Nicola Ranger says nurses may strike locally against trusts that resist band 5 pay increase
Analysis
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Graduating nurses in the UK will be given limited prescribing powers, according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council's draft education plans as seen by Nursing Standard.
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Almost half of hospitals in England are not meeting mandatory food and drink standards, according to a new report.
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More than four out of ten nurses and healthcare assistants (HCAs) have received no training in end of life care, a survey by Nursing Standard and Marie Curie has found.
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In the face of reductions in applications for nursing degree programmes, universities in England are working harder than ever to address the challenges.
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Nurses struggling to pay heating bills, turning to costly pay day loans and pawning their possessions were discussed by MPs in an impassioned debate on NHS pay.
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Report reveals examples of poor care for older people with HIV
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A team of nursing professionals is helping to lower NHS costs and enhance services by more efficient purchasing of essentials such as gloves and syringes.
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Healthcare experts have agreed the NHS is in a state of crisis, and are demanding the government takes action.
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The overall bill for compensation payments and legal costs for NHS staff injuries last year was £47.5 million, Nursing Standard can reveal.
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Nursing degree apprentices, and nursing associates, will change the landscape of the profession.
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Stephanie Jones-Berry looks back on a year of challenges and triumphs for nurses.
Disproportionate numbers of nurses from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds are referred to fitness to practise proceedings, according to new data from the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
An independent inquiry into child sexual abuse is looking to nurses for support in bringing forward survivors.
Health Education England has been told to reduce drop-out rates by 50%.
Nursing Standard investigations find cheating a growing concern and dozens of websites offering ‘original’ coursework for sale.
Plans to speed up the lengthy process for fitness to practise (FtP) hearings and reduce the number of cases that go to a full hearing are currently being discussed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
The annual drive urging nurses and other healthcare staff to have their free flu vaccination is underway, following a fall in numbers last year.
