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Education grants: a healthcare support worker practises phlebotomy

The RCN Foundation is inviting applications for grants of up to £2,500 for projects to&nbs

28 Mar 2025
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Bodycam footage has shown a nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital being ‘forceful and aggressive’ in her tone and approach to a patient

Nurse Lindsay Burns received a five-year caution order after bodycam camera footage showed

25 Mar 2025
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Nursing student Zoe Bell died at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, from a rare and complex lung infection, including sepsis, pneumonia and influenza

An inquest found lapses in regular observations and care after nursing student Zoe Bell di

24 Mar 2025
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Nursing student loan forgiveness: young woman checks her finances using her laptop and calculator

Nurses would stay in the profession for longer if they could exchange student loan forgive

21 Mar 2025
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Risk assessment and falls: in October 2023 an inpatient at St David's Hospital in Cardiff, fell from his bed and experienced a fatal brain bleed

A coroner report found that Colin Colley was at high risk of falls and experienc

19 Mar 2025
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Nurse suspension: a band 5 nurse has been suspended for 12 months following a number of incidents during night shifts at Queen Alexandra Hospital neonatal unit

A band 5 nurse has been suspended by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) following a n

18 Mar 2025
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Acute response team nurse supports ward-based colleague in ICU

A team of 22 nurses in band 6-8a roles will form an acute response team set up following c

14 Mar 2025
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In a survey almost 1,000 nurses said they would stop working in-house bank shifts if plans to reduce bank pay were enforced

Hundreds of nurses across four NHS trusts say they will stop working in-house bank shifts

11 Mar 2025
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Caffeine reduction trial: two people drinking coffee

A care home trial to reduce caffeine intake among staff and residents has found impro

07 Mar 2025
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Ask RCNi, our new AI-powered tool, delivers evidence-based answers that summarise RCNi content and highlight references to explore

Our new AI-powered tool delivers evidence-based answers to clinical and professional nursi

06 Mar 2025
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Timing of insulin doses: patient was incorrectly given insulin after his meals

Hospital nurses’ incorrect administration of insulin to an inpatient with type 1 diabetes

05 Mar 2025
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Diabetes specialist nurse Susan Hamilton claimed a co-worker subjected her to ‘bullying tactics’ while they both worked at St Helier Hospital in south London

Diabetes specialist nurse Susan Hamilton claimed a co-worker subjected her to ‘bullyi

04 Mar 2025

An NHS trust is using undercover nurses for covert hand hygiene audits to improve standards

27 Feb 2025

Coroner finds that Philip Unwin’s death due to sepsis occurred after medical team’s failure

26 Feb 2025

NHS managers have agreed they should be subject to professional regulation to help restore

25 Feb 2025

Nurse who got a job with an NHS community health provider after dishonestly claiming two ye

20 Feb 2025

Institute for Fiscal Studies research finds higher pay for nurses and other public sector w

18 Feb 2025

NHS trust wants to rotate ICU nurses who work at Bassetlaw Hospital so they can gain experi

17 Feb 2025

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