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Doubt cast on Glasgow nurse’s conviction

By The Press Association16th December 2014News Scotland

New scientific evidence casts fresh doubt on the conviction of a nurse who was jailed for a minimum of 30 years for murdering four elderly women and attempting to kill

Care experience ‘not key to nursing’

By The Press Association8th December 2014News Scotland

Previous caring experience does not make students better nurses, a new study suggests. Researchers said nursing students with care experience are less likely to perform better academically and clinically than

Workers ‘profoundly troubled’ over end-of-life care wishes

By The Press Association3rd November 2014News England

A third of nurses have been unable to fulfil their patients’ dying wishes because they do not have enough time, according to a survey. Many healthcare workers are “profoundly troubled”

Scots charity introduce new nursing structure

By Iain MacDonald3rd November 2014News Scotland

Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) is introducing a new nursing structure to their care plan which will ensure the charity have the right skills, resources and expertise to support and

Midwives vote to go on strike for first time in 133 years

By The Press Association29th September 2014News England

Midwives in England have voted to go on strike in a bitter dispute with the Government over pay. Members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) backed walkouts by 82%,

Scotland’s Chief Nursing Officer to step down

By Iain MacDonald25th September 2014News Scotland

Scotland’s Chief Nursing Officer, Ros Moore, will step down from her role at the end of the year, it was announced yesterday. Appointed to the role in 2009, Ros Moore

New eligibility to work assessments for overseas nurses

By The Press Association27th August 2014News England

Nurses and midwives who completed their training outside Europe are to face new assessments of their eligibility to work in the UK, it was announced today. The Nursing and Midwifery

Care home nurse faces NMC tribunal over medication mix-up

By Iain MacDonald13th August 2014News Wales

A senior care home nurse is to face a Nursing and Midwifery Council(NMC) conduct and competence committee relating the death of an elderly woman who died two days after being

Union hits out at ‘grotesque’ NMC registration fee hike

By Iain MacDonald5th August 2014News England

The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) plan to increase its registration fee by 20 per cent has been branded as ‘grotesque’. Unite, which represents about 25,000 nurses and community nurses

Tag: Midwifery

Doubt cast on Glasgow nurse’s conviction

Care experience ‘not key to nursing’

Workers ‘profoundly troubled’ over end-of-life care wishes

Scots charity introduce new nursing structure

Midwives vote to go on strike for first time in 133 years

Scotland’s Chief Nursing Officer to step down

New eligibility to work assessments for overseas nurses

Care home nurse faces NMC tribunal over medication mix-up

Union hits out at ‘grotesque’ NMC registration fee hike

Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting record 906,000 in 2023

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty

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Tag: Midwifery

Doubt cast on Glasgow nurse’s conviction

Care experience ‘not key to nursing’

Workers ‘profoundly troubled’ over end-of-life care wishes

Scots charity introduce new nursing structure

Welsh taskforce to address shortage of nurses in social care

Midwives vote to go on strike for first time in 133 years

Scotland’s Chief Nursing Officer to step down

New eligibility to work assessments for overseas nurses

Care home nurse faces NMC tribunal over medication mix-up

Union hits out at ‘grotesque’ NMC registration fee hike