Ella Devereux

The four national chief nursing officers (CNOs) across the UK have expressed their gratitude for the work and dedication of nursing and midwifery teams during 2024. In exclusive Christmas messages for Nursing Times, the CNOs of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have reflected on the last year and everything…

The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) has launched a Christmas campaign to raise money to support community nurses experiencing financial or emotional hardship. The Christmas Giving campaign, which raises funds through online shopping, will contribute towards the charity’s Support for Nurses programme. "The QNI aims to be there for community nurses…

A midwife in Scotland has invented pioneering theatre scrubs to allow babies delivered by caesarean section to have vital skin-to-skin contact as soon as they are born. Stacey Boyle, a midwife at NHS Lothian, has created a special set of scrubs for birthing partners, which have a kangaroo-style pouch to…

Parts of England risk becoming “learning disability nurse deserts” as student numbers have collapsed in every region, a new analysis has warned. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said the ongoing learning disability workforce crisis could leave vulnerable people without vital access to care. “Transforming the care for people with…

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in Northern Ireland has launched a consultation on the Health and Social Care (HSC) pay award for 2024-25. The consultation asks RCN members to vote on whether they accept or reject the deal put forward by the HSC, which has proposed a 5.5% pay…

General practice nurses (GPNs) will be added to the additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS), the government has announced, as part of a package of changes to the GP contract. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) today unveiled the first details of the GP contract for 2025-26, vowing to…

Hospices have welcomed a multi-million-pound investment in their estates by the government but have called for funding to go further to cover the cost of essential services such as nursing care. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) today announced a £100m funding injection for hospices over two years,…

Nurses have spearheaded the design of a new apprenticeship for non-clinical staff who want to pursue a career in safeguarding. The apprenticeship, due to launch next year, is a first-of-its-kind training programme that will qualify individuals as a safeguarding support officer. “We wanted to produce something that was brand new…

Nurses in Northern Ireland have been offered a 5.5% pay rise for this year, although they are facing further delays in receiving their full back pay, it has been announced. Health minister Mike Nesbitt confirmed that nurses and other Health and Social Care (HSC) staff in the country would be…

More than 1,000 nurses working across Greater Manchester have pledged to boycott the staff bank, after their enhanced rates of pay were cut by two trusts in the region, Nursing Times can reveal. Nurses working in areas like emergency departments, critical care and theatres have called on trust executives to…