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Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust was criticised by a coroner for not following senior nurses’ recommendation to make medicines administration refresher training mandatory for nurses

A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine

01 Dec 2025
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Employers undervalue their worth and force them to choose between well-being and work

26 Nov 2025
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ntrance sign at the Royal London Hospital, run by Barts Health NHS Trust

Trust’s staff also report leaders often unwilling to help when services short-staffed

26 Nov 2025
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Reducing allowances will be ‘another kick in the teeth’ for community staff

24 Nov 2025
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Band 5 nurses still waiting for role upgrade: nurse climbing towards band 6

Thousands of band 5 nurses on Agenda for Change contracts have requested a rebanding review

18 Nov 2025
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Sepsis death: Documentation at Bamford Grange Care Home surrounding concerns and attempts to escalate incidents was limited, says coroner

Care home staff unclear how they were being asked by a hospital to manage resident’s wound

17 Nov 2025
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Alice Figueiredo died by suicide at the Hepworth Ward at Goodmayes Hospital, Ilford, despite having a known history of self-harm

Alice Figueiredo had a known history of self-harm, but reasonable and safe care was not given

12 Nov 2025
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Reinstated senior nurse Evonne Hunt wins landmark case against trust

Evonne Hunt has won ‘landmark case’ after she was suspended after raising concerns

11 Nov 2025
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Trust halts funding of staff teas and coffees in a move that will damage morale, says union

06 Nov 2025
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Hospital attack: a teenager allegedly attacked three nurses and three police officers at Basildon University Hospital

Teenage boy arrested and bailed following assault at Basildon University Hospital, Essex

05 Nov 2025
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Nursing and Midwifery Council says ten-year fee freeze has contracted its income by 28% in real terms

Nursing regulator launches public consultation on plans to raise annual fee from £120 to £143

04 Nov 2025
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Fitness to practise: learning disability nurse Zwelani Ndlovu has been suspended for nine months by the Nursing and Midwifery Council 

NMC fitness to practise panel finds nurse risked patient safety for financial gain

27 Oct 2025

Nurses report exhaustion, safety risks and confusion over pay in Nursing Standard poll

23 Oct 2025

Health watchdog found nurses unsupported by medical staff at Basildon University Hospital

20 Oct 2025

Calls for workplace laundering after study shows domestic washing is not always effective

17 Oct 2025

Regulator may hold public consultation on rise, and nursing staff urged to have their say

16 Oct 2025

Care home accused of neglect having failed to provide specialist pressure ulcer care 

14 Oct 2025

Regulator to cut around 150 jobs but critics demand consultation citing nurses’ lack of trust

13 Oct 2025