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Thousands of NHS nursing staff face delays in receiving pension statements due to a missed deadline for the McCloud remedy, which is addressing age discrimination in the pension scheme
Deadlines to fix age discrimination in the admin of 2015 NHS pension scheme have been missed
01 Sep 2025
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Samuel Acquah, theatre nurse, who died suddenly
Friends and colleagues of Samuel Acquah have spoken of kindness and dedication 
29 Aug 2025
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District nurse shortages: an older woman alone and staring out of a window
Coroners’ reports have cited lack of staff as potentially contributing to patient deaths
28 Aug 2025
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Patient suicide report: coroner's office
Coroner finds patient at high risk of suicide was mistakenly allowed to leave unit unescorted
27 Aug 2025
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Each grant has its own eligibility criteria and they are open to nurses, midwives, nursing associates, maternity assistants, healthcare support workers and students
Nursing staff can now apply for grants for CPD or university studies from the RCN Foundation
26 Aug 2025
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District nurses protested at the Gartnavel Royal Hospital in Glasgow
Health board has failed to follow nationally agreed job evaluation process, say unions
21 Aug 2025
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Remote nursing job: NHS Shetland is looking for a district nurse or nurse practitioner for Fair Isle, the southernmost island of Shetland 
NHS Shetland is hiring a district nurse or nurse practitioner for a remote island
20 Aug 2025
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Marion Jones experienced head injuries after falling from a bed not fitted with rails at Riverside Care Home in Hyde, Cheshire
Coroner warns that future deaths could occur unless care home operator takes action
19 Aug 2025
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Catherine Smith was struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council after it found she made four deliberately misleading alterations to entries on a patient’s fluid intake chart
Catherine Smith altered chart to mislead inspectors, NMC fitness to practise panel finds
18 Aug 2025
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Nursing graduate jobs crisis: young woman in graduation gown
Support worker and senior nurse roles will be sacrificed to fund ‘graduate guarantee’ 
15 Aug 2025
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Cutting senior nursing roles: Image of a person using a pair of scissors as they cut across a label with the word JOBS in bold print on it
Proposed restructure at one trust could lead to the loss of 17 senior nursing posts
14 Aug 2025
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Violence against ED nurses: police officer enters hospital A&E department
Staff facing increased aggression as union appeals for action to cut waiting times
12 Aug 2025
Thousands of posts to be ‘unlocked’ to enable new nurses to begin their careers in the NHS
11 Aug 2025
Majority of NHS Unison members who took part in consultation vote to reject 2025-26 award
08 Aug 2025
Coroner found delays and poor leadership at a nursing home contributed to resident’s death
05 Aug 2025
Amie-Anne Yard repeatedly accessed clinical records of people including her own relatives
31 Jul 2025
Coroner warns that more people could die if staffing issues are not addressed
30 Jul 2025
Ruth Walker ‘led with courage, advocated fiercely, and stood with staff during pay strikes’
29 Jul 2025

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