Digital Edition: Cuts to ICB nurse leaders ‘risk patient safety’, RCN warns
22 August, 2025
By Ella Devereux
Patient safety will be compromised if senior nursing roles are cut across integrated care boards, including chief nursing officer posts, as part of a mandated cost-saving exercise, a new report has warned.
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