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Purple uniforms introduced for advanced nurse practitioners
Scottish trust’s uniforms ensure better recognition of ANPs in emergency settings
22 Mar 2024
Reminder for nurses after claim of prying into Kate’s medical notes during hospital stay
Health minister cautions nurses after newspaper reports attempt to access princess’s records
20 Mar 2024
Discrimination in NHS: report reveals ‘glacial’ pace of change
Figures also show level of bullying or harassment of black and minority ethnic female nurses
19 Mar 2024
Community nurses’ missing money: why staff continue to be denied their ‘backlog bonus’
Health minister urged to honour pledge to NHS-contracted staff as new financial year looms
18 Mar 2024
Nurse struck off for altering patient’s notes after death
Fitness to practise hearing finds Helen Powell deliberately misled the Coroner’s Court
15 Mar 2024
DNACPR: nurses need training to improve vital conversations
Scenario-based training and guidance on end of life conversations is needed, says report
14 Mar 2024
Flexible working: how nurses will benefit from change in law
The flexible working request changes that will come into force in April
13 Mar 2024
Tarred with the same brush? Nurses pay with their mental health for Lucy Letby’s crimes
Surge in calls to helpline partly blamed on post-Letby climate of suspicion
12 Mar 2024
Surge in nurses fleeing England lured by better pay, conditions and lifestyle
Number of nurses seeking jobs overseas jumps fivefold, driven by cost of living pressures
11 Mar 2024
NHS pay review process ‘in dire need of reform’
Nuffield Trust also says nurse-doctor pay gap is one of largest among comparable countries
08 Mar 2024
NHS Staff Survey: nurses lift lid on working in health service
Latest survey results highlight burnout, sexual harassment and pay dissatisfaction
07 Mar 2024
Restraint urged on nurses’ pay after ‘generous’ award last year
NHS pay body is told budgets are ‘extremely constrained’ for 2024-25 pay offer
06 Mar 2024
Hospital nurses face abuse and vandalism when parking near work
Trust receives call for action letter signed by 2,000 staff and local residents
05 Mar 2024
Shorter working week for NHS nurses in Scotland
Nursing staff on Agenda for Change contracts can also request a review of their band 5 role
04 Mar 2024
Suspended: school nurse who looked up family’s medical records ‘out of curiosity’
Nurse, who had a history of similar misconduct, would need ‘serious’ supervision in future
01 Mar 2024
Red card bans for abusive patients and relatives in hospitals
Essex trust’s campaign aims to protect staff as incidents of physical and verbal abuse rise
28 Feb 2024
Nurse spots signs of stroke and helps save colleague’s life
Sharon Woods acted swiftly when stroke ward colleague Caroline Swan experienced one herself
26 Feb 2024
Breathtaking: TV COVID drama ‘too real to watch’ for some nurses
ITV series described as authentic depiction of the trauma front-line nurses experienced
22 Feb 2024