Gemma Mitchell

1 week ago | nursingtimes.net | Gemma Mitchell

A Supreme Court ruling that will make it harder for clinicians involved in sensitive and controversial end-of-life care cases to be granted indefinite anonymity has been labelled as “worrying” by nursing leaders. This week, judges at the highest court of appeal affirmed that health professionals involved in the withdrawal of life support from critically ill children could only have their identities permanently protected in “compelling circumstances”.

1 week ago | nursingtimes.net | Gemma Mitchell

The body responsible for advising on NHS pay awards has handed its recommendations for 2025-26 to ministers, but the details are yet to be made public. The NHS Pay Review Body sent its report to governments in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Friday last week, confirmed the Office for the Pay Review Bodies. Unions are now urging ministers to put forward a pay deal quickly, given that it is already two weeks late.

2 weeks ago | nursingtimes.net | Gemma Mitchell

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has appointed its acting chief nursing officer to take on the role permanently. Lynn Woolsey has been acting in the role since September 2024, after previous postholder Professor Nicola Ranger stepped up to be chief executive and general secretary of the college.

2 weeks ago | nursingtimes.net | Gemma Mitchell

A university that was considering scrapping its nursing school has found an “alternative proposal” that would see the school saved but the number of nurses it trains reduced. Cardiff University has faced major backlash since it announced a provisional plan in January to axe its nursing provision due to budgetary pressures.

2 weeks ago | nursingtimes.net | Gemma Mitchell |Ella Devereux

The future of some international nursing and midwifery associations (INMAs) in the UK hangs in the balance as central funding for the groups has been turned off. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) had been asked to financially support the INMAs going forward, but has declined.