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With the festive season well underway and Christmas fast approaching, many of us will be looking to save money where possible.
Find out about discount schemes, like the Blue Light Card, that offer savings to help your budget stretch a little further.
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Find out about discount schemes, like the Blue Light Card, that offer savings to help your budget stretch a little further.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
With the festive season well underway and Christmas fast approaching, many of us will be looking to save money where possible.
Find out about discount schemes, like the Blue Light Card, that offer savings to help your budget stretch a little further.
rcni.com/nursing-stan...
Find out about discount schemes, like the Blue Light Card, that offer savings to help your budget stretch a little further.
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Intensive care nurses in the East Midlands are taking to picket lines again as they protest against plans to send them to another hospital 20 miles away multiple times a year to maintain their full range of skills.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Intensive care nurses in the East Midlands are taking to picket lines again as they protest against plans to send them to another hospital 20 miles away multiple times a year to maintain their full range of skills.
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How do personal beliefs, such as fear of dependency and views on alternative therapies, influence older patients?
This article looks at practical ways that nurses can support patients' adherence to medicines.
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This article looks at practical ways that nurses can support patients' adherence to medicines.
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Influence of personal beliefs on adherence to medicines in older people with multimorbidity
Influence of personal beliefs on adherence to medicines in older people with multimorbidity
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December 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
How do personal beliefs, such as fear of dependency and views on alternative therapies, influence older patients?
This article looks at practical ways that nurses can support patients' adherence to medicines.
journals.rcni.com/nursing-olde...
This article looks at practical ways that nurses can support patients' adherence to medicines.
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At least 100 district nurses fighting for fairer banding have been upbanded and awarded millions of pounds in back pay between them after winning a long-running dispute with their employer.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
At least 100 district nurses fighting for fairer banding have been upbanded and awarded millions of pounds in back pay between them after winning a long-running dispute with their employer.
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More than three quarters of NHS trusts in England have not yet taken on the new national NHS uniform for nursing staff, with many citing a lack of guidance and financial constraints as blockers, a new RCNi investigation has found.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
More than three quarters of NHS trusts in England have not yet taken on the new national NHS uniform for nursing staff, with many citing a lack of guidance and financial constraints as blockers, a new RCNi investigation has found.
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Working in film and TV – what roles are there for nurses?
Four nurses who work on sets and scripts in film and TV production describe how they made the switch and what it takes to succeed.
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Four nurses who work on sets and scripts in film and TV production describe how they made the switch and what it takes to succeed.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Working in film and TV – what roles are there for nurses?
Four nurses who work on sets and scripts in film and TV production describe how they made the switch and what it takes to succeed.
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Four nurses who work on sets and scripts in film and TV production describe how they made the switch and what it takes to succeed.
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Nurses report feeling blocked and unable to progress in their careers while at the same time their roles have grown in complexity and autonomy – but without appropriate pay to match their responsibilities, a new survey has found.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Nurses report feeling blocked and unable to progress in their careers while at the same time their roles have grown in complexity and autonomy – but without appropriate pay to match their responsibilities, a new survey has found.
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A university is planning to offer a fast-track degree apprenticeship that will mean nursing associates can qualify as registered nurses in just 15 months.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A university is planning to offer a fast-track degree apprenticeship that will mean nursing associates can qualify as registered nurses in just 15 months.
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A man living with metastatic bladder cancer died after nurses gave him multiple overdoses of morphine and a doctor failed to scrutinise his prescription, a coroner found.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
A man living with metastatic bladder cancer died after nurses gave him multiple overdoses of morphine and a doctor failed to scrutinise his prescription, a coroner found.
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Hundreds of NHS nurses have had their roles upgraded from band 5 to 6 after requesting that employers review their pay grades.
However, thousands more are still waiting for the same role evaluation, which was offered to band 5 nurses in Scotland.
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However, thousands more are still waiting for the same role evaluation, which was offered to band 5 nurses in Scotland.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Hundreds of NHS nurses have had their roles upgraded from band 5 to 6 after requesting that employers review their pay grades.
However, thousands more are still waiting for the same role evaluation, which was offered to band 5 nurses in Scotland.
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However, thousands more are still waiting for the same role evaluation, which was offered to band 5 nurses in Scotland.
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Some shifts at a specialist mental health and learning disability trust were staffed solely by general adult nurses, it has emerged.
The staffing issue was identified earlier this year by the trust’s chief nurse during a service visit.
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The staffing issue was identified earlier this year by the trust’s chief nurse during a service visit.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Some shifts at a specialist mental health and learning disability trust were staffed solely by general adult nurses, it has emerged.
The staffing issue was identified earlier this year by the trust’s chief nurse during a service visit.
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The staffing issue was identified earlier this year by the trust’s chief nurse during a service visit.
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Nurses claim NHS savings are being put before safety as bank shift crackdown is leaving wards short staffed
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November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Nurses claim NHS savings are being put before safety as bank shift crackdown is leaving wards short staffed
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A mental health nurse has been given a suspended prison sentence 10 years after a young woman died by suicide, following health and safety failings at a secure mental health hospital.
The trust which runs the hospital was also fined more than £500,000.
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The trust which runs the hospital was also fined more than £500,000.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A mental health nurse has been given a suspended prison sentence 10 years after a young woman died by suicide, following health and safety failings at a secure mental health hospital.
The trust which runs the hospital was also fined more than £500,000.
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The trust which runs the hospital was also fined more than £500,000.
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A senior nurse has been reinstated to her role after winning a ‘landmark’ case which a union said exposed ‘systemic failures’ in tackling race discrimination at an NHS trust.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
A senior nurse has been reinstated to her role after winning a ‘landmark’ case which a union said exposed ‘systemic failures’ in tackling race discrimination at an NHS trust.
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What is an action plan and why should every nursing student have one?
Learn how students’ progress can be supported with action plans that can help identify weaknesses and improve clinical skills.
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Learn how students’ progress can be supported with action plans that can help identify weaknesses and improve clinical skills.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
What is an action plan and why should every nursing student have one?
Learn how students’ progress can be supported with action plans that can help identify weaknesses and improve clinical skills.
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Learn how students’ progress can be supported with action plans that can help identify weaknesses and improve clinical skills.
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A teenager has been arrested after three nurses were reportedly attacked at a hospital in the east of England.
A 17-year-old male was arrested in connection with the incident, in which three police officers were also allegedly attacked.
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A 17-year-old male was arrested in connection with the incident, in which three police officers were also allegedly attacked.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A teenager has been arrested after three nurses were reportedly attacked at a hospital in the east of England.
A 17-year-old male was arrested in connection with the incident, in which three police officers were also allegedly attacked.
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A 17-year-old male was arrested in connection with the incident, in which three police officers were also allegedly attacked.
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The annual registration fee for nursing and midwifery staff could rise by almost 20%, going from £120 a year to £143, the NMC has announced.
It launched a consultation on the plans, saying the fee would be £166 if it was increased in line with inflation.
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It launched a consultation on the plans, saying the fee would be £166 if it was increased in line with inflation.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The annual registration fee for nursing and midwifery staff could rise by almost 20%, going from £120 a year to £143, the NMC has announced.
It launched a consultation on the plans, saying the fee would be £166 if it was increased in line with inflation.
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It launched a consultation on the plans, saying the fee would be £166 if it was increased in line with inflation.
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A nursing team is credited with cutting the length of hospital stay for people with frailty by 86% in just six months.
The specialist nurses helped cut average duration of stay from 17.9 to 2.4 days by creating an acute frailty unit at their hospital.
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The specialist nurses helped cut average duration of stay from 17.9 to 2.4 days by creating an acute frailty unit at their hospital.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A nursing team is credited with cutting the length of hospital stay for people with frailty by 86% in just six months.
The specialist nurses helped cut average duration of stay from 17.9 to 2.4 days by creating an acute frailty unit at their hospital.
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The specialist nurses helped cut average duration of stay from 17.9 to 2.4 days by creating an acute frailty unit at their hospital.
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NHS nurse pay 2026-27: ministers plan award of no more than 2.5%
Unions condemn ministers’ admission they are budgeting for below-inflation pay increase for Agenda for Change staff, calling NHS pay review system an insult.
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Unions condemn ministers’ admission they are budgeting for below-inflation pay increase for Agenda for Change staff, calling NHS pay review system an insult.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
NHS nurse pay 2026-27: ministers plan award of no more than 2.5%
Unions condemn ministers’ admission they are budgeting for below-inflation pay increase for Agenda for Change staff, calling NHS pay review system an insult.
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Unions condemn ministers’ admission they are budgeting for below-inflation pay increase for Agenda for Change staff, calling NHS pay review system an insult.
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Happy Halloween!
Have you had any ghostly encounters in your nursing workplace?
Nursing staff are not alone in reporting ‘paranormal’ experiences, but can these be explained away by nurses being around death, or working in creaky old hospitals?
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Have you had any ghostly encounters in your nursing workplace?
Nursing staff are not alone in reporting ‘paranormal’ experiences, but can these be explained away by nurses being around death, or working in creaky old hospitals?
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October 31, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Happy Halloween!
Have you had any ghostly encounters in your nursing workplace?
Nursing staff are not alone in reporting ‘paranormal’ experiences, but can these be explained away by nurses being around death, or working in creaky old hospitals?
rcni.com/nursing-stan...
Have you had any ghostly encounters in your nursing workplace?
Nursing staff are not alone in reporting ‘paranormal’ experiences, but can these be explained away by nurses being around death, or working in creaky old hospitals?
rcni.com/nursing-stan...
How can nurses help combat the spread of health misinformation?
In the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, our guest discusses how misleading health claims online can confuse patients, and how nurses can gently counter such myths.
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In the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, our guest discusses how misleading health claims online can confuse patients, and how nurses can gently counter such myths.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
How can nurses help combat the spread of health misinformation?
In the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, our guest discusses how misleading health claims online can confuse patients, and how nurses can gently counter such myths.
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In the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, our guest discusses how misleading health claims online can confuse patients, and how nurses can gently counter such myths.
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Where does your annual NMC nursing registration fee go?
After a decade-long freeze on the annual NMC registration fee, the regulator wants to increase it.
We look at how this money is spent and why it wants more.
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After a decade-long freeze on the annual NMC registration fee, the regulator wants to increase it.
We look at how this money is spent and why it wants more.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Where does your annual NMC nursing registration fee go?
After a decade-long freeze on the annual NMC registration fee, the regulator wants to increase it.
We look at how this money is spent and why it wants more.
rcni.com/nursing-stan...
After a decade-long freeze on the annual NMC registration fee, the regulator wants to increase it.
We look at how this money is spent and why it wants more.
rcni.com/nursing-stan...
A nursing student died after failures in care at mental health inpatient unit that had a ‘culture’ that enabled falsification of observation records, a coroner found.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A nursing student died after failures in care at mental health inpatient unit that had a ‘culture’ that enabled falsification of observation records, a coroner found.
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There has been a surge in nurses reporting racial abuse at work, including from colleagues, according to new data.
The RCN said the number of calls to its advice line regarding racial abuse is projected to exceed 1,000 in 2025.
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The RCN said the number of calls to its advice line regarding racial abuse is projected to exceed 1,000 in 2025.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
There has been a surge in nurses reporting racial abuse at work, including from colleagues, according to new data.
The RCN said the number of calls to its advice line regarding racial abuse is projected to exceed 1,000 in 2025.
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The RCN said the number of calls to its advice line regarding racial abuse is projected to exceed 1,000 in 2025.
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A learning disability nurse who worked two full-time jobs for seven months before being caught has been suspended.
The NMC fitness to practise panel found that she acted dishonestly and risked patient safety for financial gain.
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The NMC fitness to practise panel found that she acted dishonestly and risked patient safety for financial gain.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A learning disability nurse who worked two full-time jobs for seven months before being caught has been suspended.
The NMC fitness to practise panel found that she acted dishonestly and risked patient safety for financial gain.
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The NMC fitness to practise panel found that she acted dishonestly and risked patient safety for financial gain.
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