NHS: ‘Tired’ nurses and strikes see applications fall, university says
Anglia Ruskin University says it has had a 23% drop in people applying for nursing course this year. Source link
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Ghana patients in danger as nurses head for NHS in UK – medics
The recruitment of nurses by high-income countries is “out of control”, a nursing body says. Source link
Work pressures driving nurses and midwives away
Numbers on the register reach a record high but the regulator is worried about the amount leaving the profession. Source link
Nurses strike because patients are dying – RCN union boss Pat Cullen
Union boss says issues over safe staffing is part of the ongoing debate with government, as well as fair pay. Source link
NHS: The international nurses who are crucial to West Suffolk Hospital
Three nurses from Nigeria speak out about their experiences moving to the UK to work in the NHS. Source link
Nurses’ strike: 28-hour strike over pay under way
It will be the largest industrial action by nurses so far and risks patients’ safety, NHS bosses say. Source link
Nurses’ strike: Nurse union relaxes strike rules for critical services
“These mitigations do not represent a return to standard staffing,” said Dame Ruth May, chief nursing officer for England. “The industrial action will still have a very significant impact on services during the strike period and patients can expect to see longer waits for care.” Source link
Nurses’ strike in England to be cut short after court ruling
The judge Mr Justice Linden ordered the RCN to pay the costs of the hearing, saying the union had showed “a high degree of unreasonableness”, the outcome was “inevitable” and “instead of grasping the nettle and conceding” it had forced the case to court. Source link
Court may need to decide if nurses’ strike is legal
In his letter to health secretary Steve Barclay, NHS Employers Danny Mortimer said: “The advice that we have received makes clear it is highly likely that if the notices for industrial actions are incorrect in one respect, then they are incorrect in total and that the strike action for the entire period of 30th April … Read more
Lucy Letby trial: Nurse’s notes read ‘I killed them’, jury told
A note found at Lucy Letby’s home stated “maybe this is all down to me”, her murder trial is told. Source link