At 29, Nathanael Farrelly sold her nursing business for $12.5 million and left her full-time job to focus on family, real estate and Angel Investing.But in 2017 he was a newly licensed nurse with a long shift in hospital, adapting to the disruption and intensity of his job.”I remember having a nausea every morning and getting sick in my stomach,” he says of the first few weeks. “It really started to have a lot of anxiety and stress.”He appreciated the experience and learned a lot, but that early pressure stayed with him and ultimately shaped how he thought about staffing…
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The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has launched an updated set of workforce standards, laying out expectations for nurse staffing in UK health and social care services. At the college’s annual congress, held in Liverpool last week, the 2025 RCN Workforce Standards were published. “Fewer nurses in health care settings leads to poorer patient outcomes” Lynn Woolsey The document, an update to the college’s inaugural standards created in 2021, makes demands for nurse-to-patient ratios above “critical” minimum levels, guaranteed continued professional development for nurses, among others. The revised 14 standards cover three key themes: responsibility and accountability; clinical leadership and…
General practice nurses (GPNs) will continue to leave their jobs if role substitution, poor pay and other fundamental issues are not addressed, a study has concluded. The new report, published in journal GMC Primary Care this week, surveyed dozens of nursing staff in general practice across England and Wales to investigate what keeps them in their jobs – and what could force them out. “Nurses in general practice experience factors which leave them vulnerable and underserved” Study Lead author Dr Helen Anderson, Queen’s Nurse and University of York qualitative research fellow, said GPNs were being pushed to a “breaking point”…
An external review into the way the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) handled stripping a UK midwifery course of its accreditation has been completed. This review, a summary of which has been published in NMC Council papers, found failings on the part of both the university and the regulator – recommending more transparency and better communication should a similar situation arise in the future. “They are in a very, very different and positive place” Paula Holt In 2023, the NMC withdrew its regulatory approval of Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU)’s midwifery degree course – the first time it had ever…
A new framework setting out the skills required of specialist cardiology nurses has been launched in Scotland. The national Specialist Nursing in Cardiology Framework aims to help more nurses reach advanced practice level amid rising patient demand. “The framework supports the ongoing professional development of nurses within cardiology across Scotland” Leeanne Macklin It has been developed in collaboration between the Scottish Government, nursing representatives from all NHS health boards and NHS Education for Scotland. Launching the resource, public health minister Jenni Minto said: “This innovative framework will help cardiology nurses obtain advanced skills to ensure more timely diagnoses, improved management…
It started with nausea and loss of appetite.Robert Grafton of Turnersville, New Jersey, tried to make sure he was just going to do something on a weekend in mid-March. Then came the itching and dark urine. Grafton, a former interventional radiology technician whose wife is a nurse, has recognized the characteristics of liver failure.The otherwise healthy 54-year-old had a gut feeling that his herbs and dietary supplements were the perpetrators.”I stopped taking everything, thank you for the goodness,” Grafton said. “If I hadn't known, if I wasn't in the medical field, I might have been thinking, 'Yes, I think I'm…
There are just a few days left now to submit your entry for the Nursing Times Awards for 2025, featuring categories celebrating individuals, innovation and inspiration across the nursing and midwifery profession. The Nursing Times Awards are back, so don’t miss out on your chance to win, by getting your submissions and nominations ready by the end of this week to be in with a chance of getting hold of one of our trophies. The final entry deadline has been extended to midnight on Friday 23 May. That’s right, you need to submit your entry by the end of this…
Former New York Governor and mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo (AP image/file photo) The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo over alleged false statements to Congress regarding the deaths of nursing homes during the Covid-19 pandemic.The Washington, D.C., U.S. Lawyers' Office began its investigation about a month ago, according to a New York Times report on Tuesday. Ed Martin was the first to lead the office before the appointment of Janine Piro earlier this month.Under Republican leadership, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has called on Attorney General Pam Bondy…
According to the New York Times, federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and are currently leading the Democratic field in the New York Mayor's race. The investigation centers on whether Cuomo misunderstood Congress about handling deaths in his administration's nursing home during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic. The U.S. Lawyer's Office in Washington has launched an investigation following an introduction from House Supervisory Committee Chairman James Kommer (R-KY.). Comer argued at the Congressional hearing that Cuomo made false statements about another state report that significantly compensated for coronavirus-related deaths by 50%…
UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest healthcare conglomerate, has secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to help slash hospital transfers for ailing residents – part of a series of cost-cutting tactics that has saved the company millions, but at times risked residents’ health, a Guardian investigation has found.Those secret bonuses have been paid out as part of a UnitedHealth program that stations the company’s own medical teams in nursing homes and pushes them to cut care expenses for residents covered by the insurance giant.In several cases identified by the Guardian, nursing home residents who needed immediate hospital care under the…