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Former chief nurse for England Dame Ruth May gave emotionally charged evidence to the COVD inquiry 

Former chief nurse tells COVID-19 inquiry abolition of NHS nursing student bursary was to

17 Sep 2024
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A brass plaque at the entrance to the NMC. An FtP panel finds 77 charges were proved, ten were not proved and on 14 there was no case to answer​​​​​​​

Nursing and Midwifery Council fitness to practise (FtP) panel heard nurse X

16 Sep 2024
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Sepsis happens when the immune system overreacts to presence of infection in the blood

Sepsis top 10 research priorities list includes diagnostics, better use of antibiotics and

13 Sep 2024
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Image depicts a nurse sitting on a pile of coins with arrows pointing to a 5% figure in the background. The NHS Pay Review Body (RB) recommendation of a 5.5% pay rise has been accepted by the Welsh Government

The Welsh Government’s acceptance of the Pay Review Body recommendation

11 Sep 2024
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People with lower limb wounds experienced faster healing and lower recurrence during the trial in eight NHS trusts

Chronic lower limb wounds healed more quickly and recurrence dropped substantially in a tr

10 Sep 2024
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Rolled up fifty pound notes tied with ribbon

Mental health nurse Marcia Harding, who was trying to raise staff moral

04 Sep 2024
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Nursing staff face months of waiting to hear the results of the national job profile review

Band 4-6 role profiles review to be published at the start of next year following further

03 Sep 2024
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Band 8 pay point changes give nurses more incentive to move up from band 7

Changes to Agenda for Change band 8 pay scale mean nurses in senior leadership r

02 Sep 2024
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RCN Foundation grant can progress your career and improve patient care

RCN Foundation grant applications now open to help fund post-registration qualif

27 Aug 2024
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The Scottish Government has made a 5.5% pay offer to NHS healthcare staff on Agenda for Ch

21 Aug 2024
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Nurse Ian O’Connor has been handed a 12-month suspension order by the Nursing and Midwifer

20 Aug 2024
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A large-scale study finds that using temporary staff to plug gaps does mitigate the r

19 Aug 2024

UK nursing student enrolments on to nursing degrees courses are down, as a nursing academic

15 Aug 2024

Statue of pioneering black nurse Mary Seacole outside St Thomas’ Hospital in London is&nbsp

14 Aug 2024

Coroner accepts emergency department (ED) was excessively busy but order

13 Aug 2024

RCN opens online consultation from today (8 August) until 16 September t

08 Aug 2024

Updated RCN guidance states staff may withdraw care where they feel threatened, but only af

07 Aug 2024

Denise Balanza falsely claimed pay for ten shifts after facing ‘financial pressures’ a Nurs

06 Aug 2024

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