Call for nurses to join Covid-19 vaccine side effects study

Nurses and other health professionals from the UK are being encouraged to take part in a safety study of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in order to tackle possible side effects. They are also being asked to urge patients to sign up to the study, which…

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City emergency department ‘four or five nurses short every shift’, finds CQC

A hospital trust has been ordered to improve staffing arrangements at its emergency department in Norwich and ensure that nurse shortages do not cause delays in triage, following concerns raised over patient safety. The warning comes from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after an inspection…

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Jersey to launch first on-island mental health nursing degree

A mental health nursing degree programme is to be offered entirely on Jersey for the first time, it has been announced. The three-year full-time programme will be provided by a local team of nursing tutors, meaning students will not have to leave the island to…

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Gallery: Paramedic’s photographs show nursing over four decades

The changing image but enduring values of nursing over the last four decades have been captured by an NHS porter-turned-paramedic with a penchant for photography. Chris Porsz has collated photos he has taken of his colleagues in Peterborough hospitals from the 1980s to the present…

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Covid-19 vaccines: Nurse volunteer draws on 40-year career to support programme

As the UK reaches its latest milestone in the Covid-19 vaccination scheme, a nurse academic who has stepped up to support the programme has reflected on her experiences and being a part of a "moment in history". From digging her local vaccination centre out of…

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Nurses praised as Covid-19 jab programme reaches top four groups

Nurses have been commended for the “enormous role” they have played in helping the UK hit a milestone of offering Covid-19 vaccines to everyone in the top four priority groups. As well as people aged 70 and over and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals, all frontline…

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Nurses ‘can help improve outcomes’ for out of hospital cardiac arrests

The UK's poor record for out of hospital cardiac arrest cases could be improved if patient temperatures were better managed by nurses and other clinicians, according to a new report. The finding is one of five recommendations in Time Matters, the latest report from the…

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Dementia care nurse pens song for ‘fallen’ colleagues

A care home nurse in Shropshire has written a song and posted it online to pay tribute to those who have lost their lives on the Covid-19 frontline. Registered nurse Jon Breese, who works at Morris Care's Corbrook Park nursing home near Market Drayton, sings…

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Children’s hospice seeks to double nurse workforce amid surging demand

A children’s hospice that stepped up to alleviate pressures from the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic is seeking to more than double its nursing team as soon as possible to meet its “ever growing” demands. The charity Noah’s Ark had been struggling to recruit nurses…

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A&E nurse receives award after calling out racism

An emergency department nurse from Royal Derby Hospital has been recognised with an award from his trust for speaking up and showing that there is “no place for racism”. Filipino staff nurse Aldarico Velasco turned to social media in January to raise awareness about discrimination…

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Tributes paid to nurses who have died in latest surge of Covid-19

Several more nurses have reportedly died after testing positive with Covid-19 as the winter surge of the pandemic continues. Tributes have been paid to nurses described as “compassionate and caring” and as “highly valued” members of their teams. Latest data from the Office for National…

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CNO replaced as senior responsible officer in Southern Health inquiry

The chief nursing officer for England will no longer be the senior responsible officer (SRO) for an investigation into patient deaths at a mental health trust in the South, it has been confirmed. It comes after five bereaved families announced that they were withdrawing from…

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NHS reform plan promises clearer nurse staffing accountability

The government has pledged to provide “greater clarity” over who is accountable for ensuring England has enough nurses in place, as part of a major proposed shake-up of the health system. The Department of Health and Social Care has today published a white paper that…

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Mental health nurses demand end to delays on new patient restraint law

New legislation that seeks to end the inappropriate use of physical force against mental health patients must be implemented without further delay, a leading nurse has warned. Prompted by the death of Olaseni Lewis, a 23-year-old Black man, Seni’s Law received royal assent in November…

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Government urged to talk to nurses and face up to PPE ‘errors’

The government is oblivious to the true challenges faced by nursing staff in accessing personal protective equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus pandemic, MPs have warned. The House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) maintained that no…

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Palliative care nurse authors book about her career and Covid-19

A palliative care nurse who has written a book about her nursing journey has told how putting her experiences onto paper helped her to offload and reflect on the challenges of work, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. Kelly Critcher (pictured above), who works at Northwick…

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‘Serious concern’ learning disability bed closure target will be missed again

Concern has been raised that an already revised target for closing inpatient beds for people with learning disabilities in England will be missed once again. In the wake of the Winterbourne View scandal, NHS England pledged in 2015 to move 35-50% of people with a…

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Nurse appeals to BAME communities to have Covid-19 jab

A nurse who was seriously ill with coronavirus is “begging” people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds to have their Covid-19 vaccine, amid concerns of low uptake among these communities. Millie Magadlela (pictured above), who has been working at a vaccine hub at…

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Nurses outside NHS facing slower access to Covid-19 vaccine, warns RCN

Nurses working outside the NHS and in agency or temporary positions are being left behind in the UK’s vaccination programme, a new survey from the Royal College of Nursing has warned. Days before the deadline for offering all health and care staff the first dose,…

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Investigation to explore impact of Covid-19 on newly qualified nurses

A study is set to investigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the mental health of newly qualified nurses, following concerns that more than 25% are experiencing symptoms related to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Many nurses already leave the profession soon after qualifying,…

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