Death
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Inquiry: Letby ‘excited’ to tell colleagues about baby death
Two nurses who were colleagues of Lucy Letby when she murdered seven children at a neonatal intensive care unit have…
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Nursing shortages in surgery increase risk of patient death
Surgery patients have a roughly 10% higher chance of dying on a ward with low nursing staffing levels, a new…
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Covid inquiry: Scottish nurses faced ‘death and devastation’
Nurses witnessed death during the Covid-19 pandemic on a scale “that they should never have seen”, the former chief nursing…
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HCA charged over patient death in Nottingham
A woman has been charged over a patient death that happened while she was working as an agency healthcare assistant…
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Nurse charged over patient death in Nottingham
A woman has been charged over a patient death that happened while she was working as a nurse at a…
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School Nurse Warns of Faulty AEDs After 14 Year Old Student’s Death
Last week, Landon Payton, 14, suffered a medical emergency during P.E. class at Marshall Middle School in Houston, Texas. Staff…
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Causes of death to be further scrutinised in wake of Letby case
The government has introduced reforms which will change how patient deaths are certified, in the wake of the Lucy Letby…
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ME services in ‘dire’ state after death of specialist nurse
Services for people in Scotland with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) have been “dire” since the death of the country’s…
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Nurse’s death sparks call for better tuberculosis education
A coroner has called for better protection for healthcare workers following the death of a nurse who contracted tuberculosis (TB)…
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A Nurse’s Guide to Coping with Patient Death
The inevitability of facing patient death is a profound aspect of working in healthcare, particularly for nurses who often spend…
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