Some shifts at a specialist mental health and learning disability trust were staffed solely by general adult nurses, it has emerged. The staffing issue was identified earlier this year by the trust’s chief nurse during a service visit. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

Nurses claim NHS savings are being put before safety as bank shift crackdown is leaving wards short staffed rcni.com/nursing-stan...

A mental health nurse has been given a suspended prison sentence 10 years after a young woman died by suicide, following health and safety failings at a secure mental health hospital. The trust which runs the hospital was also fined more than £500,000. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

A senior nurse has been reinstated to her role after winning a ‘landmark’ case which a union said exposed ‘systemic failures’ in tackling race discrimination at an NHS trust. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

What is an action plan and why should every nursing student have one? Learn how students’ progress can be supported with action plans that can help identify weaknesses and improve clinical skills. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

A teenager has been arrested after three nurses were reportedly attacked at a hospital in the east of England. A 17-year-old male was arrested in connection with the incident, in which three police officers were also allegedly attacked. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

The annual registration fee for nursing and midwifery staff could rise by almost 20%, going from £120 a year to £143, the NMC has announced. It launched a consultation on the plans, saying the fee would be £166 if it was increased in line with inflation. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

A nursing team is credited with cutting the length of hospital stay for people with frailty by 86% in just six months. The specialist nurses helped cut average duration of stay from 17.9 to 2.4 days by creating an acute frailty unit at their hospital. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

NHS nurse pay 2026-27: ministers plan award of no more than 2.5% Unions condemn ministers’ admission they are budgeting for below-inflation pay increase for Agenda for Change staff, calling NHS pay review system an insult. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

Happy Halloween! Have you had any ghostly encounters in your nursing workplace? Nursing staff are not alone in reporting ‘paranormal’ experiences, but can these be explained away by nurses being around death, or working in creaky old hospitals? rcni.com/nursing-stan...

How can nurses help combat the spread of health misinformation? In the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, our guest discusses how misleading health claims online can confuse patients, and how nurses can gently counter such myths. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

Where does your annual NMC nursing registration fee go? After a decade-long freeze on the annual NMC registration fee, the regulator wants to increase it. We look at how this money is spent and why it wants more. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

A nursing student died after failures in care at mental health inpatient unit that had a ‘culture’ that enabled falsification of observation records, a coroner found. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

There has been a surge in nurses reporting racial abuse at work, including from colleagues, according to new data. The RCN said the number of calls to its advice line regarding racial abuse is projected to exceed 1,000 in 2025. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

A learning disability nurse who worked two full-time jobs for seven months before being caught has been suspended. The NMC fitness to practise panel found that she acted dishonestly and risked patient safety for financial gain. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

A fund has been set up in the memory of a much-loved nurse lecturer who was murdered by her estranged husband in January.    https://rcni.com/nursing-standard/newsroom/news/fund-for-nursing-students-set-honour-of-murdered-nurse-218151

Black UK nurses: celebrating the trailblazers and pioneers We take a look at the impact of black nurses on healthcare in the UK since the 18th century. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

Will you be working the night shift when the clocks go back? 91% of nursing staff voting in our Instagram poll said they know they won't be paid for the extra hour. This year, the clocks will go back in the early hours of Sunday 26 October. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

UPDATE: The NMC has approved plans to launch a public consultation on a potential fee hike for registrants - the first one in a decade. The consultation will take place over 12 weeks in autumn and any fee rise will come into force from 1 October 2026. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

An NHS nurse was fined £300 for parking in a visitor bay when her hospital’s staff car park was full. Her plight was highlighted by Channel 4’s FactCheck, which found more than 25,000 parking fines were handed to NHS staff at just 17 NHS trusts in England during 2024. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

‘Just nurses’: staff say referrals rejected by hospital doctors Nursing staff at a downgraded hospital said doctors often rejected their referrals and refused to give them support because they were ‘just nurses’. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

Nurses and other healthcare workers should have access to professional laundry services to avoid the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections through ineffectively washed uniforms, researchers have said. See tips here on how to wash uniforms at home safely 👇 rcni.com/nursing-stan...

The NMC has put forward plans to increase the annual registration fee for nursing and midwifery staff. The fee has been frozen at £120 a year since 2015, with the regulator saying the freeze is no longer financially sustainable. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

When can nurses access patient records? This Nursing Standard article examines the rules on clinical justification and risks associated with ‘curiosity’ when it comes to looking at patient records. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

International nursing students: Read Nursing Standard's tips and support to settling in and keeping on track. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

The nursing regulator is being called on to consult with registrants on how their fees are spent after it announced plans to cut almost 150 jobs and slim down its workforce to make millions in savings. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

As the NHS flu vaccination programme begins, Nursing Standard looks at declining uptake among staff over recent years, the target rate for vaccinations, and what staff think. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

The learning disability nursing workforce is facing ‘imminent collapse’ without urgent intervention, warns a coalition of charities, campaigners and health organisations. The government has been urged to act to save learning disability nursing ‘before it’s too late.’ rcni.com/nursing-stan...

Just published @nursingstandard.bsky.social I propose a ‘queer ethics of care’: drawing from queer responses to cancer & mpox I suggest #nurses can learn from (not just about) #LGBTQ+ communities, reorienting #nursing #ethics towards more collaborative practices journals.rcni.com/nursing-stan...

District nurses who are in a dispute with their employer over pay grades have overwhelmingly voted to strike. The band 6 nurses have accused the health board of failing to follow nationally agreed job evaluation processes. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

An adult nurse who assumed a false identity to work as a senior university lecturer for more than a year has been struck off. She was found to have pretended to be someone who had the required qualifications, in order to get the job. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

A highly-regarded chief nurse died from her injuries after she was kicked in the chest by a horse, a coroner has found. Tributes poured in after the ‘kind, fun and compassionate’ senior nurse, praised for her dedication to patient care, died suddenly in June. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

£2,500 award available for nurse-led anti-racism projects. Nurse Michelle Cox, who won a landmark tribunal case against NHS England, launches award looking for nurse-led initiatives delivering anti-racist workplace projects. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

Falls prevention. Learn strategies used by nurse leaders to support the delivery of falls prevention practices in hospitals. journals.rcni.com/nursing-olde...

A former nurse, and chief nursing officer of England, has been named as first ever female Archbishop of Canterbury. She replaces Justin Welby. Read more about Dame Sarah Mullally and how she felt about changing careers from nursing to become the Bishop of London > rcni.com/nursing-stan...

Anyone who has ever had a job interview will dread the question ‘What is your biggest weakness?’. Find out how to prepare your answers to these potentially tricky questions during a nurse interview. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

My sympathy to Mr Funnell's family on this matter. But this is an interesting case I intend to bring to my students this coming term so they can discuss it - my hope is that they learn the lessons so they never experience the same

Ex-nurse ‘adversely influenced’ daughter who died after refusing chemo, coroner rules. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

Using AI to help with nursing coursework – what’s the problem? rcni.com/nursing-stan... my latest piece in @nursingstandard.bsky.social #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #nursing

Thank you to the @nursingstandard.bsky.social for having me to write this piece. Happy to connect with any fellow nurses thinking about transitioning to work within the charity sector.

Venepuncture in adults is one of the most common procedures performed in nursing care. This ‘how to’ article aims to enhance your knowledge of the procedure and discusses any potential risks and complications of venepuncture. journals.rcni.com/nursing-stan...

Nurse suspensions: is the NMC always using its powers fairly? Nurses facing accusations about their fitness to practise can face lengthy NMC interim sanctions that hang over them for many months, blighting lives and careers. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

Coroner warns NHS trust after mix-up over patient identity Patient, who later died, received delayed diagnosis after identification mix-up led to scanning error. A hospital investigation focused wrongly on nurses not medics. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

Nurse consultant: what does it take to reach this high-level role? Nurse consultants offer advice for those who want to aim for these jobs, including how to plan ahead to make it a reality. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

A large hospital trust has been downgraded by the health watchdog after staff told inspectors they ‘were not listened to’ by managers when they raised complaints about racism, bullying and harassment. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

A critical care nurse waiting for a double organ transplant says she spends every night waiting and hoping for the life-saving call. The staff nurse faces spending the rest of her life requiring dialysis if a kidney and pancreas match cannot be found. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

A nurse of more than 40 years has been struck off for ‘serious’ and ‘repeated’ failures at two care homes, including poor record-keeping and a lack of patient observations following falls. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

A man who died after developing an ischaemic leg was not referred to a podiatrist, despite a tissue viability nurse’s recommendation. The failure was a result of nursing staff’s lack of understanding of the issue, a coroner said. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

A highly respected matron who died while at work has been described by her colleagues as a phenomenal leader. She collapsed at work in August and subsequently died, despite the ED team’s best efforts to resuscitate her. Read here >> rcni.com/nursing-stan...

Nurses looking to improve colleague well-being can apply for a grant set up in memory of a nurse who died by suicide. The grant, of up to £1,000, funds nurse-led initiatives such as well-being days and support to deal with challenging clinical scenarios. rcni.com/nursing-stan...