Nicola Ranger says nurses may strike locally against trusts that resist band 5 pay increase
Analysis
A ‘collapse’ in the number of overseas nurses coming to work in the NHS is contributing to high vacancy levels, according to a new re
Some of the most experienced nurses have been lost to NHS employers in the past five years, research by Nursing Standard reveals.
A lack of standardised procedures in the use of resources across acute hospitals is costing the NHS billions, according to Labour pee
Even though social media is a part of everyday life, many nurses seem wary of using it in their practice.
Evidence reviews into safe nurse staffing that reveal gaps in available information have led to calls for urgent progress to be made
The Department of Health’s (DH) evidence to the independent NHS Pay Review Body (RB), published on January 16, argued that NHS nurses
The Queen’s Nursing Institute has spelled out the main issues facing general practice nursing now – and among the most pressing is th
When the Shape of Caring review into education and training for nurses and healthcare assistants was published in March last year it
Organisations are being forced to compete with each other like never before to attract high-calibre staff in this seller’s market.
Nurses have welcomed the launch of a new self-screening tool to help identify adults in the community who are at risk of malnutrition
The number of reported physical assaults against all NHS staff in England in 2014/15 has fallen slightly on the previous year – down
Directors of nursing are under increasing pressure to achieve high standards of care while balancing budgets and juggling the everyday demands of their roles.
This week junior doctors in England are voting on whether to take industrial action over a planned contract that reduces their pay for working unsocial hours.
Plans to move people with learning disabilities who are in residential hospitals back to their community were announced last month as part of NHS England’s transforming care programme for people with a learning disability or autism.
The existing shortage of practice and community nurses is only going to get worse in the next decade if there is not a boost to workforce numbers before a high proportion of clinicians retire.
Home secretary Theresa May says she is prepared to ease visa restrictions on foreign nurses who have come to the UK to work.
Since the Nursing and Midwifery Council first approved draft plans for a revalidation model that would require nurses to demonstrate their fitness to remain on the register every three years, confusion has surrounded the ‘confirmation’ process.
