16 h. ago I keep a chunk of my leg in the freezer after it was amputated

UK-based NHS nurse Milda Ambraževičiūtė admitted that she keeps a chunk of her amputated leg in her freezer - and revealed the grisly question that people always ask her.

Politics

1 week ago Patients dying of sepsis because medics too slow to spot it, warns NHS watchdog

Recognition remains an ‘urgent safety risk’ and relatives’ concerns are too often ignored, says Health Services Safety Investigations BodySepsis is causing thousands of deaths a year, a charity has said, as the NHS’s safety watchdog warned that doctors and nurses are too often slow to identify and treat it.“The recognition of sepsis remains an urgent and persistent safety risk”, despite previous reports highlighting the large number of deaths it causes when diagnosed too late, according to the Health Services Safety Investigations Body. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago NHS jobs: how to apply for UK healthcare careers in Scotland, Wales, England, and Northern Ireland

Discover how to unlock hundreds of NHS careers beyond doctors and nurses 🏥

Society

2 w. ago Peter Phillips and NHS nurse girlfriend Harriet Sperling walk hand

Taking part in the traditional royal procession, Charles, 76, sat next to Queen Camilla, 77, in the first carriage as it travelled past packed stands on the Berkshire course.

Politics

2 w. ago Repeated failings by the nursing regulator demand a new approach

Editorial: No stranger to oversight errors, the Nursing and Midwifery Council has now been revealed to have allowed hundreds of underqualified or fraudulently qualified nurses to work in Britain. Wes Streeting should now draft in his predecessor to assist in rooting them out

Events

2 w. ago Peter Phillips' NHS nurse girlfriend wears £3,720 outfit to Royal Ascot

Harriet, 45, played the part perfectly in a Suzannah London ivory ensemble featuring a cropped jacket with puffed sleeves and matching skirt, costing £890 and £995 respectively.

Economics

2 w. ago King and Queen welcome Peter Phillips’ girlfriend to Royal Ascot

NHS nurse Harriet Sperling joined guests in the royal box.

Politics

2 w. ago King Charles' nephew Peter Phillips is joined by his NHS nurse girlfriend Harriet Sperling in Ascot carriage procession for the first time as royals turn out in force

The Royal Family turned out in force for the first day of Royal Ascot on Tuesday as thousands of revellers kicked off the five-day meet in style.

Politics

3 w. ago I'm an NHS nurse and a single mum: DWP told me I can't work full

Nadine Rich is currently working 30 hours per week - but she says she should be working full-time. The only reason she's not, she says, is because of a DWP rule

Politics

3 w. ago 'I'm a homeless single mum, an NHS nurse and want to work full

Nadine Rich is in a desperate situation

Politics

3 w. ago NHS Lothian nurse becomes first nurse in Scotland to be awarded prestigious Fellowship

The Fellowship, hosted by the School of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow, has typically been awarded to doctors, but NHS Lothian nurse and clinical academic Kath Williamson was one of four recipients chosen in the 2024 round.

Events

3 w. ago Race row as top UK health boss says mum got 'Black service, not an NHS service'

Lord Victor Adebowale said in a speech to other NHS leaders he believes his ex-nurse mum faced NHS discrimination and worse care because of the colour of her skin

Sport

3 w. ago 'Angel' NHS nurse in Air India plane crash was on way back from visiting children

Renjitha Gopakumaran was killed in the Air India plane crash yesterday. She was on her way home to the UK and her job at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth

Events

4 w. ago Nurses to vote on pay deal amid concerns of industrial action

Around 345,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing will be asked if the pay award is enough.

Economics