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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

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

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

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

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

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Nurse Joseph Ayine spoke out about his experience of fainting on shift after non-stop working when he addressed an audience at the RCN’s 2026 congress in Liverpool on Monday  Picture: RCN

Nurse who collapsed after working all day without a break speaks out 

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Nicola Ranger at RCN congress

Nicola Ranger says nurses may strike locally against trusts that resist band 5 pay increase

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Tanya Nasir was struck off by the NMC in 2025  Picture: Dyfed Powys Police

Tanya Nasir fraudulently secured a neonatal unit nurse manager role and was jailed

Analysis

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Nurses who love their jobs: headshots of four nurses who talk about the job they love 

It’s got its challenges, but there are many reasons to celebrate nursing and here are ours

Clinical update

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How to predict risk, ensure timely treatment and advise patients on its management

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

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

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Resuscitation UK advice affirms role of advance care planning

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How to recognise and manage the symptoms of AF and advise patients on lifestyle adjustments

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Advice from NICE on how to treat patients with bite wounds

Policy briefing

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

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The government’s plan to get the nation fit, protect against COVID-19 and ease strain on the NHS

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Guidance says risks related to COVID-19 must be weighed before some interventions

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Skills and career framework aims to support the development of rheumatology nurse roles

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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

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Bowel cancer

RCN guidance advocates a proactive approach to bowel care

Journal scan

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Exercising older man

Healthcare professionals' support prevents people with COPD feeling overwhelmed by symptoms

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Bacteria may help limit seizures, study of high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet finds

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Study suggests new benchmark

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International study found diagnoses improved through shared use of surveillance systems

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Surgery to repair spinal fractures was no more effective than a sham procedure

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Pain management drugs less prevalent in nursing home residents with severe impairment

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