Nursing Standard
Nursing student cuts will ‘devastate patient care for years to come’
RCN members protest at Stormont in Belfast about loss of 300 training places
19 May 2023
Alison Stacey
Nursing Standard
No sick pay, no pay rise, no incentive: independent sector falls far behind NHS
Calls for pay parity after RCN congress hears about pitiful private contracts for nurses
18 May 2023
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Would your needs be better met by RCN if it was tied to wider union movement?
College’s congress votes on call to pursue affiliation with TUC
17 May 2023
Nursing Standard
Calls to condemn unsafe rostering as students ‘learn in fear’ on understaffed placements
Nursing students who are ‘excessively’ used to fill staffing gaps feel unable to speak out
17 May 2023
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Lucy Letby trial: accused nurse was worried about safety on neonatal unit, court hears
Nurse who denies 17 counts of murder or attempted murder raised concerns with colleagues
16 May 2023
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Nurses vote to ditch 'unfit for purpose' NHS Pay Review Body
Direct negotiation seen as better option than NHS pay process which ignores nurses’ plight
16 May 2023
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Strikes are not over, defiant nurses tell ministers
RCN Congress debates steps to secure better pay offer as ballot on fresh strikes nears
15 May 2023
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Should nursing students correct patients if called ‘nurse’?
Question on Twitter asked whether not correcting patients is devaluing the term ‘nurse’
12 May 2023
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Could volunteers be drafted in to plug NHS staffing gap?
House of Lords debate suggests recruits from bodies such as the British Red Cross
11 May 2023
Nursing Standard
Why we’re honoured to represent nursing at the King’s coronation
And worldwide TV audience will watch as one nurse plays a very special role
05 May 2023
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11,000 and counting: the NHS appointments disrupted due to latest walkouts
More than half were due to 2 May – the RCN strike date ruled unlawful in the High Court
04 May 2023
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Nurses under attack, literally: assaults in NHS add up to five police call-outs a day
High volume of 999 calls from NHS staff ‘becoming unsustainable for police officers’
03 May 2023
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Lucy Letby tells murder trial she ‘massively’ valued being a nurse
Nurse accused of murdering seven babies takes to witness stand for first time in her trial
02 May 2023
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Are you striking for the first time? Here’s what you need to know
With all derogations removed, we offer advice for nurses who are new to the picket line
01 May 2023
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Lucy Letby had concerns about fatalities and said staffing levels were sometimes ‘poor’
Trial hears transcripts of interviews with the accused nurse shortly after her arrest
28 Apr 2023
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Your right to strike: Lords move to block power to sack nurses who join picket lines
Peers vote to water down ‘dictatorial’ law that would curb your scope to go on strike
28 Apr 2023
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FtP: now registrants can request removal from the register before investigation ends
NMC changes rules in bid to cut its backlog of cases, and reduce nurses’ distress
27 Apr 2023
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Alone with the patients: dangerous staffing ratios ‘normal’ say nurses
Many nurses are often left alone caring for over 20 patients, far exceeding safe ratios
26 Apr 2023