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  • 1 week ago | rcni.com | Shruti Sheth Trivedi

    Health secretary has accepted non-pay commitments made in 2023-24 pay deal, including career reviews and support for nurses from minority ethnic backgroundsNursing staff from minority ethnic backgrounds in England are to receive targeted career support as part of non-pay-related commitments made two years ago. The NHS Staff Council confirmed that health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has accepted, by letter, 36 out of 37 joint recommendations made as part of the pay deal in 2023-24.

  • 1 week ago | rcni.com | Shruti Sheth Trivedi

    Senior nursing staff at a trust are wearing the new NHS uniform for England, following patient feedback on having clearer uniforms to identify different staffSenior nursing staff working at a trust in Greater Manchester have recently adopted the new national NHS uniform for England in a bid to give matrons and ward leaders clearer leadership status.

  • 1 week ago | rcni.com | Shruti Sheth Trivedi

    Cardiff University pauses plans to close its nursing school and instead proposes a reduced nursing student intake, while union warns fewer graduates will worsen NHS staff shortages in WalesPlans to close one of the UK’s top nursing schools have been halted as an ‘alternative plan’ that could include taking on fewer students is considered.

  • 2 weeks ago | rcni.com | Shruti Sheth Trivedi

    Nurse prescriber aroused pharmacist’s suspicions after trying to obtain a large quantity of testosterone replacement drugA nurse was struck off after illegally attempting to obtain a large quantity of a testosterone replacement drug to use at a sports nutrition clinic. Prescriber Aaron Carnahan ordered 50 times the usual maximum monthly dosage of Sustanon (testosterone isocaproate) for one person, without the required Home Office licence, in February 2023.

  • 2 weeks ago | journals.rcni.com | Shruti Sheth Trivedi

    Shruti Sheth Trivedi RCNi senior journalist Nurses say that Datix reports are often ignored or downgraded, and this is even when they report unsafe staffing levels or medication errors Nurses and other healthcare professionals are being asked to downgrade patient safety incidents on a frequent basis, according to nursing staff who spoke to us. Learning Disability Practice. 28, 2, 6-7. doi: 10.7748/ldp.28.2.6.s2 Want to read more? Already have access? Log in or Subscribe today and save 50% on...

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Shruti Sheth Trivedi
Shruti Sheth Trivedi @_ShrutiST
9 Apr 25

RT @NurseStandard: A separate pay spine for nursing staff will not be taken forward, the government has announced. Some 94% of nurses who…

Shruti Sheth Trivedi
Shruti Sheth Trivedi @_ShrutiST
8 Apr 25

Here's the full story - to reclarify, the 8% offer is the total for two years, 2025-26 and 2026-27. This will be split - a 4.25% pay rise from 1 April 2025 and a 3.75% increase from 1 April 2026. https://t.co/90kR7Zf9Fo

Shruti Sheth Trivedi
Shruti Sheth Trivedi @_ShrutiST

BREAKING: Nurses in Scotland have been offered an 8% pay rise for 2025-26. It's the first UK nation to make a pay offer to NHS staff on Agenda for Change contracts. Story to follow on @NurseStandard https://t.co/P0kwNcsgoe

Shruti Sheth Trivedi
Shruti Sheth Trivedi @_ShrutiST
8 Apr 25

Apologies for typo, this should be 2025-27

Shruti Sheth Trivedi
Shruti Sheth Trivedi @_ShrutiST

BREAKING: Nurses in Scotland have been offered an 8% pay rise for 2025-26. It's the first UK nation to make a pay offer to NHS staff on Agenda for Change contracts. Story to follow on @NurseStandard https://t.co/P0kwNcsgoe