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Patient death after transfer delay: Royal Stoke University Hospital
Coroner finds medical team failed to respond to concerns over patient deterioration
26 Feb 2025
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A proposed statutory duty of candour would make NHS managers legally accountable for responding to concerns about patient safety
Proposals would prevent managers with a record of poor performance from working in healthcare
25 Feb 2025
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Nurse’s dishonesty about CV misled his employer
Nurse had been dishonest about his length of experience, and lacked insight into his actions
20 Feb 2025
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Higher pay for nurses: nurse gets coat and leaves despite wage rise
Research finds higher pay for nurses and others in Scotland doesn’t help retain staff
18 Feb 2025
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ICU nurse strike threat: nurses at Bassetlaw may be redeployed to unit with more complex cases
But trust claims ICU nurses could become deskilled by current lack of more complex caseload
17 Feb 2025
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A review of nurses shift patterns to ensure better work-life balance and tackle recruitment and retention is underway in Scotland
Review of flexible working is aimed at improving work-life balance as well as recruitment
14 Feb 2025
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A job ad raised concerns about nursing associates being used to replace registered nurses at hospital trusts and GP practices
Trust removes ad after concerns raised over replacing registered nurses with associates
13 Feb 2025
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Patient death linked to lack of repositioning: patient in bed is tended to by nurse
Coroner’s report says patient developed septicaemia after lack of adherence to care plan
12 Feb 2025
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Dawn Butler, Labour MP for Brent East, made the case for new legislation to protect the ‘nurse’ job title in a private members bill in the House of Commons
Labour MP Dawn Butler proposed legislation to ensure only registered nurses use the title
11 Feb 2025
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Nurse struck off for stealing from patients: Addenbrooke‘s Hospital, where Kelvin Ramasta worked and met his victims
I was blinded by the money but am a good nurse, Kelvin Ramasta told NMC
10 Feb 2025
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Nursing education in crisis: Telford nursing campus may close
University cites financial reasons, as RCN says we can’t afford for nurse supply to shrink
06 Feb 2025
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Bill will ensure that only those who are registered with the NMC can call themselves a nurse
Bill would make it illegal for anyone to call themselves nurse unless registered with NMC
05 Feb 2025
Expert says deaths blamed on former nurse resulted from natural causes or poor medical care
04 Feb 2025
Cardiff University has begun consultation on shutting highly ranked nursing school
31 Jan 2025
Referrals to the regulator are increasing, which risks undoing work to tackle caseloads
30 Jan 2025
Give senior NHS nurses the recognition they deserve, RCN tells roles review
29 Jan 2025
Shocked university community pays tribute to ‘dedicated educator and compassionate mentor’
27 Jan 2025
Hospital told to urgently address nurses’ awareness of duty to complete documentation
23 Jan 2025

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