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Nurses from across the profession recognised in King’s birthday honours

Read about outstanding nurses representing the profession in this year’s list

12 Jun 2026
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Bins set alight by protesters on Ligoniel Road, Belfast, as disorder flared during a demonstration organised in response to Monday night's stabbing attack in the city. Picture: Alamy

Nurse chased on way to work in Northern Ireland as health workers fear for safety

11 Jun 2026
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Senior ED sister who could sign off her own shift records fabricated rosters  Picture: iStock

She cheated system that placed her in a position of trust, said NMC

10 Jun 2026
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Sister Sarah Crook died on her way home from Great Western Hospital in Swindon

Thousands of pounds have been raised following the death of nurse Sarah Crook

09 Jun 2026
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Nurses at Good Hope Hospital raised a formal grievance over pay cuts Picture: Alamy

RCN says flat rate does not ‘accurately reflect the level of responsibility expected of staff’

08 Jun 2026
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Arrhythmia nurse specialist Owen Rogers (seated centre) received emergency life-saving treatment from his colleagues at the Medway Maritime Hospital, Kent Picture: Medway NHS Foundation Trust 

Nurse says he’s alive today thanks to colleagues who got him blue-lighted for specialist care

05 Jun 2026
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Nurses must inform band 5 role review processes, NHS employers told  Picture: iStock

If review applies to you, get ready to check your job description and flag any inaccuracies

04 Jun 2026
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Fitness to practise panel said nurse Asha Bitita was ‘deliberately seeking to create the impression that she had [called 999] to cover up a failing on her part’ Picture: iStock

Nurse also did not attempt CPR as she claimed that a resident was ‘already dead’

03 Jun 2026
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Bank nurse could see their NHS pensions dwindle under planned changes at three NHS hospital trusts Picture: iStock

Three trusts want to move bank nurses to an agency, slashing employer pension contributions

02 Jun 2026
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Relocation package would be ‘on a par with the expenses available to resident doctors’ Picture: iStock

RCN also suggests a student loan forgiveness scheme and other strategies to retain new nurses

01 Jun 2026
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s London headquarters: the nursing regulator is under fire from its own watchdog Picture: Barney Newman

Questions asked as report shows regulator failing to meet standards

29 May 2026
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Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar were killed in June 2023 Picture: Nottinghamshire Police

Trust has dismissed 11 staff members for inappropriately accessing medical records

28 May 2026

NMC faces backlash after failing to review health and criminal declarations for 18,000+ registrants

27 May 2026

Call for healthcare staff exemptions after long-term permits were deemed invalid

26 May 2026

Students staged protest about lack of entry-level jobs in the NHS 

21 May 2026

Registrants voice their objection to planned rise in fee to £143 per year

20 May 2026

Nurse who collapsed after working all day without a break speaks out 

19 May 2026

Nicola Ranger says nurses may strike locally against trusts that resist band 5 pay increase

18 May 2026

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