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The Nursing and Midwifery Council was found to have failed to meet performance standards, including safeguarding and fitness to practise
Professional Standards Authority report found regulator only met 11 out of 18 key standards
20 Jun 2025
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A group of nurses in a hospital corridor. Reasons for leaving include quality of care, flexibility of shift patterns or hours, bullying, harassment or discrimination, burnout and the effect on physical or mental health.
Nurses leaving up to ten years early amid pressure and negative experiences, survey shows
18 Jun 2025
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A coroner has flagged concerns about a lack of national or local guidance for Royal Surrey County Hospital staff after the preventable death of 12-year-old Rose Harfleet 
Nursing and medical staff failed to recognise girl was clinically deteriorating, says coroner
17 Jun 2025
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Nurses' suicidal ideation: man viewed from behind sits on bed looking out through window
Nurses describe being driven to suicidal ideation as workplace pressures escalated
16 Jun 2025
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King's birthday honours: some of the nursing staff to receive recognition
Awards from King Charles celebrate ‘the incredible work of our profession’, says RCN
13 Jun 2025
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Tributes have been paid to Portsmouth-based Indian nurse Renjitha Gopakumaran Nair, who was killed in the Air India 171 plane crash in Ahmedabad, India
Renjitha Gopakumaran Nair had been visiting family in Kerala before boarding Gatwick flight
13 Jun 2025
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Nurse struck off for fraud: Tanya Nasir
Tanya Nasir fraudulently obtained a senior neonatal nurse role and had been jailed
12 Jun 2025
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Take the lead: National League for Nursing president Beverley Malone urges delegates at the International Council of Nurses congress in Helsinki, Finland to find their ‘North Star’
Leaders from around the world urge nurses to recognise they can drive change in healthca
11 Jun 2025
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council has published new principles for advanced practice nursing
Regulator says term refers to a level of practice rather than a title, role or specialism
10 Jun 2025
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New nursing staff say they are considering alternative careers: job search on a laptop
Some survive on benefits as they struggle to find work due to NHS trust recruitment freezes
09 Jun 2025
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End of life care nursing career options: cheerful nurse at patient's bedside
Wider career opportunities would improve access to palliative and end of life care
06 Jun 2025
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Agenda for Change job profiles: illustration of a nurse walking up steps representing nursing pay bands 4-9
​​​​​​​Updates aim to reflect the essential skills and responsibilities of today’s nursing
04 Jun 2025
Former advanced neonatal nurse practitioner candidate ‘unrepentant’ about his dishonesty
03 Jun 2025
RCN says eligible members will be able to vote on the award from 9 June
02 Jun 2025
Nurse leaders say changes will affect staff’s ability to develop specialist skills
29 May 2025
Raihana Awolaja, who had complex needs, died in 2023 after nursing staff left her unattended
28 May 2025
Petition calls for recognition and role clarity to ensure future of nursing associate role
27 May 2025
Health and social care secretary says ‘undoing years of disregard will be a journey’
23 May 2025

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