Alison Stacey

High Court of Justiciary panel outside building
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Doctor who sexually harassed two nurses avoids suspension

‘Proportionate’ sanctions to be imposed on Nour Rezk after a GMC appeal

A nurse holds open a folder to show something to a patient sitting opposite
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Avoidable deaths prompt calls for improved learning disability nursing provision in NHS

Report also cites lack of understanding of patients’ requirements in acute hospitals

Photo of Norma Newcombe celebrating her retirement with colleague Sharon Swift
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Britain’s oldest nurse retires at 81 after 65-year career

School nurse Norma Newcombe says she feels ‘humbled and proud’ to have worked in the NHS

Advanced nurse practitioner Susie Lagrata, who left her home and family in the Philippines at the age of 23, and has forged a successful career in the UK
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Settling in as an international nurse: ‘what I left behind to work in the UK’

Leaving her family behind was heartbreaking for nurse Susie Lagrata, but she has no regrets

Photo of Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, who features in story about shortage of sickle cell nurses
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Chronic shortage of sickle cell nurses putting patients at risk

Dame Elizabeth Anionwu calls for action to increase nurse numbers in specialty

Nurses on strike outside Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
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New anti-strike code of practice approved by MPs, despite human rights concerns

Government anti-strike measures called ‘a brazen attack on the right to strike’

RCN general secretary looks serious during visit to nurses' picket line outside Leeds General Infirmary in December 2022. Behind her, striking nurses hold signs with messages about staffing and pay. Everyone is dressed for winter weather
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NHS pay deal: reopen talks with nurses, union leader urges government

Consultants’ better deal exposes injustice our female-dominated profession faces – RCN

Photo of nurse staffing rota on ward computer
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Nurses may see shorter working week if AfC recommendations approved

Scottish Government also considering pay changes and protected learning time

A mental health nurse taking notes and talking to a patient sitting next to her
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Warning of mental health nurses substituted on inpatient wards

But NHS denies any inappropriate staffing in mental health and learning disability services

Photo of the back of a nurse's head as she looks down a hospital corridor
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Nurse helpline sees calls about suicide double in one year

Nursing leaders warn of mental health crisis and call for funds for dedicated support

A photo of Lady Justice Thirlwell next to a photo of Lucy Letby
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Letby inquiry will investigate issues from ‘ward to boardroom’

Inquiry lead Lady Justice Thirlwall asks NHS managers to consider CCTV in neonatal wards

Lucy Letby
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The Letby effect: FtP referrals surge following nurse’s multiple murder convictions

Nurses with FtP cases pending face prospect of continued delays as NMC caseload lengthens

Michael Rosen at the Nursing Live event
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Author’s tale of pandemic journey – and what he owes to nurses

Michael Rosen reflects in our podcast on intensive care and his admiration for nurses

Chief nursing officer Ruth May (centre) in a panel discussion at Nursing Live
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Chief nurse describes working under cover in intensive care unit during pandemic

Ruth May also tells of frustration at people failing to act with integrity during emergency

Steve Barclay leaves 10 Downing Street on Monday after a cabinet reshuffle that saw him leave his post as health and social care secretary
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Steve Barclay removed as health secretary, replaced by Victoria Atkins

Priorities for Ms Atkins seen as getting NHS extra funding and resolving industrial action

Photo of NMC senior nursing adviser Paula Holt speaking at Nursing Live event in Liverpool
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NMC considers international models that reduce placement hours

Paula Holt tells Nursing Live event that ‘quality is probably more important than quantity’

Events venue ACC Liverpool, where Nursing Live is being held
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Nursing Live, a celebration of nursing, opens today

Our two-day celebration is packed with events for nurses at every stage of their career

A close-up of a hand-made placard held up by a nurse on a picket line saying 'The NHS is flatlining just like our wages'
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UK one of four OECD countries to pay nurses less than the average wage

Global report slammed as ‘source of shame’ as UK’s healthcare spending is exposed

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