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‘Advanced’ nursing associate job adverts labelled exploitative
Some job adverts promise band 5 status, leadership and line management responsibilities
20 Jun 2024
Ward celebrates 12 months of zero falls using nurse-led improvement strategy
Nursing team eliminated falls with injury through bay nursing and changes to break times
19 Jun 2024
Are you working beyond your band? In one part of the UK you can now ask for role review
Band 5 nurses in Scotland can request banding review if they believe they’re undervalued
18 Jun 2024
Online learning sites offer ‘nurse prescribing course’ from £9
Course can be taken by anyone aged 16 or over and appears to offer no assessment
14 Jun 2024
Nurse suspended from register for stealing paracetamol from ward’s supplies for own use
It was common for staff to use ward paracetamol – I thought it was allowed, nurse told NMC
13 Jun 2024
Nurse who failed to attempt CPR told she must not be in charge of a shift for 12 months
NMC ruled registrant failed to show leadership in an emergency and must retake training
12 Jun 2024
Nursing student’s use of CPR saves woman’s life at airport
Karen Cochrane’s action after witnessing a heart attack is praised by family and staff
11 Jun 2024
Agency and bank: NHS employers’ spending hits record high
Option of extra shifts benefits many staff, but union calls for longer-term staffing plan
06 Jun 2024
Rugby star Gareth Thomas praises nurse who helped him cope with HIV diagnosis
Welsh star urges nurses to use their platform and knowledge to tackle stigma
05 Jun 2024
Nurse suspended for six months for record-keeping failures
NMC panel finds agency nurse failed to complete care notes and record contact with patients
04 Jun 2024
Resolve pay issues this summer, Ranger tells politicians
Whoever is in power after general election must end unfair delays, says RCN acting leader
03 Jun 2024
RCN leader Pat Cullen quits so she can seek selection to stand in general election
General secretary who took nurses into historic strikes stands down in bid to become MP
29 May 2024
Where are the men? Nursing profession fails to attract males
Report calls for ‘dismantling of stereotype that views nursing as suited primarily for women’
28 May 2024
Nurses’ general election priorities: what’s on your policy wish list?
Nursing leaders and organisations respond to the announcement of a July general election
23 May 2024
NMC chief executive resigns as she awaits neurosurgery following tumour diagnosis
My job is tough enough when you’re well, impossible when you’re not, says Andrea Sutcliffe
22 May 2024
Nurse wins tribunal case after losing shifts for raising concerns
The whistleblowing agency nurse had shifts cancelled after questioning patient seclusion
21 May 2024
Tattoos, piercings, false eyelashes now okay for nurses as trust relaxes uniform rule
Trust wants to celebrate inclusivity and allow people to be themselves in modern workplace
20 May 2024
National nurses’ uniform to make its debut at NHS trust
Nurses in Derbyshire will be the first to wear the uniform, which comes in various colours
16 May 2024