Alison Stacey

Strikers at Northern General Hospital in Sheffield
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NHS pay review body branded 'outdated' as unions asked for feedback

Pay body exists in vacuum and risks disastrous repeat of disputes, Barclay is told

Photo of a hospital parking sign, illustrating a story about nurses' parking restrictions
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Nurses may face fines for hospital parking – or have to park off-site

Glasgow Royal Infirmary nurses cannot park in the patient zone for longer than four hours

Two nurses give care at the bedside of patient in a high-intervention setting – as survey suggests short-staffing is harming care
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NHS staffing crisis is harming care and creating tensions with patients, survey suggests

Poor pay and retention combine to pile pressure on the over-stretched staff who stay

Baroness Frances O’Grady speaking in the House of Lords as Lord Collins looks on from the benches
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House of Lords votes to protect nurses’ jobs from ‘bad’ anti-strikes bill

The Lords’ amendment would restore the right to strike without fear of disciplinary action

Photo of nurse answering phone on a busy ward. A new report calls for more managers to free up nurses' time to care for patients
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More managers to handle admin could free up nurses’ time – report

Think tank sets out measures to address the ‘deep workforce crisis’ in the NHS

Sign for Charing Cross Hospital in London, one of the hospitals run by the Imperial trust
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We can’t afford to recruit: major London trust imposes jobs freeze as it battles debt

Imperial NHS Trust announces recruitment ban but admits the move is unsustainable

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Lucy Letby denies ‘rooting in bin’ for resuscitation notes for baby boy

A paper towel used to record the drugs given was found during police searches at her home

NHS nurses taking strike action in London, an online petition calls for all NHS staff on Agenda for Change contracts to get the full government pay deal
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Thousands call on government to extend full pay deal to nurses in all NHS settings

Petition gains momentum as furious nurses deemed ‘not NHS enough’ miss out

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Lucy Letby one of only two nurses who were on duty both days when two babies were harmed

Accused nurse agrees that insulin was given to the two boys, but says she did not do it

Line of nurses on strike in RCN pay dispute hold protest banner outside Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham
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NHS pay dispute: your concise guide to what’s on offer to staff around the UK

Find out who is on strike, who is not, who could be soon – and why

Pat Cullen with striking nurses at St Thomas’ Hospital, London in December 2022
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Sexism plays a part in pay talks, says Pat Cullen in TV fly-on-the-wall documentary

Nursing is treated differently in ‘bullyish’ talks because it’s 90% female, says RCN chief

Photo of Unite members striking outside Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London
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Nurses to get new NHS pay award from today – but strikes continue

Eligible staff get 5% pay rise, while nurse members of Unite take to the picket line

Photo of nurses striking outside Leeds General Infirmary; many staff in England in outsourced NHS services may miss out on pay rise
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Thousands of nurses could miss out on NHS pay award

Many nurses in outsourced NHS services may find their employers cannot afford the pay rise

Close up of Steve Barclay on Sky News
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Barclay rules out improved pay offer for nurses after latest talks

Despite new meeting with RCN’s Pat Cullen, health secretary sticks to previous ‘final’ offer

Mikey Denman, Caitlin Jodrell-Bell and Nivea Solema star in the new fly-on-the-wall BBC documentary series Rookie Nurses
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Rookie Nurses: your new TV series binge watch follows newly qualified nurses

The BBC fly-on-the-wall series shows the highs and the lows of daily nursing life

Photo of nurse Lucy Letby, accused of murdering seven babies
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Lucy Letby: neonatal ward was ‘dirty’ and had raw sewage in sinks

Nurse accused of murdering seven babies claims unit was ‘potentially’ unsafe environment

Front view of Oak Court care home in Norfolk where a nurse has been suspended after saying she was 'too old' to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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Nurse suspended after claiming she was ‘too old’ to resuscitate critically ill resident

Maria Kasmai has been suspended for 12 months after failing to attempt resuscitation

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RCN summer strike ballot: voting starts

Members urged to vote ‘yes’ to achieve new mandate for industrial action in England

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