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Meet the nurses who went from watching Casualty to helping to write it
BBC competition winners will use their knowledge of the profession to help shape storylines
19 Apr 2022
Nurse starts petition demanding PM resign over lockdown parties
Matthew Tovey is angry Boris Johnson broke rules while nurses worked to keep people safe
14 Apr 2022
Nurse preceptorship review exposes inconsistencies in quality and duration
Programmes for newly qualified nurses should last at least a year, say researchers
14 Apr 2022
MP’s ‘utterly demoralising’ claim about nurses drinking in workplace
Criticism for Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant’s use of nurses to defend ‘partygate’ scandal
13 Apr 2022
Nursing associates, hailed as shapers of new role, celebrate revalidating for first time
First nursing associates, praised by NMC for forging a path, have shone during the pandemic
13 Apr 2022
Nurse who denies murdering eight babies at Chester hospital appears in court
Lucy Letby, who also denies attempted murder of ten other babies, to go on trial in October
12 Apr 2022
Nurses in food poverty: how money worries are soaring along with living costs
One nurse and mother-of-three tells how she skips meals so her children will eat
12 Apr 2022
Nurses reveal shocking abuse they face from patients as backlog rises
Abuse blamed on frustrations due to stretched services, with pressure exacerbated by pandemic
12 Apr 2022
Many nurses could tip over into debt in next six months, RCN warns
Learn about resources that can offer financial support, and tips for managing your finances
11 Apr 2022
NHS report finds nurses more likely to be bullied by colleagues since the pandemic
Female black and ethnic minority nurses are most likely to be targeted by co-workers
08 Apr 2022
Things that go bump in the night: nurses recount ghostly stories
When Nursing Standard asked nurses to share their experiences, spooky tales came flooding in
08 Apr 2022
Be alert for hepatitis symptoms as cases detected in children
Know the signs to look out for as health bodies investigate potential causes of cases
08 Apr 2022
Former chair of the RCN council expelled from college membership
College terminates membership of Dave Dawes following the conclusion of its investigations
07 Apr 2022
Nurse suspended after forcing medication into patient’s mouth
NMC panel heard that medication was forced into a person with dementia’s mouth
07 Apr 2022
Free advice for nurses on coping with money worries
Nurses struggling to make ends meet can now get free debt advice through the RCN Foundation
07 Apr 2022
Reimburse NHS nurses fuel mileage rates in full, union urges
RCN identifies several trusts that pay nurses less than the rates set by NHS employers
06 Apr 2022
Public anger over scarce NHS resources ‘being directed at nurses’
Nurses are pushed into the public firing line by their managers, House of Lords told
06 Apr 2022
Personalised nursing student uniforms set to be all sewn up
University pays to have names of students embroidered on uniforms to enhance patient care
06 Apr 2022