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Campaigners have called on the Nursing and Midwifery Council to consult with registrants over fees after the regulator announced plans to cut around 150 jobs
Regulator to cut around 150 jobs but critics demand consultation citing nurses’ lack of trust
13 Oct 2025
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In a letter to the government, the RCN, Mencap and campaigners have urged the government to urgently act to save learning disability nursing ‘before it’s too late’
 Campaigners warn that without urgent government action, the profession faces collapse by 2028 
10 Oct 2025
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More than 90% of band 6 district nurse Unison members at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde voted to take strike action in pay banding dispute
Nurses and unions claim the health board failed to follow agreed job evaluation processes
09 Oct 2025
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Nurse struck off: fake ID
The nurse misrepresented herself to gain work as a senior university lecturer
08 Oct 2025
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Sam Young died from haemothorax after being kicked by a horse she was leading at a stable, an inquest has found
Tributes poured in after sudden death of ‘kind, fun and compassionate’ nurse Sam Young
07 Oct 2025
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£2,500 for nurse-led anti-racism projects: the RCN Foundation and nurse Michelle Cox have launched this award to tackle racism in healthcare 
Trailblazing nurse Michelle Cox launches award for nurse-led anti-racism projects
06 Oct 2025
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Two independent reviews looked at fitness to practise cases flagged by a whistleblower
Long-awaited review recommends expanding screening guidance to cover private lives
03 Oct 2025
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 ‘Adversely influenced’ by ex-nurse mother: coroner found Paloma Shemirani died after refusing chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Coroner concludes Paloma Shemirani swayed by her mother, ex-nurse Kate Shemirani
02 Oct 2025
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Shirley Froggett’s wheelchair did not have a functioning lap belt when she fell
Two other care home workers admit making false statements after woman broke her femur
01 Oct 2025
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A patient identification mix-up saw the wrong person receiving a CT scan
Hospital focused on nurses rather than medical team after wrong patient received CT scan
30 Sep 2025
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Care Quality Commission downgrade: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been downgraded due to staff feeling that their concerns about racism, bullying and harassment were not listened to
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust apologises to staff after being downgraded by regulator
29 Sep 2025
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Organ donation: nurse Joanne Blackburn who is awaiting double transplant
Nurse appeals for donor register sign-ups as she stays hopeful for a match of her own
26 Sep 2025
Colin Campbell was jailed in 2008 for killing four older female patients
24 Sep 2025
Health unions demand direct talks on Agenda for Change pay reform begin now
19 Sep 2025
Staff did not understand reasons for specialist nurse’s care recommendations
18 Sep 2025
Council approves parking permit scheme for nurses and carers delivering residential care
17 Sep 2025
NMC finds nurse failed to adequately care for care home resident while awaiting ambulance
16 Sep 2025
Colleagues describe Fiona Higginson as a strong and respected leader with a caring nature
15 Sep 2025

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