Community nurses’ missing money: why staff continue to be denied their ‘backlog bonus’
Health minister urged to honour pledge to NHS-contracted staff as new financial year looms
18 Mar 2024
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Nurse struck off for altering patient’s notes after death
Fitness to practise hearing finds Helen Powell deliberately misled the Coroner’s Court
15 Mar 2024
DNACPR: nurses need training to improve vital conversations
Scenario-based training and guidance on end of life conversations is needed, says report
14 Mar 2024
Flexible working: how nurses will benefit from change in law
The flexible working request changes that will come into force in April
13 Mar 2024
Surge in nurses fleeing England lured by better pay, conditions and lifestyle
Number of nurses seeking jobs overseas jumps fivefold, driven by cost of living pressures
11 Mar 2024
NHS pay review process ‘in dire need of reform’
Nuffield Trust also says nurse-doctor pay gap is one of largest among comparable countries
08 Mar 2024
NHS Staff Survey: nurses lift lid on working in health service
Latest survey results highlight burnout, sexual harassment and pay dissatisfaction
07 Mar 2024
Restraint urged on nurses’ pay after ‘generous’ award last year
NHS pay body is told budgets are ‘extremely constrained’ for 2024-25 pay offer
06 Mar 2024
Shorter working week for NHS nurses in Scotland
Nursing staff on Agenda for Change contracts can also request a review of their band 5 role
04 Mar 2024
Suspended: school nurse who looked up family’s medical records ‘out of curiosity’
Nurse, who had a history of similar misconduct, would need ‘serious’ supervision in future
01 Mar 2024
Red card bans for abusive patients and relatives in hospitals
Essex trust’s campaign aims to protect staff as incidents of physical and verbal abuse rise
28 Feb 2024
Nurse spots signs of stroke and helps save colleague’s life
Sharon Woods acted swiftly when stroke ward colleague Caroline Swan experienced one herself
26 Feb 2024
Breathtaking: TV COVID drama ‘too real to watch’ for some nurses
ITV series described as authentic depiction of the trauma front-line nurses experienced
22 Feb 2024
Martha’s rule roll-out: how nurses will be involved
New rule gives patients and families access to urgent second opinion if concerned about care
21 Feb 2024
NMC register fraud investigations: nurses to face hearings soon
Panels will examine cases of people suspected of gaining fraudulent entry to UK register
20 Feb 2024
NHS racism: staff fear being branded ‘troublemakers’ for raising race concerns
Nurse Michelle Cox says black and minority ethnic staff need to feel valued and included
19 Feb 2024
Shift patterns you can predict: is roster consistency important for work-life balance?
Sensitively spaced days off boost morale, but views are split on length of shifts – study
16 Feb 2024
‘Bullying and intimidating’ nurse suspended from register
Mental health nurse Declan Carroll’s behaviour led to NMC fitness to practise panel verdict
15 Feb 2024