# Nurse

Last year

2022

# England

Mother ‘completely trusted’ murder-accused nurse when she left ‘screaming’ son in her care

Lucy Letby, 32, is alleged to have murdered the infant with an injection of air into the bloodstream.

15.2k

Nov 14th 2022, 9:21 PM

# Courts

Collapses of baby allegedly murdered by nurse came ‘out of the blue’, court in England hears

Lucy Letby denies the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of 10 others between June 2015 and June 2016.

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Nov 11th 2022, 10:00 PM

# lucy letby

Twins’ mother pleaded ‘Don’t let my baby die’, English nurse’s murder trial told

Lucy Letby is accused of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of 10 others at an English hospital

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Oct 17th 2022, 4:20 PM

# Nurse

Nurse in the UK to go on trial charged with murder of seven babies

Lucy Letby will face charges that she murdered five boys and two girls between June 2015 and June 2016.

20.5k

Oct 4th 2022, 8:46 AM

# West Midlands Police

Hospital staff member arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of poisoning infant who died

A 27-year-old woman was arrested last Thursday.

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May 23rd 2022, 8:31 AM

All time

# lucy letby

Nurse pleads not guilty to murdering eight babies in England

Lucy Letby, 31, entered not guilty pleas at Manchester Crown Court today.

24.8k

Oct 4th 2021, 3:12 PM

# Murder

US nurse jailed for life over murder of seven veterans with fatal doses of insulin

Reta Mays, 46, pleaded guilty in July to the seven murders and attempted homicide of an eighth man.

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May 11th 2021, 7:59 PM

# covid19

Life on a Covid ward: 'We were the last people some patients saw, but many died on their own'

Clinical Nurse Manager Bernie Waterhouse shared her experience of working on a Covid ward for the last ten months.

19.3k

Jan 21st 2021, 6:19 PM

# Coronavirus

Student nurses 'frustrated' at 'last-minute decision' to redeploy teaching nurses to help with Covid-19 surge

Clinical placements for most student nurses and midwives – due to start tomorrow – have been suspended.

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Jan 17th 2021, 1:17 PM

# debunked

Debunked: No, this US nurse who fainted after her Covid-19 vaccine has not died

The nurse has said her fainting was not linked to the vaccine, but to a health condition she has.

92.1k

Dec 23rd 2020, 5:30 PM

# Chester crown court

Nurse (30) accused of murdering eight babies in England appears in court

Lucy Letby, aged 30, is alleged to have murdered five baby boys and three baby girls.

37.2k

Nov 13th 2020, 7:50 PM

# Covid-19

99-year-old raises £12m for NHS and funds pour in for family of pregnant nurse who died

Captain Tom Moore, who will turn 100 later this month, is walking laps of his garden to raise money for healthcare workers.

38.0k

Apr 16th 2020, 7:29 AM

# Covid-19

Council to implement identification system for healthcare worker vehicles to prevent clamping

There have been a number of reports in recent days of healthcare workers at hospitals having their cars clamped while they were working overtime.

35.5k

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Mar 18th 2020, 5:39 PM

# Australia

'A shining light': Tributes to Irish nurse killed by falling tree branch in Melbourne

The Donegal woman has been named locally as Mary Ellen Molloy.

49.0k

Dec 21st 2019, 12:49 PM

# Hero

Nurse who saved unconscious bus driver describes 'frightening' ordeal for passengers

The nurse managed to stop the bus when it went out of control and then started CPR on the driver.

40.7k

Mar 5th 2019, 3:21 PM

# outside the coombe

Nurses on strike: 'You can't go home after your shift and feel you've done a good job'

We spoke to nurses on the picket line at the Coombe maternity hospital.

12.5k

Feb 7th 2019, 1:43 PM

# Industrial Dispute

'A major national emergency': Government called to resolve nurses' strike as 50,000 patients affected this week

Nurses across the country will be out on the picket lines outside hospitals and clinics today for the second day of strike action.

17.3k

Feb 5th 2019, 12:05 AM

# niels hoegel

German nurse admits to killing 100 patients as trial opens

This is the biggest serial killing case in Germany’s post-war history.

20.1k

Oct 30th 2018, 12:03 PM

# clontarf hospital

Concerns raised at Dublin hospital over suicidal man's attempt to take own life

Hospital workers acted to save the man’s life after discovering him in a staff pantry engaging in self-harm.

45.8k

Sep 5th 2018, 12:05 AM

# Miracle

Irish nurse helps deliver baby boy on board rescue ship

The mother had been kidnapped in Libya and was subjected to regular beatings before she escaped.

13.7k

May 28th 2018, 9:07 AM

# mobility

Living with Parkinson's in Ireland: 'If I was dependent on the HSE I wouldn't be able to move now'

There are 12,000 people in Ireland living with Parkinson’s disease and numbers are continuing to rise.

32.4k

Apr 7th 2018, 10:00 PM

# new charges

Male nurse in Germany jailed for killing two patients 'murdered more than 100'

Police have consistently revised up their estimates of the number of victims.

17.3k

Nov 9th 2017, 8:10 PM

# Alex Wubbels

Utah police officer fired after being caught on camera handcuffing and dragging nurse

A video went viral in August of Detective Jeff Payne handcuffing a nurse who refused to draw a patient’s blood.

46.1k

Oct 11th 2017, 10:50 PM

# Utah

'Please sir, you're hurting me': Video shows nurse being arrested for refusing to take blood sample

Police ordered Alex Wubbels to take a blood sample from an unconscious patient, but she said that was against hospital policy.

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Sep 1st 2017, 4:17 PM

# niels hoegel

Nurse jailed for killing two hospital patients 'murdered at least 90 people'

Police say that it is post-war Germany’s worst killing spree.

23.8k

Aug 28th 2017, 12:03 PM

# Inquiry

Male nurse who contacted patient on Whatsapp and Facebook found guilty of professional misconduct

The nurse was also found guilty of non-compliance with the nurses’ professional code of conduct.

39.2k

Jul 7th 2017, 7:36 PM

# Donegal

Nurse who took €100 from MS patient found guilty of professional misconduct

“I’m willing to change. I’m so dedicated to my job and I’m really patient-focused.”

21.2k

Jan 31st 2017, 7:50 PM

# lauralynn

'I just want people to remember her': A mother's first Christmas without her little girl

Tara Curran said the family’s spirits were lifted when they received a special gift from hospice staff on Christmas Eve.

15.0k

Dec 23rd 2016, 7:00 AM

# Public Servants

'I'd have more money and less stress working in Aldi': Our new generation of frontline staff have had enough

We spoke to a garda, a nurse and a teacher who are just a couple of years into their careers – and already disenfranchised.

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Dec 22nd 2016, 6:00 PM

# quality of care

The 'pressure cooker' healthcare system and other reasons why nurses are travelling abroad

“There are better opportunities, there’s a greater respect for the nurse’s role, the work and pay conditions are better, and the lifestyle is freer.”

9.0k

Oct 17th 2016, 6:10 AM

# proud

This woman had an excellent response to being called 'just a nurse'

“I have helped babies into the world, many of whom needed assistance to take their first breath, and yet I am just a nurse.”

6.7k

Oct 13th 2016, 7:46 PM

# Ballot to strike

'We aren't nurses anymore: we are slaves' - Irish nurses explain why they've had enough

A post from a student nurse has gone viral for how it portrays the many difficulties of working in the Irish health sector.

42.8k

Oct 7th 2016, 6:01 AM

# Denmark

Nurse gets life sentence for murdering three patients in Denmark

Christina Hansen was found guilty of administering overdoses of medication to three elderly patients.

12.2k

Jun 25th 2016, 7:30 AM

# Out the door

Foreign hospitals are looking to hire Irish nurses this weekend

And the INMO says many are going to go.

14.9k

Apr 19th 2016, 6:04 AM

# China

Bulldozers demolish part of hospital with patients still inside

No one was injured in the incident but bodies in the morgue were buried under rubble.

12.6k

Jan 8th 2016, 10:44 PM

Voices

'It's my job to help the family plan and care for their dying children at home'

Anne Tan’s career changed after meeting two terminally ill children.

549

Nov 15th 2015, 6:30 PM

# Mystery

Something bizarre is happening to Ebola survivors that doctors are struggling to explain

Saying that a patient is “cured” of the virus doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s been completely eradicated from the body.

61.7k

Oct 17th 2015, 8:00 PM

# Finland

Nurse jailed for raping 27 elderly patients

His victims were aged between 74 and 100 and some suffered from dementia or a physical disability.

25.7k

Oct 1st 2015, 7:47 AM

# gill pharaoh

Nurse who didn't want to get older ends her life through euthanasia

75-year-old Gill Pharaoh spent her life as a palliative care nurse.

21.2k

Aug 4th 2015, 10:25 AM

# vacancies

The HSE is trying to entice Irish nurses back home with promises of money and contracts

It is seeking to attract up to 500 people and it is hoped it will encourage Irish nurses working abroad to come home.

18.1k

Jul 23rd 2015, 7:36 AM