Updated sepsis guidance ensures more targeted use of antibiotics
New advice gives more time to decide on antibiotic use for those less severely ill
02 Feb 2024
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Overseas workers’ treatment akin to human trafficking, MP says
Kwasi Kwarteng urges government to provide better protection for health and care workers
01 Feb 2024
Lucy Letby is refused permission to appeal murder convictions
Court of Appeal turns down application by former nurse who received life sentence last year
31 Jan 2024
‘Seismic shift’ in nurse pay urgently needed, union says
Nurses should never have to ‘finish your career on the same salary band as you started’
30 Jan 2024
Newly registered nurses describe work culture as full of fear, anxiety and exhaustion
Report on challenges for newly qualified nurses and midwives calls for changes in NHS
30 Jan 2024
Nursing associates celebrate five years of service in NHS
Nursing leaders praise benefits the role brings to the health service and patient care
29 Jan 2024
Rise in nurse numbers ‘has not kept pace with demand for care’
Health think-tank also says growth in staff has not been spread evenly across NHS
26 Jan 2024
Thousands of nursing shifts lost due to stress and anxiety
Unsafe working conditions pinpointed as union warns of burnout and mental health concerns
26 Jan 2024
‘Anger and frustration’ of nurses may spark more strikes over pay
Union warns that Northern Ireland’s nurses could take further industrial action
25 Jan 2024
Care home slammed for listing nurse-level skills in ad for nursing associate
Nurses have criticised employers for looking for a ‘cheap, expendable’ workforce
25 Jan 2024
Don’t put agency nurses in position of providing strike cover, unions’ leader urges
Ban on use of temp staff to fill in for strikers must stay, say TUC and agencies’ body
24 Jan 2024
Nurses skipping meals, going into debt to pay for their training
Many pay for training with loans or savings as employers fail to do so, says report
24 Jan 2024
Award for nurse whose quick thinking saved man with severe saw injuries
Alice Chappell has been recognised for her lifesaving care at a minor injuries unit
23 Jan 2024
Breast cancer: boost to specialist nurse numbers could slash costs
Investment in cancer nurse specialists could save NHS up to £118 million
23 Jan 2024
Nursing associates set to be introduced in Wales
Band 4 role will mirror that in England but RCN cautions against exploitation
22 Jan 2024
Could breaking away from Agenda for Change really unblock your access to higher pay?
Some NHS nurses say current pay structure fails to recognise full scope of modern nursing
19 Jan 2024
Struck off: care home deputy manager who made false claims about dying patient’s care
Hidden camera showed nurse’s claims about welfare checks and verifying death were untrue
18 Jan 2024
Pay parity and safe staffing: nurses' views from the picket lines
Nurses in Northern Ireland take to picket lines amid failure to implement pay award
18 Jan 2024