Andrea Downey
Lucy Letby jury told they can return majority verdicts
Jury has spent a month considering verdicts on nurse who denies murdering seven babies
Does your pay band match your competency and responsibilities?
NHS Pay Review Body calls for review on nurse bandings to be completed swiftly
Warning over ‘catastrophic’ loss of mental health hubs to support nursing staff
Doubts over future funding for well-being hubs spark concern about effect on workforce
Noodle the dog helps autistic teen through fear of surgery
Girl is allowed take autism assistance dog Noodle with her into operating theatre
Social care funding boost will flounder without workforce plan, warn health leaders
Leaders welcomed the £600 million investment but called for plan to tackle staffing crisis
Nursing students may take on vaccine delivery to help tackle fall in uptake
MPs call for wider access to routine immunisations as uptake among children declines
Overworked cancer nurses at breaking point as NHS quit rate hits ten-year high
Macmillan has called for urgent action from government to boost cancer nurse numbers
NHS sickness absence remains stubbornly high, with anxiety and depression key factors
More than 575,000 working days lost in England due to nurses’ ill health in just one month
When a colleague dies by suicide: grieving staff need rapid support, guidance states
Trained teams should stand ready to support NHS staff in the aftermath of a suicide
Morale and staffing in mental health at risk of entering ever-worsening cycle, MPs warn
Mental health nurses are quitting in search of work-life balance as referrals soar
Nurses honoured for ‘exceptional contribution’ to the profession
RCN Foundation Impact Awards honour enhanced practice and contribution to patient care
Nurses will vote on improved offer for flexible working and other non-pay elements
RCN members in Wales are being asked to vote on the offer after fresh negotiations
‘Bring back face masks’: guidance change is flawed, says healthcare staff group
Dropping face mask recommendation for health settings described as dangerous
Bigger pay rise for nurses would make little impact on inflation
Report contradicts ministers and says double-digit pay rise would hardly affect inflation
RCN membership fees will not be raised at present
Council will have the ability to increase them over the next five years, under AGM resolution
Agency cover during strikes: High Court deals blow to ministers’ ‘anti-strike’ agenda
Health unions win legal challenge to law allowing temporary staff to cover nurses’ shifts
District nurse shortages leaving thousands of older people in hospital
Leavers and lack of recruitment mean rise in avoidable admissions and delayed discharges
As NHS turns 75 today nurses are among those honoured in ceremony at Westminster Abbey
Procession features nurse carrying George Cross honouring NHS staff for their dedication