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At the RCN annual congress, general secretary Nicola Ranger called on ministers to

Six weeks after the NHS nursing pay award was due, the RCN warns the government against de

12 May 2025
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Extra patient deaths: an EU nurse leaving the UK

University of Surrey study suggests that EU nurses leaving the UK due to uncertainty trigg

07 May 2025
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Nurse suspended from NMC register for misconduct: NMC headquarters brass plaque

Advanced nurse practitioner Julia Nixon was suspended from the Nursing and Midwifery Counc

06 May 2025
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Ivy Dixon died from a cardiac arrest when she choked on her food at Acorn Lodge Care Home in London

A coroner found that nursing staff at Acorn Lodge Care Home may have lacked the clinical s

01 May 2025
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An employment tribunal found Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust failed to make reasonable adjustments at work following senior nurse’s brain haemorrhage

A senior nurse was awarded more than £200,000 after an employment tribunal found Mersey Ca

29 Apr 2025
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Holiday pay cuts and parking hikes: nurse paying for parking at meter

Nursing staff and unions have criticised the proposed reduction in the rate paid for

28 Apr 2025
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Nursing lecturer Claire Chick’s estranged husband was sentenced to life imprisonment with

25 Apr 2025
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From 1 May, NHS nursing staff in England, including bank workers, can transfer completed statutory and mandatory training between organisations

NHS nursing and other healthcare staff, including bank workers, will soon be able to trans

23 Apr 2025
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Nurse suspended by NMC: a hand filling in a timesheet

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) fitness to practise panel hears that theatre prac

22 Apr 2025
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New measures will support nursing staff from minority ethnic backgrounds with their career progression

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has accepted almost all non-pay-relate

16 Apr 2025
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Matrons and ward leaders at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sport their new uniforms, led by chief nursing officer Kevin Parker-Evans

Senior nursing staff working at a trust in Greater Manchester have recently adopted the ne

15 Apr 2025
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Cardiff University has paused plans to close its top nursing school, opting to reduce student intake and cut 286 jobs instead of 400

Cardiff University has paused plans to close its top-performing nursing school, and i

11 Apr 2025

Nurse prescriber Aaron Carnahan has been struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council

10 Apr 2025

The Department of Health and Social Care has rejected calls from many in nursing for a new

09 Apr 2025

Following months of pressure from health unions, nursing staff in Scotland have been offere

08 Apr 2025

Many job descriptions for NHS nursing and midwifery staff are of poor quality and employers

07 Apr 2025

A university’s flexible course has received ‘overwhelmingly positive’ feedback, enabling st

03 Apr 2025

The annual pay rise for NHS nurses and other healthcare staff in England will be delayed&nb

01 Apr 2025

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