All news on the topic: Nurses

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Classified audit found no Hungarian hospital met minimum patient safety standards
At least ten years ago, the Orbán government already had documentation showing that the healthcare system was struggling with systemic problems, yet they never spoke about this openly.
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Cancer nurses suffer miscarriages after NHS trusts fail to provide proper protection from hazardous medicines
Cancer nurses are being exposed to “hazardous” medicines linked to an increased risk of miscarriage and infertility because NHS trusts are failing to give them vital PPE.
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NHS faces major staffing crisis as up to 50,000 nurses consider leaving
Up to 50,000 nurses could quit the UK over the government’s immigration proposals, plunging the NHS into its biggest ever workforce crisis, research suggests.
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North London midwife suspended for forging sick notes to claim £2,000
A North London midwife who fraudulently received £2,000 after forging GP sick notes been suspended despite her “deep regret”.
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Racism in the NHS: union warns of ‘mark of shame’ as cases surge among nursing staff
The number of reports by nurses of racist incidents at work has increased by 55% over three years, according to analysis by the nursing union.
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F1 scandal: Schumacher nurse ‘raped multiple times’ by driver at Swiss estate, prosecutors say
A racing driver from Australia has been accused of raping one of Michael Schumacher’s nurses in a bedroom at the Formula 1 legend’s family residence.
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High Court allowed the first private gender clinic in England to continue treating teenagers
A former nurse has lost her High Court challenge against the registration of England’s first private gender clinic for teenagers.
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Four dead in London tragedy: Private plane carrying foreign nationals crashes seconds after take-off
Four individuals have been confirmed dead in a plane crash at London Southend Airport as investigators work to determine why the aircraft fell to the ground moments after take-off.
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Prosecutors consider new charges against Lucy Letby for baby deaths in two hospitals
Prosecutors are contemplating new charges against child murderer Lucy Letby concerning additional deaths and non-fatal collapses of infants at hospitals where she was employed.
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Nurse who killed elderly women with insulin to remain behind bars — court rejects appeal
A nurse dubbed the ’Angel of Death’ who was jailed for life for the murders of four elderly patients and attempting to murder a fifth has lost an appeal.
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Midwife from Northern Ireland struck off register over anti-scientific claims about vaccinating pregnant women
A midwife has been struck off the register after posting claims on social media that vaccinations attacked babies while in their mother’s womb during pregnancy.
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Male nurse struck off after spying on men in Asda toilet
A nurse has been struck off the register after filming people through a hole in the cubicle wall in an Asda toilet.
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The fake lover, inspired by Kathy Bates from "Misery", stalked a nurse and his girlfriend
A stalker adopted horror film star Kathy Bates as an alias to launch a months-long campaign of harassment against a nurse she met at a psychiatric hospital.
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Veterinary nurse struck off for drug theft, mishandling surgeries while under the influence
Bristol-based nurse said she was ‘jet lagged’ when asked if she had taken drugs
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The families of Lucy Letby’s victims accused her and her lawyers of manipulating the victim image to distract attention
The families of Lucy Letby’s victims have accused the killer nurse and her legal team of ‘using her victimhood’ to ‘defect attention’ away from her crimes.
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Lucy Letby loses appeal against attempted murder conviction of baby girl
Lucy Letby is currently serving 15 whole life orders for the murders and attempted murders of babies in her care while she worked as a neonatal nurse in the Countess of Chester Hospital
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Hospital seeks to recover £95K from nurse involved in fraud
A hospital which paid nearly £95,000 in wages to a fraudulent nurse has said it will attempt to get some of the money back from her.
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Nurses in England reject the government’s 5.5% pay offer
Royal College of Nursing union says members ‘do not yet feel valued and they are looking for urgent action’
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Lucy Letby has been handed her 15th whole-life jail sentence
Former neonatal nurse proclaims innocence from dock as she is sentenced for attempted murder of newborn baby
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Nurse who swiped patients’ cakes and left dying man to go on break struck off
The Nursing and Midwifery Council found all 17 allegations proven against Bacon