Nurses

Nurses and midwives in NHS Lothian are being “ground down by a vicious cycle” of excessive workloads and high vacancy rates

NHS Lothian loses 400,000 nursing hours to mental health absences

Nurse Laura Todd organised a successful cow race night to mark her 10th year anniversary with the charity

Edinburgh nurses prepare to take on London Marathon for Marie Curie

Ad Feature ENU is helping rewrite the story of who can be a nurse

How a drug consumption room could look

Residents to be asked opinions on city centre drugs consumption room

Miss M F Cullen, matron of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in May 1967.

21 amazing photos of Edinburgh hospitals in the 1950s ad 1960s,

Kelly Smith, Head of Nursing & Practice Development at HC-One

From Nurse to Deputy Manager: East Whitburn care home celebrates colleague’s ‘ro...

Priscillah Musenga, Home Manager at HC-One Scotland’s Drummohr Care Home

East Lothian Home Manager shares remarkable nursing career journey

Lidl is to open 40 new UK stores.

Lidl to open 40 UK stores - but economic storm brews for UK economy

Dementia UK invites the nation to make Time for a Cuppa to help families facing dementia.

Make time for a cuppa to help families facing dementia

Beka Naylor at work. The NHS nurse, from Doncaster, was recovering from cancer treatment at Sheffield's Northern General Hospital when her car was stolen from outside her home. Photo: Beka Naylor/SWNS

Video: Scumbag thief steals car of cancer patient during hospital stay

Pictured - Specialist dementia nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, will support families living with dementia in Scotland.

Dementia UK shares tips on tackling tough conversations around dementia ahead of...

Natalie Lochhead, who has been awarded the title of Queen’s Nurse.

Prestigious title for dedicated nurse

BHC

Edinburgh care homes celebrate superstar team member

(Images: Getty Images/Bing)

Uber is offering free rides for NHS staff at Christmas - how to claim

Louise Healey

Local nurses receive prestigious Queen's Nurse Award

Bruno the dog recovering after the surgery at Manchester PDSA Pet Hospital

Horrifying video shows puppy get 50cm toy arrow removed from stomach
Graphic footage shows the moment a puppy had a 20 inch (50cm) toy arrow removed from its stomach - after swallowing it whole.
Lucinda Herbert

Ad Feature Find out how ENU’s nursing courses lead to great career opportunities

Here are 8 top tips from our experts on how to stay healthy at Glastonbury Festival. (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images, NENAD MIHAJLOVIC/AFP via Getty Images)

How to stay well at Glastonbury and avoid these 8 common mishaps

Lothian nurses shortlisted in RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year awards

Ad Feature High-tech simulation health centre at Edinburgh Napier University

An "artificial kidney" at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, April 1966. "Technicians show how the machine is connected to the kidney patient. An operation has to be performed on an artery to allow it to remain open. In this way the kidney machine can be used constantly."

21 fascinating photos of Edinburgh hospitals in the 1950s ad 1960s,

Video reveals gender stereotyping is still rife in children

Patients miss out on 1.8million days of care

Hospital parking row set to flare again as free shuttle bus withdrawn

Uber and Uber Eats offer NHS staff working over Christmas free food and travel

NHS workers can claim free travel at Christmas thanks to Uber

There are currently 7.75m people on NHS waiting lists across the country.

Breaking NHS waiting lists could reach 8m by next summer

A couple are suing Southern Regional Hospital after their son was ‘decapitated’ during birth

Couple sue doctor after newborn was ‘decapitated’ during delivery
Two parents have alleged that hospital staff propped up their son to make it appear like his head was still attached
Rebecca Braybrook

A family statement confirmed Bryan Randall died after secretly battling Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Credit: Getty

Breaking Sandra Bullock's longtime partner dead at 57 after secret ALS battle

King Charles III is to receive a 45 per cent pay rise from the UK taxpayer (Picture: Daniel Leal/PA)

One way of keeping ahead of rising prices is to give yourself a pay rise that’s ...

Jessy Williams with her daughter Sky

Mum has one of smallest babies ever born in UK - weighing 350g

Aldi makes huge change to popular super 6 fruit & veg promotion - what’s new?

Aldi makes huge change to popular Super 6 fruit & veg promotion

Captain Sir Tom Moore to get his own biopic

New plans would allow more doctors and nurses to receive their training "on the job" rather than via the traditional university route.

Breaking Student doctors told to skip university to solve the NHS staff crisis

NHS

Breaking Health unions back new pay offer for millions of NHS staff

Strike will continue until close to midnight today May 1.

Breaking Nurses strike continues: Major disruption for NHS services in England

Strictly Come Dancing judges Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke are will stay for another series of the BBC show

Strictly Come Dancing judge comments on pay row rumours

A host of new characters including the son of The Chase host Bradley Wash and a fan-favourite from BBC’s Holby City - Credit: BBC

Breaking New characters coming to Casualty - including Bradley Walsh’s son

Teachers are among just one of the many professions striking

Who is striking and when in 2023?

Nursing strikes 2023: Royal College of Nursing, the GMB & Unison back new pay offer - but it’s not over yet

Breaking Nursing strikes 2023: Unions back pay offer - but it’s not over yet

Rail workers will stage a series of fresh strikes in March and April (Photo: Getty Images)

Strike action taking place in March 2023 in the UK - including NEU

Sir Rod Stewart poses for photos with members of staff at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex

Sir Rod Stewart backs NHS wage rise and pays for patient scans

RCN nurses suspend next week’s strike and enter pay negotiations

The Royal College of Nursing have announced their biggest strikes to date.

Rail workers, postal workers and nurses all announce new strike dates

Nurses to stage 48-hour strike next month including A&E workers

MPs have been given a 2.9% pay rise, starting from April 1.

MPs to get 2.9% pay rise, taking salaries to over £86,000

Who is striking in February 2023? Full list of all industrial action

The Reducer was the super-hero mascot of the new 20mph scheme when the lower speed limit was first rolled out to residential streets across Edinburgh. Picture: Greg Macvean.

Edinburgh Speed reductions - your views online

Tory MP says NHS nurses using food banks should ‘budget better’

EIS Union teachers on the picket line (Pic: John Devlin)

Over 450,000 working days were lost to strike action in November

Love Island series 9 contestant Olivia Hawkins was a stunt double in the show Brassic which has many links to Chorley.

Meet the Love Island contestant who worked on No Time to Die

Nurses and supporters gather outside University College Hospital before marching to Downing Street after a day of strike action on December 20 2022 in London. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Nurses’ strike in February will be ‘twice as big’, union leaders warn

Foodbank on Ward 10 at Walsall Manor Hospital with Claire Cooper, Senior Sister.

Hospitals forced to open food banks for their own staff

Pro-wrestler blasts Rishi Sunak over nurses strike at Tokyo Dome

Wine glass (Getty Image)

Cleaning hack: how to keep glasses from going cloudy in the dishwasher

NHS staff at UK hospital told to repay Christmas bonuses paid in error

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