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Jessica Thorpe won her case against  Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust for unfair constructive dismissal, breach of contract and unlawful deduction of wages

A trainee nurse suspended for two and a half years after a patient falsely claimed said sh

11 Nov 2024
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Nursing leaders warn that the hike in UK tuition fees will discourage prospective students from joining the profession

A psychiatric liaison nurse with more than £80,000 in student debts warns that the UK gove

05 Nov 2024
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Nearly three quarters of RCN members in Wales who voted in a consultation have rejected th

04 Nov 2024
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Photo of NMC plaque, illustrating a story about a fitness to practice panel hearing in which a mental health nurse was struck off for lack of safeguarding of a vulnerable patient

NMC fitness to practise panel strikes off mental health nurse who failed to visit vulnerab

31 Oct 2024
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves' budget will allocate £1.5 billion for new surgical hubs and scanners, alongside £70 million for new radiotherapy machines

As the chanceller Rachel Reeves revealed her first budget for the Labour government w

30 Oct 2024
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Around 350 nurses who graduated from the University of Brighton from 2019 onwards have been told they could be 160 hours short of necessary supervised practice hours by the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Hundreds of nurses feel let down after being told by the Nursing and Mi

29 Oct 2024
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Six London NHS trusts acknowledged instances where unregistered internationally educated nurses wore ‘staff nurse’ badges between 2021 and 2023

Internationally educated nurse recruits at six London trusts wore ‘staf

28 Oct 2024
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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

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

14 Oct 2024

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

09 Oct 2024

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

08 Oct 2024

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

07 Oct 2024

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

02 Oct 2024

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

01 Oct 2024

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