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First time mentoring a student? Nurses share advice on Twitter
Acute care nurse asks followers for top tips and is inundated with recommendations
18 Nov 2022
Nurses’ work stress can trigger ‘catastrophic loss of self-esteem’
Mental health nurse lead urges kindness, self-care and speaking out when disagreements arise
17 Nov 2022
Staffing crisis: patient dies on trolley as trust sends urgent call out for more nurses
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust took to Twitter to plead for help from off-duty nurses
16 Nov 2022
Inflation-busting pay rise for nurses would come at a cost to the wider NHS – minister
Steve Barclay said it’s service improvements that top the health and social care agenda
16 Nov 2022
Nurses’ well-being worries NHS senior managers as they brace for winter of discontent
Strikes, low morale and staffing shortages combine as NHS leaders reveal their concerns
15 Nov 2022
Winter pressures: nurses ‘unlikely’ to face disciplinary action if care is compromised
Nurse leaders allay fears over disciplinary action for care affected by winter challenges
15 Nov 2022
NHS strike action: why nurses say it’s now time they put themselves first
Nurses quick to react to RCN announcement of the biggest strike in NHS history
10 Nov 2022
Nurses will strike: NHS faces biggest walk out in its history as RCN members vote yes
Most NHS employers face mass winter walk outs over poor pay and patient safety concerns
09 Nov 2022
Lucy Letby ‘told off’ colleague who called for help when baby’s oxygen levels dropped
Neonatal assistant was shocked that her request for extra help was questioned
08 Nov 2022
Nurses look set to strike, as RCN ballot count continues
Early indications suggest members have voted for strike action in union’s biggest-ever ballot
07 Nov 2022
Kicked, punched and threatened: thousands of nurses abused at work last year
Recorded number of assaults on NHS staff in Scotland ’simply unacceptable’, says Unison
04 Nov 2022
How one trust benefits from valuing and promoting overseas nurses
Belinda Alexander says international staff ‘need to feel there is progression in their job’
03 Nov 2022
Lucy Letby was asked repeatedly to leave bereaved family alone, court hears
The nurse was present when three-day-old Child C suddenly deteriorated
01 Nov 2022
Strike ballot: ‘international nurses say they can’t afford to vote yes’
Staff should be reassured that they won’t face NMC action, amid ‘undercurrent of fear’
01 Nov 2022
Nurses working equivalent of one day a week for free, claims report
Salary has fallen by 20% in real terms since 2010 for most nurses, say researchers
28 Oct 2022
Nurse vacancies: patients’ access to social care ‘gridlocked’
CQC report identifies acute shortages of care home, community and mental health nurses
25 Oct 2022
NHS pay: nurses’ disgust at latest offer as union urges them to vote for strike
Nurses in Scotland pour scorn on claim that offer would ‘go a long way’ amid rising prices
25 Oct 2022
Illuminated buildings shine light on nurse vacancies and pay rates
Cardiff landmarks were projected with messages to urge the government into action
21 Oct 2022