"The hospitals have signaled a greater willingness to dig in and fend off the nurses’ demands, which they have characterized as out of touch. And they don’t seem worried about escalating a fight with the nurses, who are generally more trusted and held in higher regard than members of just about any other profession."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/nyregion/nyc-nurses-striking-again-different.html

#healthcare #nurses #hospitals #labor #unions #nyc

"The hospitals have signaled a greater willingness to dig in and fend off the nurses’ demands, which they have characterized as out of touch. And they don’t seem worried about escalating a fight with the nurses, who are generally more trusted and held in higher regard than members of just about any other profession."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/nyregion/nyc-nurses-striking-again-different.html

#healthcare #nurses #hospitals #labor #unions #nyc

"A recent graduate of the LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing has been held in an ICE processing center in Basile, Louisiana, for the past six months following her arrest by immigration agents over the summer...Palacios said she applied for asylum as a child. She had previously been granted a work permit and had requested another when she was arrested in June. She does not have any criminal convictions."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/21/louisiana-nursing-student-ice-detention

#healthcare #nurses #immigrant #immigration #ICE #detention

"Following direction from the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill, the Department of Education determined that nursing was among the programs that would now be excluded from the 'professional degree' list. This would affect how those seeking a nursing degree would be reimbursed for student loan payments."

https://www.newsweek.com/nurses-union-says-trump-policy-will-worsen-crisis-level-conditions-access-health-11101654

#healthcare #education #HigherEd #StudentLoans #nurses #nursing #DOE #labor #hospitals #massachusetts #USpol

🇺🇸🦃To All First Responders Who Cannot Be With Their Families This Thanksgiving: Military, National Guard, Law Enforcement, K9 Units, Dispatchers, Corrections Officers, Security Personnel, EMS, Nurses, and Firefighters.

🙏🏽We appreciate all you do and the sacrifices you make, not just to keep us safe, but for your service to our community.

#Gratitude #EMS #Military #LawEnforcement #nurses #firefighters #NationalGuard #doctor #k9

"Following direction from the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill, the Department of Education determined that nursing was among the programs that would now be excluded from the 'professional degree' list. This would affect how those seeking a nursing degree would be reimbursed for student loan payments."

https://www.newsweek.com/nurses-union-says-trump-policy-will-worsen-crisis-level-conditions-access-health-11101654

#healthcare #education #HigherEd #StudentLoans #nurses #nursing #DOE #labor #hospitals #massachusetts #USpol

Will Labour's plans on immigration have the effect of prompting a mass exodus from nursing in the NHS?

Certainly this is what some in the nursing profession expect, with foreign born nurses having to wait longer for residence & fulfil higher demands.

As so often pandering to the Right is likely to have a major impact in things most of us (not just any remaining Labour supporters) hold dear.

Labour is looking to score yet another own goal!

#NHS #nurses #immigrants

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/20/up-to-50000-nurses-could-quit-uk-over-immigration-plans-survey-suggests

Will Labour's plans on immigration have the effect of prompting a mass exodus from nursing in the NHS?

Certainly this is what some in the nursing profession expect, with foreign born nurses having to wait longer for residence & fulfil higher demands.

As so often pandering to the Right is likely to have a major impact in things most of us (not just any remaining Labour supporters) hold dear.

Labour is looking to score yet another own goal!

#NHS #nurses #immigrants

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/20/up-to-50000-nurses-could-quit-uk-over-immigration-plans-survey-suggests

The chief of Shiga Prefectural Police department has apologized to a former assistant nurse who was acquitted of murdering a patient in a retrial after serving her prison term. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/japan/crime-legal/japan-police-apology-false-conviction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #falseconvictions #japanesecourts #shiga #mikanishiyama #nurses

A district court ordered the Shiga Prefectural Government to pay about ¥31 million in damages to a former assistant nurse who served a 12-year prison sentence before being acquitted of murdering a patient. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/18/japan/crime-legal/shiga-nurse-compensation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shiga #japanesecourts #japanesepolice #falseconvictions #hospitals #nurses