Nursing Standard

Nursing Standard is a professional magazine released weekly, featuring peer-reviewed articles, research studies, news, and career insights specifically for nurses. It is published by RCNi and is included in databases such as CINAHL and MEDLINE/PubMed for easy access to its content.

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End of life care services should welcome newly registered nurses

1 day ago | rcni.com | Claire Read

Better career pathways for newly registered nurses and those seeking advanced practice roles would help address unequal access to palliative and end of life care Barriers to newly registered nurses working in end of life and palliative care must be removed, England’s chief nurse told employers. And the sector should be seen as a viable route to advanced practice, Duncan Burton told a panel audience at a conference hosted by charity Marie Curie and the RCN.
New nursing job profiles published – but will better pay follow?

3 days ago | rcni.com | Shruti Sheth Trivedi

Updated nursing job profiles have been designed to reflect skills, education and responsibilities now required in nursing, as union calls for pay updates tooUpdated nursing role profiles for Agenda for Change bands 4-9 that aim to reflect how skills, education and practice have evolved have been published.
Nurse struck off for cheating twice in master’s exams

4 days ago | rcni.com | Shruti Sheth Trivedi

Nurse caught cheating twice in pharmacology and prescribing exams for master’s degree was ‘unrepentent’ and failed to reflect on dishonest conduct, FtP panel foundA nurse who was twice caught cheating in exams has been struck off. Mohammed Khan, a nurse of 20 years, was undertaking the MSc advanced neonatal nurse practitioner programme at the University of Southampton.
NHS pay: how nursing staff can have their say on 3.6% award

5 days ago | rcni.com | Shruti Sheth Trivedi

RCN says 3.6% pay award ignores inflation, demands pay reform to boost NHS staff retention and urges eligible union members to vote on offer from 9 JuneNursing staff are being asked to have their say on a 3.6% pay rise for 2025-2026. It was announced on 22 May that ministers had accepted the NHS Pay Review Body’s (RB) recommendations for nursing and other healthcare staff on Agenda for Change (AfC) contracts in England and Wales.
Advanced practice: which nursing courses are under threat?

1 week ago | rcni.com | Claire Read

Nurse leaders say decision to withdraw funding for advanced practice nursing courses will limit the ability of nursing staff to develop specialist skillsThe future of some specialist nursing and advanced practice programmes is in peril following the withdrawal of funding for higher-level apprenticeships.
Nurse wrongly blamed for child death in ‘culture of cover up’

1 week ago | rcni.com | Claire Read

Raihana Awolaja, who had complex needs, died in 2023 after nursing staff left her unattended despite an established need for 24-hour, one-to-one careA failure to provide appropriate one-to-one nursing care contributed to the death of a child with complex needs and led to one nurse being wrongly referred to the regulator, a coroner’s report has concluded. Raihana Awolaja had multiple medical conditions and disabilities and was dependent on a tracheostomy to breathe.
NHS nurse pay inequality: this clear injustice must end

1 week ago | rcni.com | Flavia Munn

Nursing staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland need only look to pay awards in Scotland to see how they continue to be short-changed in their annual pay riseIs it fair to compare the pay award of NHS nursing staff with those of medical colleagues, teachers or, indeed, supermarket staff?
‘We feel invisible’: nursing associates call for better role clarity

1 week ago | rcni.com | Shruti Sheth Trivedi

Petition calling for better recognition, role clarity and career pathways to ensure the future of the nursing associate role has amassed thousands of signaturesA petition calling for better recognition and role clarity for nursing associates has amassed thousands of signatures. Nursing associate (NA) Martyn Davey, who launched the petition, told Nursing Standard those in the role need more support and better career progression opportunities to ensure their future in the profession.
NHS pay: 3.6% award for nursing staff labelled ‘grotesque’

2 weeks ago | rcni.com | Shruti Sheth Trivedi

RCN criticises pay award and says it would be ‘entirely swallowed up by inflation’ and is wrong to again favour doctors for higher wage risesNursing and other healthcare staff on Agenda for Change (AfC) contracts in England and Wales have been awarded a 3.6% pay rise for 2025-2026. Ministers said they had accepted the NHS Pay Review Body’s (RB) recommendations, which will see the starting salary of a band 5 nurse go up from £29,969 in 2024-2025 to around £31,050 this year.
Jailed nurse defrauded NHS trust of £72k with false bank shifts

2 weeks ago | rcni.com | Shruti Sheth Trivedi

Former mental health nurse Dean Armitage has been jailed for 18 months after falsely claiming he worked 185 bank shifts at a trust in Greater ManchesterA former mental health nurse who defrauded the NHS out of more than £72,000 has been jailed. Dean Armitage falsely claimed he had worked 185 bank shifts over almost 18 months, for which he was paid a total of £72,632.72 in wages and holiday pay.