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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Nurses warn against 'unacceptable' pay delays in Northern Ireland

1 week ago | nursingtimes.net | Ella Devereux

Nurses in Northern Ireland will not tolerate “unacceptable delays” in implementing the 2025-26 pay award, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned. The union said it wanted to know what uplift nurses in the country would be getting for this financial year “as soon as possible”.
The trailblazing school offering a 'solution' to GPN shortages

1 week ago | nursingtimes.net | Ella Devereux

A trailblazing school for general practice nurses (GPNs) is giving the role the “value it deserves” and is ensuring that the future primary care nursing workforce is “fit for purpose”, nurse leaders have said.
Nurses 'worried' about Supreme Court ruling on clinician anonymity

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”.
Nursing unions begin consulting on NHS Scotland pay offer

1 week ago | nursingtimes.net | Ella Devereux

Nursing unions in Scotland have announced plans for consulting their members on the 2025-26 NHS pay offer, with some ballots launching today. Unison and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have now launched consultations on the latest Agenda for Change pay offer put forward by the Scottish Government last week.
Global nursing workforce 'at breaking point', report warns

1 week ago | nursingtimes.net | Ella Devereux

Nurses across the world are “at breaking point”, experiencing burnout, wage stagnation and increased levels of violence at work, according to a major new report. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has called on global healthcare leaders to prioritise long-term sustainable investment, over short-term solutions, to address the root causes of the health workforce emergency.
'Nurse' attempted murderer was not a nurse

1 week ago | nursingtimes.net | Edd Church

A hospital worker sentenced to life for attempted murder after he attacked a stranger with a needle filled with muscle relaxant was not a nurse, despite being labelled as one, Nursing Times can reveal. Nursing campaigners have said that the misidentification of 58-year-old Darren Harris as a nurse by police, prosecutors and national media is an example of why the 'nurse' title must be protected in law.
Nursing regulator signs anti-racism charter

1 week ago | nursingtimes.net | Ella Devereux

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has this week signed an anti-racism charter as part of its pledge to become an anti-racist organisation. The charter, published and promoted by the union Unison, commits signatories to a list of actions aimed at tackling racism in the workplace.
Universities concerned about future of nurse apprenticeships

1 week ago | nursingtimes.net | Edd Church

Changes to the way apprenticeships are funded could make it harder for nurses to move up the career ladder, universities have warned. The University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) this week published a survey of 52 university members on plans by the UK Government to overhaul apprenticeships.
Governments receive NHS pay recommendations for 2025-26

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.
Invest in nursing to curb child health decline, ministers urged

1 week ago | nursingtimes.net | Ella Devereux

The government must place a stronger focus on addressing school nurse and health visitor shortages to tackle the decline in children’s health and wellbeing, according to a new briefing paper. The King’s Fund last week set out 10 actions that it thinks ministers should take to improve child health in England, which included recommendations on improving nursing provision.