A new expert group has been set up to improve working conditions for nurses and midwives. Chaired by Scotland’s Health Secretary Humza Yousaf, the Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce will develop
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A “live” note of medications given to a baby boy while he fought for his life was later found under a bed at the home of nurse Lucy Letby, her
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The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has announced a significant escalation in strike action at more than 120 NHS employers in England in the increasingly bitter dispute over pay and
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A UK hospital has paid tribute to two NHS nurses who died in a car crash while on holiday in the US. Portuguese nationals Tatiana Brandao (left), 30, and Raquel
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The mother of a baby girl allegedly harmed by nurse Lucy Letby was “utterly shocked” at her sudden collapse, a court heard. Letby, 33, is accused of attempting to murder
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Planned strikes next week by nurses, ambulance workers and other health staff in Wales have been called off after a new pay offer from the Welsh government. The GMB was
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A petition signed by 100,000 members of the public, nursing staff and patients will be delivered to 10 Downing Street on Thursday calling on the Prime Minister to pay nursing
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Rishi Sunak has insisted he would “love” to give striking nurses large pay rises, but argued he cannot because he does not want to stoke a “vicious cycle” of inflation
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The chair of an independent review into an NHS trust’s maternity care has said that hundreds of families and staff members have raised concerns after it was fined £800,000 for
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The government is being warned of a crisis in maternity care as midwives work extra hours to ensure services are safe. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said pay was
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