Mental health inpatient Amy Chapman died by suicide after being permitted to leave a unit where she was being cared for. Her care was criticised by the coroner at the inquest into her death. Ms Chapman’s case is the latest among similiar tragedies associated with one NHS trust.

A group of 100 health visitors will strike for two more months from 15 May after their NHS employer ignored a job evaluation appeal. The specialist nurses are seeking an Agenda for Change (AfC) band rise from 6 to 7.

Online learning sites are offering ‘nurse prescribing’ courses from £12 with minimal to no entry requirements and no proper accreditation, Nursing Standard has uncovered. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and other health bodies warn nurses of what to look out for and how to avoid mislead...

A previously suspended band 7 nurse Ian O’Connor lowered the National Early Warning Scores (NEWS) of two patients during a night shift. Find out why the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) fitness to practise (FtP) panel is now giving him a striking off order

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has launched a 12-week consultation on changes to its education standards, which would see practice learning time cut by 500 hours. Read about its proposals, which would also see theory hours cut, as well as the RCN’s response to the plans and the thinking b...

Critical care staff are in dispute over pay rates for extra shifts, saying it robs their units of senior nurses’ skills. Read more about the dispute, possible strike action and hear what the nurses have to say.