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Former head of nursing at Letby hospital referred to regulator

Alison Kelly is referred to Nursing and Midwifery Council after&nb

23 Aug 2023
Mental health call-outs: concern over impact of reduced police attendance

Overstretched nurses could be left to plug gaps in services as police press ahead wit

23 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby: police praise nurses who testified in distressing trial

Officers acknowledge the impact on witnesses, many of whom are nursing colleagues who

22 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby given whole life sentence

Nurse convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others refuses to a

21 Aug 2023
Former head of nursing says she ‘lacked information’ to remove Letby from neonatal unit

Responding to claims during trial, Karen Rees says she was not given en

21 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby: police review care of babies in Liverpool and Chester as inquiry is called

Detectives check for potential cases of concern in Chester and Liverpool as government rev

18 Aug 2023

Reviewing lawyer speaks of Ms Letby ‘covering her tracks’ as the nurse is found guilty of

18 Aug 2023
Nurse Lucy Letby guilty of murdering seven babies

Jury convicts children’s nurse of seven murders and six attempted murders at Countess of C

18 Aug 2023
Nurses’ lives inspire play premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe

Children’s nurse helps to produce Tending, a new play based on interviews with more than 5

18 Aug 2023
Guide to British slang aims to break the language barrier for nurses from overseas

Nurses educated abroad can find UK expressions hard to decipher but a guide aims to explai

18 Aug 2023
Number accepted onto UK nursing courses falls 13%, prompting calls to scrap fees

NHS workforce plan ‘stumbles at first hurdle’ as nursing degree student numbers fall

17 Aug 2023
NHS trust’s U-turn over job ad for nurses or AHPs to join medical consultant rotation

Trust issues apology after prominent doctor raises patient safety concerns over ‘non-medic

17 Aug 2023

Some 200 nursing students told they will be compensated after mixup over

16 Aug 2023

Use of expensive nursing agencies is being banned in Northern Ireland’s

16 Aug 2023

Calls for more detail over funding and practicalities of meeting increa

15 Aug 2023

£250 million plan to increase acute capacity ahead of winter – at a time of chronic nurse s

15 Aug 2023

Nurses are being urged to contribute to a consultation on a new code of practice for employ

14 Aug 2023

Role on Fair Isle in Shetland provides independent working, financial benefits and breathta

11 Aug 2023

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