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Nurses’ actions before patient’s suicide amounted to gross failures of care and neglect
Coroner criticises failures to check patient record before tragedy, the latest at the trust
Nurses fight for band 7 status after missing out on £9,000 pay rise
Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
Senior nurse struck off after lowering patients’ early warning scores
He also failed to take observations and record that he had altered the scores
NHS uniform: how many staff are wearing the new options?
We look at how many staff in England’s NHS are now wearing the standardised uniform
Unaccredited prescribing courses offering cut-price ‘diplomas’ from £12
Nurses urged to read small print, as NMC-approved courses are only route to prescribing
NMC consultation: should student placement hours be cut by 500?
Regulator invites feedback on proposals, but the RCN has concerns about student preparedness
Healing times slashed and patient outcomes improved in promising wound care trial
Community nurses have reduced healing times and saved money in remote monitoring trial
Bank pay cuts: our trust expects band 7 nurses to take shifts at band 5 rates
Critical care staff plan fresh strike action in continuing dispute over reduced pay rates
NMC registration fee increase approved despite opposition
Regulator insists it kept increase to a minimum given registrants’ money pressures
Doctors claim advanced nurse practitioners are being used to fill medical rota gaps
Nurse leaders say highly skilled advanced nurses are not substitutes for any profession
Student with epilepsy died by suicide six months after university suspension
Chloe Roberts had advocated for mandatory suicide prevention training for nurses
New pay rates possible for NHS nursing staff as talks announced
Agenda for Change pay structure to be reviewed, which may also see pay backdated