King’s speech ‘fails to address nursing workforce crisis’
Unions and others also criticise omission of safe staffing, social care and mental health
08 Nov 2023
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Government revives plan to let agency staff provide strike cover
Unions say ‘irrational’ anti-strike plans would compromise patient safety
08 Nov 2023
Nurse struck off after using spare COVID vaccines on family and friends
‘Ruined’ GP nurse tells FtP panel she wanted to save lives rather than see vaccines wasted
07 Nov 2023
COVID bonus payment extended to social enterprises and others
Nurses delivering NHS services at councils and charities will also receive the bonus
06 Nov 2023
Nurse-led study will investigate hypnosis used to ease post-colectomy pain
Ana-Maria Toth will examine the use of hypnosis as an alternative to pain medication
06 Nov 2023
COVID inquiry: fury at former PM’s reckless approach to lives of nurses and older people
Nurses angry as inquiry exposes government’s culture of misogyny and disregard for life
03 Nov 2023
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03 Nov 2023
New early warning system will prioritise parental concerns about deterioration
A new national standardised system monitors signs of deterioration in children
03 Nov 2023
Nurse still loving his job as he approaches the age of 80
Jimmy Cooper, who retired and then returned, says it helps him stay ‘fit and young’
03 Nov 2023
Stigma, pain and leakage fears: period policy targets nurses’ concerns
National policy follows survey showing many nurses feel unable to discuss impact of symptoms
01 Nov 2023
Nursing students: two thirds want a non-patient-facing career
Survey also finds many worried about their mental health, staff shortages and burnout
01 Nov 2023
Bullying and abuse in the NHS: new support to help you speak up
NQNs and students among those most at risk – but guidance aims to empower you
30 Oct 2023
Sexual assault at work: you’re no woke snowflake for reporting harassment
NHS must empower nurses to speak up and not feel they have to tolerate unwanted attention
27 Oct 2023
Investment in nursing vital as NHS wait list could top eight million
Health Foundation analysis prompts calls for urgent action after ‘decade of underinvestment’
27 Oct 2023
Bank and social enterprise staff cut out of COVID bonus: ministers face legal battle
Court bid to secure one-off bonus for nurses on AfC contracts not employed by NHS trusts
26 Oct 2023
Crucial role for nurses in helping reduce sepsis deaths
Regular in-depth training could help nurses ensure warning signs are spotted
26 Oct 2023
Delay in general practice staff’s salary rise exposes inequality in funding of nurse pay
‘Thousands’ of GPNs may not have received their promised money, unlike NHS counterparts
25 Oct 2023
Overseas care staff 'trapped by fees and threats of deportation'
Calls to helpline from care workers echo reported exploitation of overseas nurses
25 Oct 2023