Regina (Forge Care Homes Ltd) and others v Cardiff & Vale University Health...
Regina (Forge Care Homes Ltd) and others v Cardiff & Vale University Health Board and others [2015] EWHC 601 (Admin); [2015] WLR (D) 134 ‘The definition of “nursing care by a registered nurse” in...
View ArticleSenior male nurse filmed himself raping unconscious women in A&E – The...
‘A male nurse has admitted filming himself raping two unconscious women in A&E while patients lay just feet away.’ Full story The Independent, 30th March 2015 Source: www.independent.co.uk
View ArticleNurses who don’t report poor care or who cover up mistakes now face being...
‘Nurses could be struck off if they fail to escalate concerns about poor care or hide the truth about mistakes, under new rules unveiled by the profession’s governing body.’ Full story The Independent,...
View ArticleNurse jailed for 18 years after admitting string of ‘depraved’ sexual...
‘A nurse who filmed himself raping unconscious patients in A&E has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.’ Full story The Independent, 27th April 2015 Source: www.independent.co.uk
View ArticleStepping Hill hospital: how Victorino Chua’s poisonings were uncovered – The...
‘The nurse convicted of murdering patients was caught after a night of curious incidents, but his motive remains a mystery.’ Full story The Guardian, 18th May 2015 Source: www.guardian.co.uk
View ArticleAmanda Young not guilty of Joshua Gafney manslaughter – BBC News
‘A nurse who gave a patient a lethal overdose of a prescription drug has been found not guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence.’ Full story BBC News, 15th June 2015 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleStepping Hill hospital deaths: Nurse Victorino Chua launches appeal – BBC News
‘A nurse convicted of murdering two patients at the hospital where he worked has launched an appeal against his conviction.’ Full story BBC News, 16th June 2015 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleNew immigration rules will cost the NHS millions, warns nursing union – The...
‘New immigration rules that will mean lower-earning non-EU workers being deported will exacerbate the shortage of nurses in the UK and cost the NHS tens of millions in recruitment, the government has...
View ArticleNew UK immigration rules: will you be affected? – The Guardian
‘Migrants who have spent more than five years working in the country will be required to earn £35,000 per year or else face deportation, according to a policy that comes into effect in April next year....
View ArticleBroadmoor nurse who sold stories about killers is jailed – BBC News
‘A mental health nurse at Broadmoor hospital who sold stories about patients has been jailed for two years.’ Full story BBC News, 27th June 2015 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleAppeal judges limit professional privilege where lives are at risk – Legal...
‘Legal professional privilege can be qualified in the “rare circumstances” where it is necessary to impose a requirement that other people are present at discussions between lawyers and clients, the...
View ArticleExplosives haul nurse Joanne Morris struck off – BBC News
‘A nurse who was jailed for amassing a hoard of ammunition and explosives has been struck off.’ Full story BBC News, 16th August 2015 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticlePrincess of Wales Hospital nurse neglect trial collapses – BBC News
‘The case against two hospital nurses accused of wilfully neglecting vulnerable patients has collapsed.’ Full story BBC News, 14th October 2015 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleFGM: reporting of cases among children becomes mandatory – The Guardian
‘A duty on all teachers, doctors, nurses and social workers to report child cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) to the police will come into force next week.’ Full story The Guardian, 20th October...
View ArticleFGM: Legal duty to inform police comes into force – BBC News
‘Doctors, nurses, midwives and teachers are now legally required to report cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) to the police. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary measures and could...
View ArticleNurse found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter – The Guardian
‘An agency nurse has been found guilty of causing the death of a six-year-old boy by gross negligence.’ Full story The Guardian, 2nd November 2015 Source: www.guardian.co.uk
View ArticleNurse Julia Knight jailed for 14 years for trying to kill mother – BBC News
‘A nurse who injected her mother with insulin as she lay in hospital after a fall has been jailed for 14 years for attempted murder.’ Full story BBC News, 6th November 2015 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleGMC calls for tougher powers to check European doctors’ skills – The Guardian
‘EU rules governing the checks that UK authorities can make on doctors still have major weaknesses seven years after a patient safety scandal revealed catastrophic flaws in the system, according to...
View ArticleEx-Broadmoor worker jailed for selling stories to the Sun – The Guardian
‘A former Broadmoor hospital worker has been jailed for eight months for selling stories to the Sun about notorious patients, including the Yorkshire Ripper.’ Full story The Guardian, 26th November...
View ArticleNurses jailed for falsifying stroke patients’ records – The Guardian
‘Two nurses have been jailed for “playing with people’s lives” by falsifying vulnerable stroke patients’ vital medical tests.’ Full story The Guardian, 14th December 2015 Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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