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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
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
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
Top nursing school closure plan sparks alarm among students
Cardiff University has begun consultation on shutting highly ranked nursing school
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
Band 7-9 draft job profile updates ‘undervalue senior nurses’ expertise’
Give senior NHS nurses the recognition they deserve, RCN tells roles review
Man charged with murder of much loved nurse lecturer
Shocked university community pays tribute to ‘dedicated educator and compassionate mentor’
Patient death: prescription charts ‘not completed on 15 days’
Hospital told to urgently address nurses’ awareness of duty to complete documentation
NHS pension remedy would offer choice of benefits for nurses
McCloud remedy aims to address age discrimination against younger staff
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
Care in corridors, toilets and cupboards: nurses share harrowing stories
Nurses’ powerful testimonies describe corridor care as ‘exhausting and soul-destroying’
Nurse struck off for prescribing Botox remotely and unsafely
Heather Hazzard failed to check the qualifications of reporter who posed as a beauty therapist