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Nurse preceptorship review exposes inconsistencies in quality and duration
Programmes for newly qualified nurses should last at least a year, say researchers
14 Apr 2022
Nursing associates, hailed as shapers of new role, celebrate revalidating for first time
First nursing associates, praised by NMC for forging a path, have shone during the pandemic
13 Apr 2022
Nurses reveal shocking abuse they face from patients as backlog rises
Abuse blamed on frustrations due to stretched services, with pressure exacerbated by pandemic
12 Apr 2022
Many nurses could tip over into debt in next six months, RCN warns
Learn about resources that can offer financial support, and tips for managing your finances
11 Apr 2022
NHS report finds nurses more likely to be bullied by colleagues since the pandemic
Female black and ethnic minority nurses are most likely to be targeted by co-workers
08 Apr 2022
Things that go bump in the night: nurses recount ghostly stories
When Nursing Standard asked nurses to share their experiences, spooky tales came flooding in
08 Apr 2022
Former chair of the RCN council expelled from college membership
College terminates membership of Dave Dawes following the conclusion of its investigations
07 Apr 2022
Nurse suspended after forcing medication into patient’s mouth
NMC panel heard that medication was forced into a person with dementia’s mouth
07 Apr 2022
Reimburse NHS nurses fuel mileage rates in full, union urges
RCN identifies several trusts that pay nurses less than the rates set by NHS employers
06 Apr 2022
Public anger over scarce NHS resources ‘being directed at nurses’
Nurses are pushed into the public firing line by their managers, House of Lords told
06 Apr 2022
Personalised nursing student uniforms set to be all sewn up
University pays to have names of students embroidered on uniforms to enhance patient care
06 Apr 2022
Nurses react angrily to decision to end free parking at hospitals
Reintroduction of parking fees waived during pandemic sparks furious reaction
05 Apr 2022
Struck off: the nurse who falsified patients’ records after failing to administer meds
Agency nurse Joanne Louise Gaskarth-Parkhouse raised the suspicions of staff nurses
04 Apr 2022
Flexible working is essential at new hospital, union says
Heatherwood Hospital will address patient backlog, and RCN advises ways it can attract staff
04 Apr 2022
COVID-19 death in service pay-outs: urgent call for rethink as ministers abolish scheme
Nurses’ leader insists now is not the time to end financial support for bereaved families
01 Apr 2022
Government unable to confirm if its 10,000 overseas nurses target has been met
Sajid Javid pledged to reach this figure by end of March to help address NHS workforce crisis
01 Apr 2022
RCN rejoins International Council of Nurses after nine-year break
Opportunity for collaboration on key issues affecting nurses in the UK and worldwide
01 Apr 2022
NMC to hold registration fee at £120 ‘as long as possible’
The decision comes as nurses face a struggle with rising living costs
31 Mar 2022