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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
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Infection prevention nurses in plain clothes are undertaking covert audits at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust to assess hand hygiene practices

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

27 Feb 2025
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Patient death after transfer delay: Royal Stoke University Hospital

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

26 Feb 2025
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A proposed statutory duty of candour would make NHS managers legally accountable for responding to concerns about patient safety

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

25 Feb 2025
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Nurse’s dishonesty about CV misled his employer

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

20 Feb 2025
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Higher pay for nurses: nurse gets coat and leaves despite wage rise

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

18 Feb 2025

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

17 Feb 2025

A review of flexible working for the NHS nursing workforce in Scotland will consider change

14 Feb 2025

An NHS trust has drawn criticism over a job advert for a nursing associate whose duties wou

13 Feb 2025

Coroner's prevention of future deaths report says Cynthia Gilbert developed pressure u

12 Feb 2025

A new bill to protect the ‘nurse’ job title by law has passed its first stage in Parliament

11 Feb 2025

A nurse was struck off from the Nursing and Midwifery register for stealing £103,203 from t

10 Feb 2025

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