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Delayed NHS pay award will be top item in new nursing union boss’s in-tray
Nicola Ranger has been named as RCN’s next general secretary
10 Jul 2024
Nursing profession ‘has lost confidence NMC can keep public safe’
Government urged to act after review finds toxic culture and ineffective FtP processes
10 Jul 2024
This Nurse Can: student recruitment campaign smashes stereotypes
Innovative campaign highlights breadth of roles, from air ambulance to global opportunities
09 Jul 2024
Toxic culture at NMC is endangering nurses’ lives
Nurses are being let down by their regulator, leading lawyer finds
09 Jul 2024
UK general election: meet the three new nurse MPs
Former nursing chief, an adult nurse and a mental health nurse win Westminster seats
05 Jul 2024
Test centre fraud: NMC strips seven nurses of their registration
Suspicions were aroused because competence tests were completed ‘exceptionally fast’
04 Jul 2024
Racism row forces NMC to appoint second CEO in less than a week
Helen Herniman is now in post as the regulator’s interim chief executive
03 Jul 2024
Job ad for band 6 deputy matron role leaves nurses ‘speechless’
A trust has been accused of trying to employ ‘highly skilled nursing staff on the cheap’
02 Jul 2024
Lib Dem leader’s pledge to improve cancer care and push for emergency health budget
Sir Ed Davey wants to provide a specialist nurse for every cancer patient if party is elected
27 Jun 2024
Strike action: longer day shifts tip exhausted theatre nurses over the edge
‘Chronically overworked’ staff at London trust to strike for two days in protest
26 Jun 2024
Speakers and hoodies for nurses in £850,000 gratitude scheme
Trust staff award ‘hearts’ to peers to exchange for items such as Bluetooth speakers
21 Jun 2024
‘Advanced’ nursing associate job adverts labelled exploitative
Some job adverts promise band 5 status, leadership and line management responsibilities
20 Jun 2024
Are you working beyond your band? In one part of the UK you can now ask for role review
Band 5 nurses in Scotland can request banding review if they believe they’re undervalued
18 Jun 2024
Online learning sites offer ‘nurse prescribing course’ from £9
Course can be taken by anyone aged 16 or over and appears to offer no assessment
14 Jun 2024
Nurse suspended from register for stealing paracetamol from ward’s supplies for own use
It was common for staff to use ward paracetamol – I thought it was allowed, nurse told NMC
13 Jun 2024
Nurse who failed to attempt CPR told she must not be in charge of a shift for 12 months
NMC ruled registrant failed to show leadership in an emergency and must retake training
12 Jun 2024
Nursing student’s use of CPR saves woman’s life at airport
Karen Cochrane’s action after witnessing a heart attack is praised by family and staff
11 Jun 2024
Agency and bank: NHS employers’ spending hits record high
Option of extra shifts benefits many staff, but union calls for longer-term staffing plan
06 Jun 2024