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£2,500 for nurse-led anti-racism projects: the RCN Foundation and nurse Michelle Cox have launched this award to tackle racism in healthcare 

Nurse Michelle Cox, who won a landmark racial discrimination case against NHS England in 2

06 Oct 2025
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Two independent reviews looked at fitness to practise cases flagged by a whistleblower

Independent reviews into how the Nursing and Midwifery Council handled fitness to practise

03 Oct 2025
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 ‘Adversely influenced’ by ex-nurse mother: coroner found Paloma Shemirani died after refusing chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma

A coroner has concluded that Paloma Shemirani, 23, died after refusing chemotherapy for no

02 Oct 2025
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Shirley Froggett’s wheelchair did not have a functioning lap belt when she fell

Nurse pleads guilty to wilful neglect and two other care home workers admit making false s

01 Oct 2025
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A patient identification mix-up saw the wrong person receiving a CT scan

Wrong patient was taken for CT scan but investigation by York and Scarborough Teaching Hos

30 Sep 2025
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Organ donation: nurse Joanne Blackburn who is awaiting double transplant

Critical care nurse Joanne Blackburn has been on the organ transplant register for tw

26 Sep 2025
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Supreme Court appeal denied: Former nurse Colin Campbell who was found guilty in 2008 of killing (inset top row from left): Ethel Hall and Bridget Bourke, (bottom row from left) Doris Ludlam and Irene Crookes

A former nurse who was jailed for murdering four older female patients and attempting to k

24 Sep 2025
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Nurses’ pay: Picture shows a bold red pound sign at the top of road that is spiralling towards the sky

Nursing unions, led by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), have united to demand urgent re

19 Sep 2025
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Coroner said nursing staff lacked an understanding of the importance of following a tissue viability nurse’s recommendations on how to dress Edward Funnell’s pressure wound, while stating they did not contribute to his death

A coroner said in a prevention of future deaths report that hospital nursing staff failed

18 Sep 2025
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Nurses’ parking charges win: Worcestershire County Council approves parking permit scheme for nurses delivering urgent care

Worcestershire County Council has approved a parking permit scheme for healthcare workers

17 Sep 2025
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Nurse suspension: The Nursing and Midwifery Council found Agnes Cobbina failed to adequately care for critically ill care home resident

Experienced nurse Agnes Cobbina has been suspended by the Nursing and Midwifery Council fi

16 Sep 2025
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'A phenomenal leader': matron Fiona Higginson

Emergency department matron Fiona Higginson collapsed at work at Yeovil Hospital in August

15 Sep 2025

The RCN Foundation Amin Abdullah grant offers up to £1,000 for UK nurse applicants for

12 Sep 2025

RCN indicative ballot of district nurses at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde shows ‘overwhelmi

11 Sep 2025

A nurse of 30 years has been suspended from the Nursing and Midwifery (NMC) register for mi

09 Sep 2025

Tina Donnelly CBE, former director of RCN Wales and a former commanding officer in the army

08 Sep 2025

Coroner says it is difficult to understand why community mental health services repeatedly

05 Sep 2025

There is a standoff in the resolution of the 2025-2026 pay award and the RCN has demanded t

04 Sep 2025

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