Lucy Letby to face retrial on attempted murder charge
Retrial concerns baby girl, known as Child K, who died in February 2016
25 Sep 2023
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Safe staffing: concerns that new law will fail as vacancies soar
Unions call for clarification on the role of bank staff and nursing students under new law
21 Sep 2023
Breast cancer care: nurses to be recruited to boost racial diversity in clinical trials
Black women have more aggressive tumours and face inequalities in treatment and mortality
11 Sep 2023
NMC plans new free speech and social media guidance
Nurse removed from register for saying Tory voters ‘do not deserve to be resuscitated by NHS’
31 Aug 2023
NHS pay must rise if long-term workforce plan is to succeed, says IFS
Workforce targets will only be met if salaries are able to attract and retain staff
30 Aug 2023
Consultation launched on law that could see striking nurses sacked
Ministers seek views on how anti-strike law should work but unions still pledge to oppose it
29 Aug 2023
Nurses encouraged into research to improve patient safety
Combining clinical practice with research would also boost job satisfaction
25 Aug 2023
Number accepted onto UK nursing courses falls 13%, prompting calls to scrap fees
NHS workforce plan ‘stumbles at first hurdle’ as nursing degree figures drop in every country
17 Aug 2023
How will ambitious nursing student targets set in the NHS workforce plan be met?
Calls for more detail on how nursing degree places will be increased
15 Aug 2023
Research nurse wins compensation for unfair dismissal
Nurse fired by Bradford Institute for Health Research awarded £12,000 by appeal tribunal
26 Jul 2023
NMC halts competence testing at 49 centres worldwide after anomalies found at one site
UK registrants who sat tests at one Nigerian centre have been informed of investigations
20 Jul 2023
Government accused of ‘reckless and cavalier’ approach to public sector pay
Pay deal disparity branded ‘an unnecessary slap in the face’ for nurses
17 Jul 2023
‘Where are the magic new staff coming from?’: nurses react to NHS workforce plan
Many question quality and viability of clinical placements as experienced staff quit
03 Jul 2023
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Nursing Live: Michael Rosen will ‘express my gratitude’ to nurses at event
The poet and broadcaster will discuss his COVID-19 experience and the care he received
28 Jun 2023
Summer strikes paused as fresh talks agreed – but pay off the table
July strikes have been paused as Welsh Government agrees to discuss current deal
27 Jun 2023
Lack of PPE due to planning for wrong type of pandemic, inquiry told
Rosemary Gallagher also says government failed to consult nurses when pandemic planning
27 Jun 2023
King’s birthday honours list: dozens of nurses receive awards
Front-line staff, army nurses and educators among the many nurses honoured by the King
16 Jun 2023
Lucy Letby trial: plumber recalls frequency of blocked drains in old hospital building
Ageing site had sewerage issues, and nursery flooded when cloth was forced down plughole
14 Jun 2023