Newsroom

News

Image
The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s London headquarters: the nursing regulator is under fire from its own watchdog Picture: Barney Newman

Questions asked as report shows regulator failing to meet standards

Image
Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar were killed in June 2023 Picture: Nottinghamshire Police

Trust has dismissed 11 staff members for inappropriately accessing medical records

Image
The Nursing and Midwifery Council faces backlash after failing to review health and criminal declarations for 18,000+ registrants Picture: Barney Newman

NMC faces backlash after failing to review health and criminal declarations for 18,000+ registrants

Image
District nurse Gill Fairclough (left) was fined for using a permit issued a decade ago that was later deemed invalid, seen here with her colleague Stephanie Warman Picture: Gilli Fairclough

Call for healthcare staff exemptions after long-term permits were deemed invalid

Image
Nursing students demonstrate outside the RCN’s 2026 annual congress in Liverpool

Students staged protest about lack of entry-level jobs in the NHS 

Image
Emergency nurse Stuart Quarterman urges action at RCN congress Picture: RCN

Registrants voice their objection to planned rise in fee to £143 per year

Analysis

Image
Petechial rash

Community nurses are fighting for their high-level practice to be rebanded at band 7

Image
Advanced nurse practitioners’ presence on senior clinical staff rotas is not the same as ‘doctor substitution’, nurses argue Picture: iStock

The BMA says staff are being used inappropriately – is the claim justified or divisive?

Image
NHS unions and the governments in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are negotiating updates to the 25-year-old Agenda for Change pay structure Picture: iStock

Our Q&A looks at what negotiations on Agenda for Change shake-up could mean for nurse pay

Image
The fees charged for nursing staff to park in their NHS workplace varies Picture: Neil O’Connor 

Our investigation shows the huge variation in parking fees across England and the UK

Image
Leadership comes in a many forms – so what makes a nursing leader truly effective? Picture:Tim Zoltie

Two NHS chief nurses reveal how working with staff helped transform care and morale

Image
NHS Staff survey results: a nurse typing on a smartphone, with ratings speech bubble images hovering above it

The highest scorers in the NHS Staff Survey, based on flexible working, morale and more

Clinical update

Image

Guidance focuses on individualised care for pressure ulcers, lower limbs and surgical wounds

Image

Sarcopenia is marked by a loss of muscle mass and often seen in older people

Image

Resuscitation UK advice affirms role of advance care planning

Image

Guidance from NICE on spotting signs of neglect and abuse and action to take

Image

Advice from NICE on how to care for patients with ongoing symptoms of the virus

Image

Information on setting up secure proxy access for care home staff for repeat prescriptions

Policy briefing

Image

How nurses can implement changes to the RCUK process for end of life decision-making

Image

Public Health England has issued guidance for staff in care homes

Image
Picture shows two medics in discussion. Lack of personal protective equipment allows nurses to take a decision to protect themselves, RCN guidance says.

The implications for nurses of RCN guidance on care provision and inadequate PPE

Image
Picture shows an older couple, the woman appearing confused and a nurse looking at her. Five principles on care for people with dementia are set out in a new RCN document.

Five principles on care for people with dementia are set out in a new RCN document

Image
Care home medication management

The Patients Association charter promotes shared decision-making

Image
Bowel cancer

RCN guidance advocates a proactive approach to bowel care

Research news

Image
Picture shows a 3D illustration of herpes viruses and antibodies. Nurses and GPs play a pivotal role in shingles vaccine uptake, according to researchers investigating why people have the vaccination.

Nurses play a pivotal role in uptake of the shingles vaccine targeting people over 70

Journal scan

Image
Frailty

Ways in which healthcare professionals may be able to help and intervene

Image
Astrocyte glial nerve cells

Genetic studies show that multiple genes are involved with the development of the disease

Image
Stomach acid reflux

Research compares death rates of people taking PPIs with those taking H2 blockers  

Image

Dietary supplement glucosamine may help prevent cardiovascular disease and reduce mortality

Image

Blood tests using biomarkers could be used to predict dementia risk

Image
Exercise

Older people in hospital need an exercise programme to avoid discharge with a new disability

Jobs