Analysis

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NMC transformation plan: headquarters name plate of the nurse regulator

The Nursing and Midwifery Council commissioned an independent review of its organisational

10 Feb 2025
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Nursing band 5 and 6 roles: illustration showing a nurse in scrubs stepping from a platform labelled band 5 to one marked band 6, with bands 4 and 3 behind them

How do pay and career opportunities compare for nurses at band 5 and band 6?

07 Feb 2025
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Financial hardship in nursing: a woman sitting at a table with her finger on a calculator key, working out personal living costs

Hardship grants, crisis funds and money to cover educational or unforeseen costs are avail

04 Feb 2025
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Nursing during menopause: nurse sits down after a shift, appearing anxious

The nurse workforce has a significant proportion of women in the typical perimenopause and

03 Feb 2025
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CPR nurse training: a nurse using a manikin in a cardiopulmonary resuscitation training session

Nurses are being left ‘vulnerable and exposed’ to unfair disciplinary proceedin

28 Jan 2025
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Nursing in corridors: An exhausted and dispirited nurse rubs her eye

NHS nurses describe the appalling impact of increasingly having to provide inadequate care

24 Jan 2025
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Nurses targeted with NMC referrals: a nurse in scrubs with a red target painted on her back

Nurse whistleblowers say the Nursing and Midwifery Council fitness to practise process is

20 Jan 2025
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Violence against nurses at work: illustration of a patient or relative verbally abusing a nurse in a hospital waiting room and pointing their finger at the nurse

Nursing staff face more than double the risk of verbal assault or violence at work as the

17 Jan 2025
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Nurses’ money management: illustration showing a nurse juggling household finances, with items associated with living costs, such as a shopping trolley, a bill and a petrol pump, in the background

Tips for nurses on staying on top of household finances in 2025.

13 Jan 2025
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Period tracking apps can let you know what stage of your cycle you are in

Cycle syncing is a way to monitor the changes in mood, energy and confidence experienced a

06 Jan 2025
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Patients’ gifts for nurses: a small gift-wrapped box being offered in a person’s cupped hands

Our investigation reveals how well-meaning patients have chosen to show their gratitude to

16 Dec 2024
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NMC hearing

New monthly fitness to practise (FtP) referrals to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

13 Dec 2024

The 2024-25 pay award for NHS staff across the UK has still not been fully resolved and som

09 Dec 2024

Mandatory vaccination for nursing staff during the winter influenza season has long been a

06 Dec 2024

As nurses struggle to cope with staffing and workload pressures, professional expectations,

02 Dec 2024

Nursing staff approaching retirement age who have NHS pensions have decisions to make about

29 Nov 2024

From Victorian crinoline and bonnet to nurses’ caps and aprons and the scrubs-style outfits

25 Nov 2024

A significant portion of the NHS workforce is women around the age when menopause typically

22 Nov 2024

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