Nursing Times

Nursing Times is a magazine tailored for nurses throughout the United Kingdom. Both the magazine and its website, nursingtimes.net, offer original research and a range of clinical articles designed for nurses at every level of their profession. Since its inception in 1905, and currently under the ownership of EMAP, Nursing Times aims to deliver a comprehensive news service focused on professional and clinical updates. The publication includes a section for nurses to express their views and debate relevant topics, along with features addressing important nursing issues and clinical supplements that concentrate on four key practice areas: infection control, respiratory health, continence management, and wound care.

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Unite to ballot nurses on strike action over 2025-26 pay deal

2 days ago | nursingtimes.net | Ella Devereux

Nurses belonging to Unite the union will be balloted on whether they would be prepared to take strike action over the 2025-26 pay award for NHS staff. The union has urged its NHS members in England and Wales to reject the recent 3.6% pay offer, in ballots due to open later this month.
Latest STI data prompts calls for investment in services

2 days ago | nursingtimes.net | Edd Church

New figures on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have prompted calls for a sexual health strategy and greater investment in services. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) this week published its most recent data report on STI consultations and diagnoses in England.
Interview: England CNO talks NHS reforms and nursing

2 days ago | nursingtimes.net | Ella Devereux

With NHS England set to be abolished, a new 10-year plan to reform the NHS looming and a refreshed workforce strategy around the corner, the government is doubling down on its mission to overhaul the health service. The chief nursing officer (CNO) for England, Duncan Burton, has told Nursing Times what he thinks the changes mean for the profession. “I don’t think cuts are inevitable"Duncan BurtonSince taking power, the government has initiated plans to reorganise the health system.
Jobs shortage also affecting newly registered midwives

3 days ago | nursingtimes.net | Edd Church

Early career midwives are struggling to find jobs in NHS trusts in England, much like their nursing counterparts. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has published the results of a new survey of almost 1,000 final-year student midwives. "There is a high chance I will graduate with no job"Student midwifeThis survey, which ran for a week in May, found that more than 80% were "not confident" they will find a job once graduating.
Plans to ‘eradicate’ use of agency nurses in the NHS

3 days ago | nursingtimes.net | Edd Church

Nursing agencies have hit out at the UK Government after it mooted plans to eliminate the use of agency staff in the NHS. On Monday, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced that its crackdown on agency spending had resulted in an "unprecedented" £1bn being saved in 2024-25.
Exclusive: Why influential peer Lord Nigel Crisp backs nursing

3 days ago | nursingtimes.net | Gemma Mitchell

Once the chief executive of NHS England, Lord Nigel Crisp has since become a major ally for the nursing profession worldwide. He has spoken with Nursing Times about his interest in global health, why he backs nursing and what he thinks the profession needs to thrive in the future.
New nursing profiles launched with appeal to employers

4 days ago | nursingtimes.net | Gemma Mitchell

Employers are being urged to take action to make sure their nurses and midwives are being fairly rewarded for the jobs they do, following the publication of new national job matching profiles. The NHS Staff Council has been working since 2021 to update the profiles after concerns were raised that the previous ones did not reflect modern nursing and midwifery. The new profiles have been published today.
Corporate manslaughter probe into Nottingham baby deaths

4 days ago | nursingtimes.net | Edd Church

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is being investigated for corporate manslaughter, following deaths in its maternity units, police have announced. Detective superintendent Matthew Croome, of Nottinghamshire Police, confirmed yesterday that the force was now formally progressing with a corporate manslaughter probe against the trust.
Exclusive: ICN president warns against taking nurses for granted

4 days ago | nursingtimes.net | Edd Church

The world must stop assuming that nurses will just “show up” no matter what, according to Dr Pamela Cipriano, president of the International Council of Nurses (ICN). Speaking exclusively with Nursing Times, Dr Cipriano shared her key reflections on the State of the World’s Nursing (SoWN) 2025 report, unveiled last month on International Nurses Day.
New targets needed for reducing maternity deaths, report warns

5 days ago | nursingtimes.net | Edd Church

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has backed a new report that urges the government to act on stillbirth, neonatal mortality and healthcare inequalities in maternity. Sands and Tommy’s, two UK pregnancy and baby loss charities, published the third Saving Babies’ Lives progress report via their joint policy unit in May.