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New measures will support nursing staff from minority ethnic backgrounds with their career progression

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has accepted almost all non-pay-relate

16 Apr 2025
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Matrons and ward leaders at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sport their new uniforms, led by chief nursing officer Kevin Parker-Evans

Senior nursing staff working at a trust in Greater Manchester have recently adopted the ne

15 Apr 2025
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Cardiff University has paused plans to close its top nursing school, opting to reduce student intake and cut 286 jobs instead of 400

Cardiff University has paused plans to close its top-performing nursing school, and i

11 Apr 2025
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Nurse struck off NMC register after he misused his power to prescribe

Nurse prescriber Aaron Carnahan has been struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council

10 Apr 2025
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The Department of Health and Social Care has rejected calls from many in nursing for a new

09 Apr 2025
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fter months of pressure from health unions, nurses in Scotland have been offered an 8% pay rise over two years

Following months of pressure from health unions, nursing staff in Scotland have been offer

08 Apr 2025
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NHS Staff Council review found that many nursing job descriptions did not accurately detail roles and responsibilities

Many job descriptions for NHS nursing and midwifery staff are of poor quality and employer

07 Apr 2025
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Swansea University’s nursing degree makes room for work and caring commitments

A university’s flexible course has received ‘overwhelmingly positive’ feedback, enabling s

03 Apr 2025
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Nurses have expressed frustration over ongoing delays in their annual pay offer as unions accuse the government of failing to deliver the 2025-2026 award on time

The annual pay rise for NHS nurses and other healthcare staff in England will be delayed&n

01 Apr 2025
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Education grants: a healthcare support worker practises phlebotomy

The RCN Foundation is inviting applications for grants of up to £2,500 for projects to&nbs

28 Mar 2025
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Bodycam footage has shown a nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital being ‘forceful and aggressive’ in her tone and approach to a patient

Nurse Lindsay Burns received a five-year caution order after bodycam camera footage showed

25 Mar 2025
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Nursing student Zoe Bell died at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, from a rare and complex lung infection, including sepsis, pneumonia and influenza

An inquest found lapses in regular observations and care after nursing student Zoe Bell di

24 Mar 2025

Nurses would stay in the profession for longer if they could exchange student loan forgiven

21 Mar 2025

A coroner report found that Colin Colley was at high risk of falls and experience

19 Mar 2025

A band 5 nurse has been suspended by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) following a nu

18 Mar 2025

A team of 22 nurses in band 6-8a roles will form an acute response team set up following cr

14 Mar 2025

Hundreds of nurses across four NHS trusts say they will stop working in-house bank shifts o

11 Mar 2025

A care home trial to reduce caffeine intake among staff and residents has found improv

07 Mar 2025

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