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Nurses’ union head calls for double-digit pay rise in England ahead of strike ballot

Pat Cullen raises stakes in dispute with government after nurses in England reject earlier offer of 5%

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2023

More than 80 nurses quitting NHS a WEEK - four times higher than a decade ago

Last year, 4,231 left the NHS because of the demands of their job – with Royal College of Nursing chief Pat Cullen saying plugging the gaps is taking a heavy personal toll

Daily Mirror · May 13, 2023

Senior nurse who quit NHS in tears after nine years now earns same salary in junior job

Sean Sherry spent nine years in the NHS but quit in tears after suffering crippling burnout. It turned out to be a lucrative decision as he now earns the same level in an entry-level tech job

Daily Mirror · May 13, 2023

Margaret Shepherd: Devon nurse wins $250,000 award for work improving diabetes care

‘I was the first diabetes specialist nurse looking at rare genetic forms of diabetes to ensure the correct diagnosis’

The Independent UK · May 13, 2023

Devon nurse wins £250,000 global prize for work improving diabetes care

Margaret Shepherd, from Exeter, said she was left ‘shaking’ after winning the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2023.

The Independent UK · May 12, 2023

Nurse 'broke down' after getting call on sister's wedding day

Kaitlyn Booth was preparing for her sister's wedding when she received a phone call

Liverpool Echo · May 12, 2023

When California Set Minimum Staffing Levels for Overworked Nurses, Better Patient Outcomes Followed

Safe staffing laws have worked in California — and can’t pass anywhere else.

Capital & Main · May 12, 2023

Nottingham mum 'traumatised' as chance for scan 'missed' before fainting outside hospital

The mum-of-one, who was eight weeks pregnant, said nurses at Queen's Medical Centre failed to act on advice

Nottingham Post · May 12, 2023

Meditative mothering? How Buddhism honors both compassionate caregiving and celibate monks and nuns

Buddhist saints are often described as maternally compassionate, with the endless patience of a mother who feeds, cleans and cares for children around the clock. In fact, the Theravada branch of Buddhism holds mothers in such high esteem that two men among the Buddha’s chief disciples, Sariputta and Mogallana, are…

The Conversation · May 12, 2023

Mum's fury as nurse who watched football match while injecting daughter faces no action

A hospital worker was distracted by the action between Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain while trying to take blood from a 19-year-old woman who had recently had a seizure

Daily Mirror · May 12, 2023