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Nursing education in crisis: Telford nursing campus may close

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

Bill will ensure that only those who are registered with the NMC can call themselves a nurse

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

Convictions of former nurse Lucy Letby challenged as a major injustice by MP at a news conference where medical experts questioned the prosecution's evidence

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

Cardiff University nursing school proposed closure: students in lecture theatre

Top nursing school closure plan sparks alarm among students

Cardiff University has begun consultation on shutting highly ranked nursing school

The Nursing and Midwifery Council's average number of referrals per month from January to December 2024 was 542, representing a 17% increase compared with the same period in 2023. A nurse sits before a referral panel

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

Senior nurse role profiles: ward manager in team meeting. Nurses in bands 7,8 and 9 have been undervalued in roles review, RCN claims

Band 7-9 draft job profile updates ‘undervalue senior nurses’ expertise’

Give senior NHS nurses the recognition they deserve, RCN tells roles review

Family, friends and university colleagues have expressed shock at the death of nursing lecturer Claire Chick

Man charged with murder of much loved nurse lecturer

Shocked university community pays tribute to ‘dedicated educator and compassionate mentor’

Inquest into Vauna Leeming’s death told that in the 46 days between her surgery and her death, nursing staff failed to complete prescription charts for a total of 15 days

Patient death: prescription charts ‘not completed on 15 days’

Hospital told to urgently address nurses’ awareness of duty to complete documentation

A pension remedy to fix age discrimination against younger nurses will give one option based on their income going forward and another option based on the lump sum available to them.

NHS pension remedy would offer choice of benefits for nurses

McCloud remedy aims to address age discrimination against younger staff

CPR training for nurses: nurse kneels over woman lying on the floor, placing her hands on her shoulders

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

Nurses have shared powerful testimonies describing corridor care as ‘exhausting and soul-destroying’ in a damning RCN report

Care in corridors, toilets and cupboards: nurses share harrowing stories

Nurses’ powerful testimonies describe corridor care as ‘exhausting and soul-destroying’

Fitness to practise: nurse struck off for prescribing Botox remotely and unsafely

Nurse struck off for prescribing Botox remotely and unsafely

Heather Hazzard failed to check the qualifications of reporter who posed as a beauty therapist

Nurse’s stabbing at hospital leaves the profession in shock

Latest incident highlights rising dangers of violence for nurses in the workplace

Nurse safety: ‘serious concerns’ over driving after long shifts

RCN and road safety charity express concerns about staff driving home after long shifts

Band 7 ward manager suspended by NMC for leaving early from bank shifts on her own ward

Nurse told investigation she started early and rarely took a lunch break

More time to have your say on band 7, 8 and 9 job profiles review

NHS Staff Council extends consultation period on review of profiles for senior roles

New year honours list 2025: the nurses recognised

Outstanding leadership and clinical care represents ‘the very best of the profession’

Preventable death and failures in the ED: trust told to improve complex care

Department must address care of those with complex needs facing long waits, says coroner

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