Nurses must be involved in pandemic preparedness in all countries across the world, a global nursing conference has heard. Helen Clark, former New Zealand prime minister and former co-chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, and International Council of Nurses (ICN) president Dr Pamela Cipriano, discussed the topic at ICN Congress 2025. “Had nurses been consulted at the early stages [of the pandemic]… the outcomes could have been very different” Helen Clark The event is taking place this week in Helsinki, Finland and is hosting more than 7,000 nursing representatives from more than…
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A nursing academic is embarking on a campaign to improve funding for trainee nursing associates studying full-time at university. Currently, the majority of nursing associates-in-training are apprentices, and therefore receive a wage from their employer. “They’re not included, they’re not valued” Christopher O’Sullivan However, this does not apply to all of them. Registered nurse Christopher O’Sullivan is the deputy programme lead for a direct entry nursing associate degree course at Manchester Metropolitan University. Those who undertake this course are full-time students for its two-year duration, and at the end obtain a foundation degree-level qualification – an FdSC in Health and…
A senior nurse representing the UK at an international nursing event has said she feels “ashamed” of the role the country has played in the exploitation of internationally educated nurses in recent years. Professor Nicola Ranger, chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), made the comment at the 2025 International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress, being held in Helsinki, Finland this week. “We’ve had direct examples of shocking exploitation of some of our international nurses” Nicola Ranger Speaking at the Council of Nursing Associations (CNR), a forum for ICN member countries to discuss and vote on…
The Independent Care Group (ICG) has urged the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to seize a once-in-a-generation opportunity to properly transform social care and not leave it at the bottom of the pile in the upcoming spending review. With the Government promising to deliver growth and cut NHS waiting lists, the ICG says that neither will be possible without bold and sustained investment in the country’s struggling social care sector. Mike Padgham, Chair of the Independent Care Group, said: “We urge the Chancellor: do not forget social care. For decades, we’ve been left on the sidelines, underfunded, undervalued and overlooked. But this…
Now is the time to properly embed preceptorship as a core and essential offer for all newly registered nurses and midwives, researchers have said. The Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF) has urged the government and NHS England to use this “pivotal moment” to address the remaining gaps in support for early career nurses and midwives. “There is a fundamental misunderstanding of the preceptor role” Survey respondent Its call comes as part of a new “pulse check” on preceptorship, published today and seen early by Nursing Times. The nursing charity has surveyed 870 nursing and midwifery students, early career registrants, preceptors and…
Bayada Home Health Care is one of the largest home care providers in the United States, cutting head office staff by 10%, or about 100 jobs. The company said the layoffs were the result of operating in a difficult refund environment. “Bayada is stable, strong and growing, but we operate in a challenging environment where the costs of providing care are growing faster than governments and insurers are able to pay for it,” the company said in a statement. “This requires us to be more efficient and intentional about how we work, so we can continue to serve our clients…
This article is part of the HHCN+ membership Against the backdrop of payment pressure, home care leaders must find ways to operate more efficiently while meeting growing demand while increasing access and improving outcomes. Top executives have a variety of approaches to managing their operations and subtracting issues. For Jennifer Webster, CEO of DispatchHealth, results showing results are the best thing when building a value-based refund agreement. For Jason Growe, CEO of Livewell Partners, being a referrer's “first choice” is essential to ensuring that the organization stays in the referrer mix. For others, renegotiating Medicare Advantage (MA) rates and expanding…
Nursing and education leaders have branded a decision to freeze funding for nursing and midwifery courses a “disaster”, warning it will undermine plans to grow the domestic healthcare workforce. Concerns have been raised that the government’s decision to maintain per-student funding across universities at last year’s levels represents a real-terms reduction of around £108m compared to 2024-25. “University courses are the single biggest route into the profession and this would be a disaster” Patricia Marquis The funding, part of the strategic priorities grant set by the Department for Education and distributed by the Office for Students (OfS) in England, will…
Senior nurses from more than 130 countries have urged world governments to protect and invest in nurses, in a formal statement agreed today. This statement, the Helsinki Communiqué, raised issues including nursing education, fair pay, protecting nurses in warzones and protecting developing countries from predatory international recruitment. Its recommendations and wording were voted and agreed upon at the 2025 meeting of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Council of Nursing Associations (CNR) in Helsinki, Finland. The CNR met ahead of the opening of the 2025 ICN Congress, which is also being hosted in Helsinki this week. Consisting of 140 national…
Nurses’ consciences “will be clear” if they take to the picket lines in protest of this year’s NHS pay deal, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) chief has said. Professor Nicola Ranger, the union’s general secretary and chief executive, told Nursing Times today that it would be on ministers, not nurses, if strike action goes ahead. “When nursing is in such a crisis, and they already feel undervalued, it just felt like a real slap in the face” Nicola Ranger It comes as the RCN has today launched a consultation on the 2025-26 pay deal, which is providing a 3.6%…