Nicola Ranger says nurses may strike locally against trusts that resist band 5 pay increase
Analysis
A nurse-led mental health outreach team is working day and night to support a population overshadowed by tragedy
Safe staffing levels of nurses will soon be mandatory in Welsh hospitals, including an allowance to cover absences for holidays and sick leave.
A system that triggers safeguarding alerts when at-risk children attend emergency departments is being adopted by the NHS and local authorities
Yet a Nursing Standard investigation reveals many universities do not monitor the reasons students seek help from support services.
To improve BME staff representation at senior level, the NHS must start by ensuring all staff feel part of the conversation, a recent conference heard.
Parents of young children may be entitled to 30 hours a week of free childcare from the beginning of this month, but nurseries say the government’s funding offer falls far short.
Attrition data obtained by Nursing Standard shows one in four nursing students are not completing their degree courses.
Only 30 nurse apprentices will begin university courses this September, well below the 1,000 a year predicted by the government, in a delay caused by funding issues and changes in education standards.
