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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

20 Jan 2025
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’

16 Jan 2025
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

14 Jan 2025
A nurse at the Royal Oldham Hospital is in critical condition after being stabbed at the weekend

Nurse’s stabbing at hospital leaves the profession in shock

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

13 Jan 2025
Long shifts and a lack of breaks make for an unsafe combination for nurses driving home on the road

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

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

09 Jan 2025
Ward manager suspended from NMC register after failing to complete bank shifts on her own ward: nurse consults staff rota on calendar

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

07 Jan 2025
Senior nursing job profiles review: two nurses on shift updating a white board in a staff area

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

06 Jan 2025
New year's honours: compilation image of the nurses named in the King's 2025 list

New year honours list 2025: the nurses recognised

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

30 Dec 2024
The death of Marina Young in Royal Preston Hospital’s emergency department was in part due to failures in nursing care including lack of asthma management. Ms Young had complex needs

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

19 Dec 2024
NHS managers proposals: health and social care secretary Wes Streeting holding a red file

NHS managers could face ban for serious misconduct and failure to act on concerns

Nurses invited to contribute to a consultation on introducing regulation for NHS managers

17 Dec 2024
Police image of former neonatal nurse and convicted child killer Lucy Letby

Lucy Letby: lawyers seek to challenge verdicts as witness ‘changes mind’

Former nurse’s defence team also says it has fresh evidence to contradict trial findings

16 Dec 2024
Fitness to Practise panels: the Nursing and Midwifery Council has struck off over 1,000 professionals in the past five years. A nurse sits in front of a panel hearing

Fitness to practise: top reasons for NMC referrals revealed

With a 14% rise in concerns raised this year, the regulator lists most frequent complaints

12 Dec 2024

Nurse pay: ‘offensive’ 2.8% proposal is worth just £2 a day

Government says rise of over 2.8% would be difficult in its NHS Pay Review Body evidence 
11 Dec 2024

Nurses with long-COVID being ‘let down by their employers’

Survey reveals lack of support, with inadequate safeguarding of staff well-being
05 Dec 2024

Hospital’s ‘gross failure’ contributed to patient’s death

A mental health patient died following improper administration of an anti-psychotic drug
03 Dec 2024

Steep rise in new registrants quitting profession, as recruitment slows

Burnout blamed for ‘devastating’ surge in newly registered nurses leaving NMC register
02 Dec 2024

Fitness to practise backlog: NMC cannot be expected to police nurses, says new adviser

Anthony Omo, short-term adviser to the regulator, made his comments at a NMC members’ meeting
28 Nov 2024

Axe NHS Pay Review Body: nursing unions urge government to deal directly with them

1 million NHS staff won’t receive April pay rises if government waits for pay review report
26 Nov 2024

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Managers using FtP as a weapon: nurses punished for speaking out

Whistleblowers say the fitness to practise process is being weaponised by NHS managers
20 Jan 2025

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The proposal for a regulating body that holds managers to account is a step forward
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How can I overcome my fears about making mistakes at work?

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05 Dec 2024

Making a mistake at work: how to handle it and move on

How to respond, learn from an error and address it when looking for a new job
16 Jan 2025

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