Assaults on nursing staff: trust chief tells court about impact of attack
Written statement submitted ahead of sentencing for Boxing Day assault on emergency workers
04 Mar 2020
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‘Context will count’ for nursing care given in a widespread coronavirus outbreak
NMC releases statement on how it will consider potential fitness to practise cases
03 Mar 2020
‘Let’s stop talking about a crisis in nurse staffing’
Care minister Helen Whately tells MPs they are in danger of ‘talking down’ the NHS
03 Mar 2020
Guernsey pay dispute: RCN members vote to strike if 10% increase not achieved
Action will occur if deal fails to be agreed with island’s government
03 Mar 2020
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Coronavirus response: scepticism at plan to bring former clinicians out of retirement
Nurses’ concerns over how quickly older nurses could be deployed – and risks they’d face
02 Mar 2020
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28 Feb 2020
Number of NHS nurses in England rises – but union says patient demand is not being met
Latest figures show 8,570 more nurses, though number of health visitors has fallen
28 Feb 2020
CPR guidance to be updated after controversial fitness to practise ruling
RCN says update will give nurses clearer direction on resuscitation decisions
27 Feb 2020
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Coronavirus: new guidance aims to ‘fully prepare’ NHS staff to treat patients
Advice from NHS Staff Council includes rest breaks and ‘fit testing’ face masks
27 Feb 2020
University in bid to secure NMC sign-off on new nursing courses after initial rejection
NMC said proposals did not meet its ‘challenging’ new standards
26 Feb 2020
‘Corridor nursing’: the new normal for emergency nurses
Emergency departments resort increasingly to providing care in non-designated areas – survey
26 Feb 2020
Deal done: nurses vote to end dispute about pay and safe staffing
NHS staff in Northern Ireland secure promises on pay parity and nurse numbers
24 Feb 2020
Nursing Children and Young People appoints Carli Whittaker as consultant editor
Children’s intensive care nurse specialist will now share role with Doreen Crawford
24 Feb 2020
Florence Nightingale Barbie doll unveiled in tribute to inspiring women
New model forms part of range celebrating women who have broken boundaries
21 Feb 2020
Leaked NHS email highlights flaws in nurse retention plan
Government’s pledge for 50,000 more nurses rests on ‘weak’ proposals on retention
20 Feb 2020
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19 Feb 2020
Violence in the NHS: almost a quarter of nurses tell survey about being attacked
Latest NHS Staff Survey reveals assaults, patient safety, and work stresses as key concerns
18 Feb 2020
Meet the twin sisters with identical nursing careers
Rali and Petya Marinova qualified in the same specialty and work together on the same ward
17 Feb 2020