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CPR nurse training: a nurse using a manikin in a cardiopulmonary resuscitation training session

CPR wrongly seen as a ‘panacea to reverse death’, with consequences for staff

28 Jan 2025
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CPR nurse training: a nurse using a manikin in a cardiopulmonary resuscitation training session

CPR wrongly seen as a ‘panacea to reverse death’, with consequences for staff

28 Jan 2025
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham scraps weekly car parking tickets for staff, citing patients missing appointments due to lack of parking

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham cites patients missing appointments as reason for change

18 Dec 2024
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NHS managers proposals: health and social care secretary Wes Streeting holding a red file

Nurses invited to contribute to a consultation on introducing regulation for NHS managers

17 Dec 2024
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Fitness to Practise panels: the Nursing and Midwifery Council has struck off over 1,000 professionals in the past five years. A nurse sits in front of a panel hearing

With a 14% rise in concerns raised this year, the regulator lists most frequent complaints

12 Dec 2024
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2.8% NHS nurse pay offer branded as deeply offensive by nursing leaders: nurses strike for fair pay

Government says rise of over 2.8% would be difficult in its NHS Pay Review Body evidence 

11 Dec 2024
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Nurses with long-COVID: a woman clutches her chest due to shortness of breath, a common symptom of long-COVID

Survey reveals lack of support, with inadequate safeguarding of staff well-being

05 Dec 2024
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Fitness to practise panel heard how a practice nurse mistakenly administered the anti-inflammatory Depo-Medrone (left) instead of the contraceptive Depo-Provera jab (right) to two patients.

Nurse showed ‘admirable level of developing insight into her actions’, FtP hearing finds

04 Dec 2024
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St Pancras Hospital told to improve safety protocols: a patient died following administration of an anti-psychotic drug without national guidelines being followed

A mental health patient died following improper administration of an anti-psychotic drug

03 Dec 2024
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Number nurses leaving NMC register has risen by almost 50% in just six months

Burnout blamed for ‘devastating’ surge in newly registered nurses leaving NMC register

02 Dec 2024
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Alcohol addiction among nurses: a sad looking young woman at a desk with her head on her arm, holding a glass containing alcohol

The NMC urges registrants not to ignore a problem – find out what support is available

02 Dec 2024
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Anthony Omo, adviser to NMC told members that: ‘healthcare is dangerous, and so there is a level of risk you need to live with’

Anthony Omo, short-term adviser to the regulator, made his comments at a NMC members’ meeting

28 Nov 2024

1 million NHS staff won’t receive April pay rises if government waits for pay review report

26 Nov 2024

Nurses say they are due thousands of pounds after employer’s failure to honour role review

21 Nov 2024

NMC fitness to practise panel heard Rose Stark’s supervisor denied signatures were hers

20 Nov 2024

Beleaguered regulator’s next boss urged to work with unions to transform FtP performance

19 Nov 2024

‘Pathfinder’ trusts will launch England’s standardised NHS uniforms in the coming weeks

18 Nov 2024

NMC warns employers to be vigilant after non-nurses use others’ details to secure jobs

14 Nov 2024