Stephanie Heughan
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Head of news and features content @NurseStandard. Big fan of bikes, mountains, forests: preferably in combination. #FaberAcademy WIP.
Scotland/London
Joined November 2015
Do you know what the latest pay rates are for nurses? Check out our online resource to find out: NHS pay 2025-26: the rates for nursing staff across the UK https://t.co/6risi9beMv
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NHS pay reforms: are Scotland’s nurses now better off than others in the UK? We look at whether the promised shorter working week, protected learning time and a review of band five roles has paid off... https://t.co/XfhL7abLvT
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Nursing staff at a downgraded hospital said doctors often rejected their referrals because they were ‘just nurses’. https://t.co/mtdSxb0bLd
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Care Quality Commission inspectors heard from emergency nurses at Basildon University Hospital, who said they were not ‘empowered’ by medical staff to make referrals, which was found to have
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Kate is not a nurse - we can’t stress that highly enough.
ON @BBCPanorama tonight - the story of Paloma Shemirani, a young woman with an 8cm lymphoma inside her chest, and an 85% chance of a cure with chemo. Her mother Kate, a nurse and conspiracy theorist convinced her to do Gerson Therapy (juicing and enemas) instead. A few months
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Fatigue and tiredness: 'just part of the job' for nursing staff? ‘I don’t get into bed until about 10:30 to 11pm, and then my alarm is set for 5am’ https://t.co/s5GQhin0Hn
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BREAKING: NHS pay announcement in Nursing staff on AfC in England will see a pay rise of 3.6% says government [Doctors and teachers to get a 4% rise]
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Menopause stigma at work: why do nurses feel they need to quit their jobs? https://t.co/Fdgaa0gktQ
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Is the NMC starting to serve you better, six months on from ‘toxic culture’ report? We look at what changes have been made at the nursing regulator since the damning review into its culture by @nazirafzal sent shockwaves through the profession: https://t.co/hbG2Mc68x0
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council commissioned an independent review of its organisational culture in response to a whistleblower’s claims that a toxic workplace was harming the regulator’s handling
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Six months after a damning review into the culture at the NMC highlighted bullying, racism and sexism issues, has anything changed? My analysis looks at progress – or otherwise – so far 👇🏽 Special thanks to @RCNi_Steph for her help with this one. https://t.co/TXmgArMbo0
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council commissioned an independent review of its organisational culture in response to a whistleblower’s claims that a toxic workplace was harming the regulator’s handling
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'Staff can be faced with eye-rolling and negative or insensitive comments' Despite many #nurse employers having #menopause policies, women often feel discriminated against if they disclose having problems Some even want to quit from the lack of support: https://t.co/Fdgaa0gktQ
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NMC was told to detoxify – six months on, how is it doing? Six months after a damning review into the culture at the NMC highlighted bullying, racism and sexism issues at the organisation, what has changed? We investigate: https://t.co/hbG2Mc5AHs
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Could 'nurse' as a job title finally be protected in law? @DawnButlerBrent will be arguing in Parliament for the need for legislation to help #ProtectNurse & ensure that only registered nurses can use the title 'nurse' https://t.co/hqkJsKvznk
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@alisonleary1 @DawnButlerBrent For those who argue that this is an old problem no longer affecting patient safety please see the 2024 article from @RCNi_Steph @NurseStandard on non-nurses using nurse titles https://t.co/lnxI4FiClT
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NHS job titles risk misleading staff and the public by use of ‘nurse’ designation in unregistered roles, and ‘advanced’ in band 3 positions. Nurses’ colleagues in support roles play a distinct and
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Hopefully we are about to see some change on an important topic! New push for legal protection of ‘nurse’ in job titles: https://t.co/hqkJsKvznk
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MP Dawn Butler is to introduce a bill that would make it illegal for individuals to call themselves a ‘nurse’ unless registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). This follows earlier
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No time to wee: are overworked nurses risking incontinence? Heavy workloads and understaffing are leaving many nurses no time to go to the toilet during shifts, which could be damaging their bladder health Find out more: https://t.co/MqPt5RvJ6T
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Nursing in corridors: ‘the emotional toll is too much’ Our latest interactive story.... How much longer can staff cope, what is the impact on staff and on patient dignity and safety and is this the new normal? https://t.co/gqpLbq800B
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'A specific deadline should be set to end the use of fax machines within the NHS' says today's PAC report into NHS finances. Fax machines! What ever else is out there in NHS world? Typewriters? Quill and ink sets?
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‘Nursing is super stressful. 'If you’re in an environment with this stress, high pressure &you don’t have very good coping mechanisms, then drugs, alcohol or gambling are very easy to access' https://t.co/HyLj2qmoxe
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As nurses struggle to cope with staffing and workload pressures, professional expectations, traumatic work events and toxic environments, some resort to harmful behaviours to self-manage stress,
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How nurses cope after trauma: 'I'm a cryer – but I stopped crying' A nurse who provided patient care following the knife attack in #Southport in July discussed the profound after effects of traumatic incidents in this article: https://t.co/S2TpkWolX4
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