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Nursing MPs: Paulette Hamilton vows to fight profession’s corner
After the Labour landslide of the 2024 general election, held on 4 July, the nursing profession has emerged with new…
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Concern over downward trend in speaking up about clinical safety
A drop in confidence in NHS staff feeling able to speak up about clinical safety issues has been described as…
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CQC under scrutiny as regulator ‘not fit for purpose’
A lack of clinical expertise among inspectors is one of the reasons why the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is failing,…
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Student nurses ‘in poverty’ and turning to food banks
Student nurses in Scotland are using food banks and barely scraping by, due to a lack of pay on placements…
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How the Commission For Nurse Reimbursement is Fighting for Fair Pay
This is a guest article written by Melissa Mills, BSN, RN, Executive Director of The Commission For Nurse Reimbursement. Nurses…
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Northern Ireland consultation on safer nurse staffing opens
A consultation on safe and effective staffing for nurses and other healthcare staff has been launched for Northern Ireland. Northern…
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Trailblazing nurse spends 80th birthday at UK hospital where she trained
Agnes Musikavanhu has returned to Morriston Hospital to celebrate her 80th birthday, more than 60 years after she first went…
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RCN renews calls for nurses to become band 6 after preceptorship
The proposed changes to the national NHS job profiles for nurses “do not go far enough” to recognise the skills…
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Open letter on women’s and sexual health backed by nurses
Nurses are among the signatories on an open letter to the government calling for improvements to sexual and reproductive healthcare,…
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Duncan Burton appointed chief nursing officer for England
The new chief nursing officer (CNO) for England has today been announced. Duncan Burton, formerly deputy CNO, will replace Dame…
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