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Two men arrested in Owami Davies case still under investigation, police say

Police continue to investigate the case of nursing student Owami Davies

06 Sep 2022
Nurses can get COVID-19 autumn booster jab from this week

With a surge in COVID and flu infections predicted this winter, everyon

06 Sep 2022
Government could scrap competency test for some overseas nurses to plug staffing gap

After a consultation to streamline registrations the government will look at changing

05 Sep 2022

New interim guidance developed with NHS employers and trade unions is designed to make it

05 Sep 2022
Nurse vacancies hit record high 47,000 in England

Latest figures show 20% jump from March to June, with RCN warning patie

01 Sep 2022
Nurse leaders say healthcare support workers cannot replace registered nurses

NHS England has made 35,000 job offers to healthcare support workers this year, but critic

01 Sep 2022
Nurses who go on strike won’t face fitness to practise hearings, NMC says

As thousands take part in ballots on pay offer, regulator says nurses h

31 Aug 2022

The ballot seeks views of almost 10,000 nurse members, and follows the RCN’s announcement

31 Aug 2022
Government plans to extend pension abatement until March to boost winter staffing

Changes to help retired nurses work during the pandemic are now part of government plans t

31 Aug 2022

Scottish Labour brands the number ‘eye-watering’ and calls on the health secretary to ‘wak

30 Aug 2022
Mental distress a key reason for hospital nurses leaving NHS, study shows

Short periods of sickness absence are also linked to much higher leavin

30 Aug 2022
University and NHS launch ‘1,000 nurses’ recruitment plan for local area

Project aims to boost recruitment and opportunities for students in Coventry and Warw

30 Aug 2022

Nursing Standard readers use social media to berate UK government plans to recruit thousand

26 Aug 2022

Along with social care staff, porters and others, HCAs struggle to cope

26 Aug 2022

The Independent Office for Police Conduct say Met’s death or serious injury referral is ‘in

25 Aug 2022

Queen’s Nursing Institute chief Crystal Oldman says we must review reimbursing costs as sys

25 Aug 2022

Health workers in NI, who have not yet received a pay offer for 2022-23, will now be i

25 Aug 2022

Nurses in England will cease to have free tests unless they have symptom

25 Aug 2022

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