Nurses leaving the health service for better paid jobs in shops and bars
NHS Providers reveals that two thirds of trusts are reporting a severe effect on staffing
30 Sep 2022
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Nursing students to see rise in bursary, mileage allowance
Move seeks to soften impact of cost of living crisis on students with families
29 Sep 2022
Racism against nurses: care home employee speaks out following hours of abuse
Beverly Simpson says employers must do something to protect staff from racial hatred
28 Sep 2022
NMC fails to meet dealing with FtP caseload for third year in a row
Professional Standards Authority review finds regulator taking too long to resolve cases
27 Sep 2022
NMC to consider proposed changes to English language requirements for overseas nurses
Plan to revamp language tests would make it easier for overseas staff to register in the UK
22 Sep 2022
Call for urgent social care funding as NHS faces winter ‘health emergency’
NHS warning that social care will impact emergency care as patients cannot be discharged
22 Sep 2022
Emotion and pride of nurses who marched in the Queen’s funeral procession
‘Honoured’ to represent profession at funeral for sovereign who was RCN patron for 65 years
20 Sep 2022
Fair pay for nursing: RCN confirms rescheduled date for strike ballot
The ballot will now open on 6 October, with the union urging nurses to vote for a strike
16 Sep 2022
Nursing student attrition: what's happening to the COVID-19 cohort?
Pandemic and cost of living adding to pressures on those due to graduate
16 Sep 2022
'Night shifts prepared me' says nurse who queued to see the Queen
Senior sister moved by experience but other nurses disappointed at being unable to attend
16 Sep 2022
Unclear if nurses will get overtime pay for working on day of the Queen’s funeral
Clarity sought on pay for nurses who work on Monday’s bank holiday following Jubilee muddle
13 Sep 2022
Nurse pay: RCN delays strike ballot following Queen’s death
College suspends voting for potential industrial action over pay offer
12 Sep 2022
Scottish Lib Dem leader warns nurses are being ‘pushed to the exits’ by poor pay
NHS Scotland figures show nursing workforce vacancies have jumped by 24% in the last year
08 Sep 2022
Liz Truss dismisses nurses using food banks as ‘talking down’ NHS
RCN says nurses will be dismayed by the PM’s ‘dismissive response to the reality they face’
07 Sep 2022
Who is Thérèse Coffey, new health secretary appointed by Liz Truss?
The Suffolk Coastal MP and PM ally voted against protecting the title of ‘nurse’ in law
07 Sep 2022
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Two men arrested in Owami Davies case still under investigation, police say
Nursing student Owami Davies was missing for seven weeks before being found alive and well
06 Sep 2022
Government could scrap competency test for some overseas nurses to plug staffing gap
Proposed change comes after a consultation to streamline registrations.
05 Sep 2022
Nurse struck off after watching Netflix ‘for hours’ while on duty
Nurse Susan Hughes faced a series of charges, including failure to respond to emergency calls
02 Sep 2022