan 2025
Patient death: prescription charts ‘not completed on 15 days’
Hospital told to urgently address nurses’ awareness of duty to complete documentation
23 Jan 2025
NHS pension remedy would offer choice of benefits for nurses
McCloud remedy aims to address age discrimination against younger staff
21 Jan 2025
Nurse who performed CPR on woman as she choked to death had ‘insufficient’ training
Key information about patient’s swallowing issues was also not passed to front-line staff
20 Jan 2025
Care in corridors, toilets and cupboards: nurses share harrowing stories
Nurses’ powerful testimonies describe corridor care as ‘exhausting and soul-destroying’
16 Jan 2025
Nurse struck off for prescribing Botox remotely and unsafely
Heather Hazzard failed to check the qualifications of reporter who posed as a beauty...
14 Jan 2025