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Restraint urged on nurses’ pay after ‘generous’ award last year
NHS pay body is told budgets are ‘extremely constrained’ for 2024-25 pay offer
06 Mar 2024
Hospital nurses face abuse and vandalism when parking near work
Trust receives call for action letter signed by 2,000 staff and local residents
05 Mar 2024
Shorter working week for NHS nurses in Scotland
Nursing staff on Agenda for Change contracts can also request a review of their band 5 role
04 Mar 2024
Suspended: school nurse who looked up family’s medical records ‘out of curiosity’
Nurse, who had a history of similar misconduct, would need ‘serious’ supervision in future
01 Mar 2024
Red card bans for abusive patients and relatives in hospitals
Essex trust’s campaign aims to protect staff as incidents of physical and verbal abuse rise
28 Feb 2024
Fewer nurses in emergency departments linked to serious patient outcomes
Lower staffing levels mean long waits and patients leaving without being seen, study shows
27 Feb 2024
Nurse spots signs of stroke and helps save colleague’s life
Sharon Woods acted swiftly when stroke ward colleague Caroline Swan experienced one herself
26 Feb 2024
Breathtaking: TV COVID drama ‘too real to watch’ for some nurses
ITV series described as authentic depiction of the trauma front-line nurses experienced
22 Feb 2024
Martha’s rule roll-out: how nurses will be involved
New rule gives patients and families access to urgent second opinion if concerned about care
21 Feb 2024
NMC register fraud investigations: nurses to face hearings soon
Panels will examine cases of people suspected of gaining fraudulent entry to UK register
20 Feb 2024
NHS racism: staff fear being branded ‘troublemakers’ for raising race concerns
Nurse Michelle Cox says black and minority ethnic staff need to feel valued and included
19 Feb 2024
Shift patterns you can predict: is roster consistency important for work-life balance?
Sensitively spaced days off boost morale, but views are split on length of shifts – study
16 Feb 2024
‘Bullying and intimidating’ nurse suspended from register
Mental health nurse Declan Carroll’s behaviour led to NMC fitness to practise panel verdict
15 Feb 2024
Letby hospital failed to assure patients it was safe after verdict, says report
CQC says failures included inadequate nurse staffing levels and compromised patient safety
14 Feb 2024
General practice nurses continue to miss out on pay award as leaders call for action
Primary care staff’s salary rises ‘being treated as an afterthought’
13 Feb 2024
Nurses offered £6,000 bonuses to remain in hard-to-fill NHS posts
But do ‘golden hellos’ merely shift recruitment issues from one employer to another?
12 Feb 2024
Change for general practice nurses may address pay inequity
GPNs to be included in Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme
09 Feb 2024
Next NHS pay award needs to be a decent one, union tells government
Start pay talks now if you want to avoid repeat of strike action, minister is urged
09 Feb 2024