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A brass plaque at the entrance to the NMC. An FtP panel finds 77 charges were proved, ten were not proved and on 14 there was no case to answer​​​​​​​
FtP panel told of inappropriate challenges to medication and patient discharge
16 Sep 2024
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Sepsis happens when the immune system overreacts to presence of infection in the blood
Specialist nurses welcome new push to improve diagnosis and care by identifying priorities
13 Sep 2024
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Image depicts a nurse sitting on a pile of coins with arrows pointing to a 5% figure in the background. The NHS Pay Review Body (RB) recommendation of a 5.5% pay rise has been accepted by the Welsh Government
Award receives tepid response from RCN Wales, which will now ask members if it’s enough
11 Sep 2024
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People with lower limb wounds experienced faster healing and lower recurrence during the trial in eight NHS trusts
Leg ulcer healing times were vastly reduced and recurrence dropped
10 Sep 2024
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Rolled up fifty pound notes tied with ribbon
NMC panel hands out two-month suspension, but finds nurse is not ‘inherently dishonest’
04 Sep 2024
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Nursing staff face months of waiting to hear the results of the national job profile review
Band 4-6 revised profiles will be published after review of all bands is complete
03 Sep 2024
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Band 8 pay point changes give nurses more incentive to move up from band 7
New NHS pay points incentivise staff on band 7 to seek promotion despite loss of overtime pay
02 Sep 2024
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RCN Foundation grant can progress your career and improve patient care
Applications open until 18 October – and you don’t have to be an RCN member to be eligible
27 Aug 2024
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Unions are considering the long-awaited offer before consulting members
21 Aug 2024
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Panel finds nurse lowered NEWS but did not note this alteration or escalate condition
20 Aug 2024
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Employing temporary nurses reduces but does not eliminate higher safety risk
19 Aug 2024
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Nursing students being accepted on to nursing degrees has fallen in the UK as A-level students receive their results
Students need greater grant support to ensure they can afford to eat, says degree leader
15 Aug 2024
Memorial to nurse who has come to symbolise profession’s diversity is splattered with paint
14 Aug 2024
Coroner orders NHS trust to provide progress report on resolving risk of preventable deaths
13 Aug 2024
RCN consultation invites members to say if 5.5% rise is ‘enough of a start on our journey’
08 Aug 2024
Updated guidance states that staff may withdraw care in certain situations
07 Aug 2024
Denise Balanza falsely claimed pay for ten shifts at the Royal Preston Hospital
06 Aug 2024
Nurses were going to work at hospital providing emergency cover amid violence, report says
05 Aug 2024

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