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Nurse on duty at night, face unseen, checks the time on her fob watch. Many nurses on duty as the clocks go back are not paid for the extra hour

Nursing staff on shift when the clocks change in the UK, the moment that marks the end of

24 Oct 2024
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Hundreds of suggestions were submitted within hours of the launch of Change NHS consultation, which aims to shape the future of the health service. PM Sir Keir Starmer and health secretary Wes Streeting shown visiting University College Hospital in London

National consultation on future of NHS opens with early suggestions for nurses including b

22 Oct 2024
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A nurse looks at a document while in discussion with a female patient. It is hoped that new profiles will more accurately reflect the reality of present-day advanced nursing skills, training and practice

NHS Staff Council job evaluation group has begun a nine-week consultation on job profiles

17 Oct 2024
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Moving and handling patients: a new initiative calls for a single-handed personalised approach where nurses move patients from their wheelchair, bed or toilet on their own to improve patient well-being and independence

The report Are Two People Always Required for Moving and Handling? controversially qu

16 Oct 2024
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Striking nurses at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust said long shifts with later finishing times affected their mental health and personal lives.

Nurses went on strike when London trust extended day shifts to 9pm, the workforce said lat

15 Oct 2024
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Nursing staff in the NHS pension scheme have a new tool they can use to help them understand their annual allowance

Nursing staff who are members of the NHS pension scheme now have access to a ready reckone

14 Oct 2024
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Nursing student Emma Garner was inspired to pursue a career in nursing by the death of her son Thomas (pictured) in April 2018. She is appealing to the Nursing and Midwifery Council to introduce a compassionate leave allowance

A nursing student who missed placement shifts to be with her ill son is

09 Oct 2024
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Nursing and Midwifery Council fitness to practise panel upheld a number of allegations against ward manager

Band 7 ward manager Samantha Jamieson was struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Counci

08 Oct 2024
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Nurses at Nursing Live, which returns on 23-24 October 2024

Nursing Live takes place at the ACC Liverpool on 23-24 October and will feature inspi

07 Oct 2024
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Care home nurse knew and failed to declare she would be left assets in resident's will

A nurse who knew she was in line to inherit property and shares in a resident’s will was s

02 Oct 2024
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Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has opted to announce pay awards to NHS staff as early as possible, after years of delays

Wes Streeting has triggered the NHS pay review process in a bid to get the pay award timin

01 Oct 2024
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Strikes over pay: RCN chief urges government to value nurses as she calls for a higher starting salary for new nurses

Newly qualified nurses should start their careers on band 6 of the Agenda for Change pay s

30 Sep 2024

A specialist school nurse claims his job, graded by his NHS employer at Agenda for Change b

27 Sep 2024

Former national clinical adviser tells COVID-19 inquiry of the trauma experienced

26 Sep 2024

Nurse understaffing on surgical wards has been linked to a higher risk of pressure ulcers,

25 Sep 2024

Nurses and support staff in England’s NHS tell their union, the RCN, in an online cons

23 Sep 2024

Newly registered nurses (NRNs) are finding it difficult to secure NHS nursing jobs and are

20 Sep 2024

Slump in degree course acceptances prompts call for urgent action on nursing student financ

19 Sep 2024

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