Alison Stacey
Nurses in Scotland to vote on latest pay offer: will it be enough?
Unions are considering the long-awaited offer before consulting members
21 Aug 2024
Nurse suspended after lowering patients’ early warning scores
Panel finds nurse lowered NEWS but did not note this alteration or escalate condition
20 Aug 2024
Patient deaths remain raised when temporary nurses plug staffing gaps
Employing temporary nurses reduces but does not eliminate higher safety risk
19 Aug 2024
Recruitment crisis: what would make nursing degrees more attractive to students?
Students need greater grant support to ensure they can afford to eat, says degree leader
15 Aug 2024
Mary Seacole statue defaced in ‘disgraceful act of vandalism’
Memorial to nurse who has come to symbolise profession’s diversity is splattered with paint
14 Aug 2024
Hospital reviews nursing staff numbers in ED after woman is found dying under her coat
Coroner orders NHS trust to provide progress report on resolving risk of preventable deaths
13 Aug 2024
Why are so many newly registered nurses struggling to find jobs?
High vacancy rates should mean new nurses have ample job options, but that’s not the case
12 Aug 2024
Consultation opens for you to give your verdict on NHS pay award
RCN consultation invites members to say if 5.5% rise is ‘enough of a start on our journey’
08 Aug 2024
‘I shouldn’t have done it’: nurse who apologised for falsifying time sheets struck off
Denise Balanza falsely claimed pay for ten shifts at the Royal Preston Hospital
06 Aug 2024
‘Scared to go to work’: Filipino nurses attacked in city riots
Nurses were going to work at hospital providing emergency cover amid violence, report says
05 Aug 2024
NHS nurse pay award for 2024-25: next steps and key dates
How will unions respond to the pay award, especially in light of junior doctors’ offer?
02 Aug 2024
ICU nurses awarded tens of thousands of pounds in band 6 back pay 
The 13 staff secured the award after job evaluation moved their roles from band 5 to band 6
31 Jul 2024
NHS pay award: are you prepared to accept 5.5% – for now at least?
Consultation to open on what nurses think of government’s pay award in England
30 Jul 2024
NHS pay offer: is 5.5% enough of a start on the path to pay restoration?
Union to consult members and says nurses employed by NHS contractors must be part of deal
29 Jul 2024
'Look for jobs in England' newly registered nurses in Scotland told
Final-year children’s nursing students ‘strung along’ after interviews for non-existent jobs
25 Jul 2024
NMC fitness to practise: 16 nurses under investigation died by suicide in past six years
Regulator confirms number of deaths while undergoing fitness to practise process
24 Jul 2024
Fraudster nurse lied to secure job as neonatal ward manager
Health board insists pre-employment checks were done, after matron finds CV discrepancies
23 Jul 2024
Is a 5.5% pay offer on the horizon?
Recommended pay rise seen as minimum, with RCN to ballot members before accepting any offer
22 Jul 2024

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