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Tips to reduce glove use after 12.7 billion used during pandemic
During Glove Awareness Week, nurses are asked to think about glove use before every procedure
03 May 2022
We are family! Three nurse sisters clock up 100 years in the NHS
‘Nursing must be in our blood,’ say siblings, who usually swap work stories at family events
29 Apr 2022
Nurse speaks out as COVID-19 care home discharge policy ruled unlawful
Anita Astle says High Court decision is welcome but won’t ‘bring back loved ones’
29 Apr 2022
Reliance on overseas nurses to meet 50,000 target ‘chaotic’
We should invest and focus on domestic UK nursing staff, says leading nurse academic
28 Apr 2022
Stop using ‘outdated’ language that disempowers patients
Many ‘deeply ingrained’ phrases put blame on individuals, write authors of BMJ article
28 Apr 2022
Time to stop NHS blame culture and learn from failures, say MPs
Health and Social Care Committee report says NHS compensation system ‘not fit for purpose’
28 Apr 2022
Give a ‘cwtch’ after a fall – a checklist to help older patients
Nursing homes staff in Wales trial new checklist to help reduce hospital admissions
27 Apr 2022
Fuel costs forcing nurses to look for jobs elsewhere
Higher mileage allowance needed to stem the drain on nurses’ finances, union says
27 Apr 2022
Warning issued after nurse loses £45,000 in pension fraud
Cruel scam prompts warning to seek impartial guidance before moving pension savings
26 Apr 2022
Target of 50,000 more nurses by 2024 is ‘missing the point’, says think tank
The King’s Fund says target needs to be based on expected rise in demand for health services
26 Apr 2022
Fabricant refuses to withdraw claim of nurses drinking in staff rooms
MP responds to RCN complaint that his remarks are demoralising for the profession
25 Apr 2022
Agency nurse struck off for using derogatory language and slurs
Nurse Fionnuala O’Neill struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council
25 Apr 2022
‘Modest’ NHS mileage top-up will help cushion impact of petrol price hike
Only staff in Scotland benefit, amid calls for UK-wide help for NHS and social care staff
22 Apr 2022
Year-long nurse bursary extension not good enough, says union
RCN criticises the Welsh Government’s lack of commitment to long-term funding
22 Apr 2022
Mental health nursing risks being ‘lost’ as a profession, report warns
Recommended steps include supported development, career progression and incentives to stay
21 Apr 2022
Hospital staff protest against closure of affordable on-site nurseries
Nurses may be forced to quit as closures come amid cost of living crisis, warns Unison
21 Apr 2022
Florence Nightingale Museum to reopen on her 202nd anniversary
Celebration of nurse’s legacy will display its most impressive collection of items yet
20 Apr 2022
COVID-19 social distancing is scrapped in the NHS
Nurses no longer need to keep patients apart as pre-pandemic physical distancing returns
20 Apr 2022