Flexible working: some nurses can now gain early access to pension without leaving NHS
Nurses with a 1995 legacy pension will now be able to access some or all of their pension
02 Oct 2023
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Nurses criticise ‘confusing’ new colour-coded national uniform
Many say the choices are ‘too narrow’ to differentiate between nursing roles and skills
29 Sep 2023
Nurse vacancies soar almost 60% in Wales leaving staff ‘exhausted’
RCN report also shows nursing staff work a total of 69,877 additional hours every week
29 Sep 2023
Write off student debt to boost nurse numbers in NHS, experts say
‘Leaky training pipleline’ is failing to produce the number of nurses needed
28 Sep 2023
Nursing Live: all the event has on offer for nurses
The eclectic programme includes masterclasses, careers advice, yoga and singing
28 Sep 2023
NMC responds to claim ‘culture of fear’ keeps abusive nurses on register
Whistleblower alleges ‘toxic conduct’ within NMC that delays fitness to practise cases
27 Sep 2023
Nurse’s anger at Tory MP for ‘twisting my words to fit your agenda’
Holly Turner criticises Mark Jenkinson for editing what she said on BBC’s Question Time
27 Sep 2023
New colour for national nurse uniform announced
England’s new NHS uniforms will make staff responsibilities easier to identify
26 Sep 2023
New definition of nursing captures profession’s complexity
The RCN has updated its 20-year-old definition to reflect nursing’s safety-critical role
26 Sep 2023
Nurse test centre doubles in size as UK aims to expand intake of overseas recruits
The revamped test centre will be able to process 22,000 OSCE competency tests each year
26 Sep 2023
Lucy Letby to face retrial on attempted murder charge
Retrial concerns baby girl, known as Child K, who died in February 2016
25 Sep 2023
COVID-19 emergency register set to close in March 2024
Nurses who joined the temporary register during the pandemic will be advised on next steps
22 Sep 2023
Second world war veteran sets world record in abseil to raise money for nursing charity
Colin Bell now holds the Guinness World Record as the oldest abseiler at 102 years old
22 Sep 2023
Safe staffing: concerns that new law will fail as vacancies soar
Unions call for clarification on the role of bank staff and nursing students under new law
21 Sep 2023
Fraud case casts doubt on hundreds of nurses’ competency test results
48 registrants will be investigated after ‘proxy testers’ found at test centre
21 Sep 2023
Number of nursing students securing university courses through clearing drops by 12%
Workforce plan is criticised as government fails to secure boost to recruitment
21 Sep 2023
Have your say on compulsory training subjects for NHS staff
Consultation seeks views of nurses to inform revisions to Core Skills Training Framework
20 Sep 2023
Raising concerns: ‘Whistleblowers must be heard without prejudice’
A nurse who felt persecuted after raising concerns has called for improved training
20 Sep 2023