Andrea Downey

Luton and Dunstable University Hospital
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Call for nurses to do cleaning on wards labelled 'disrespectful'

Hospital wanted nurses to clean door handles and answer phones but is told to plan better

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Pre-trial hearing: nurse on murder charges appears in court

Lucy Letby appeared at Manchester Crown Court today charged with the murder of seven babies

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Union challenges legal change on using agency nurses as cover during industrial action

Unison has written to the business secretary informing him it will seek a judicial review

A learning disabilities nurse explains a hospital passport to a patient at a London hospital
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NHS told to make better use of hospital passports to support patients

Passports support patients with communication difficulties and help flag them to nurses

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Nurses in Wales prepare for ballot on industrial action after ‘insulting’ 4% pay offer

Welsh Government blames below-inflation increase on lack of funding from Westminster

A busy hospital reception area with nurses checking documents or on their way to other areas
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Nurse shortages contributing to greatest ever workforce crisis

Persistent understaffing now a serious risk to staff and patients, says Commons report

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Relief for Northern Ireland community nurses as temporary increased mileage rates agreed

Health minister Robin Swann announces an increased allowance to be reviewed in six months

Nurses on a picket line at Ulster Hospital in January 2020, when RCN members staged a second 12-hour walkout as part of a dispute over pay parity and safe staffing
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As biggest rail strike in 30 years begins across the UK – will nurses be next?

Disputes are taking shape over NHS pay, with a warning that many experienced staff could quit

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One in five NHS staff looking for new job as living costs soar

Health unions say situation worsening by the week and more staff are turning to food banks

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, a region where agency spending rose sharply
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Rise in vacancies intensifies pressure on staff as agency spending surges

Nursing teams’ morale hard to sustain and lack of continuity threatens patient care – union

Children’s nurse Lucy Letby, who is to stand trial on multiple counts of murder and attempted murder
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Chester hospital neonatal murder charges: not-guilty verdict on one count

Nurse Lucy Letby remains charged with multiple counts of murder and attempted murder

Former British prime minister Gordon Brown addresses RCN congress in Glasgow 2022
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Food poverty: decent NHS pay would put an end to nurses queuing for food banks

Former prime minister Gordon Brown calls for action on nurses’ pay and short-staffing

RCN general secretary Pat Cullen gives keynote speech at college’s 2022 congress in Glasgow
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NHS pay: don’t be embarrassed to ask for more, because you’re worth it

Nurses’ safety-critical work does not get the recognition it deserves, says union leader

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Make period products free for struggling nurses, say unions

Survey reveals nearly one quarter of people who menstruate struggle to afford sanitary items

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RCN needs to overhaul how it is run, independent report finds

Governance review calls on college to take action on strategy and leadership roles

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Nurse wins compensation after £10k fine for NHS pay protest in lockdown

Mental health nurse Karen Reissmann sued police and said event had aimed to ‘protect the NHS’

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We can’t afford to pay high parking charges for work, say nurses

Staff lodge official complaint about parking charges at Leighton Hospital, Crewe

Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking in the House of Commons today
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Nurses react angrily to Sue Gray report on lockdown parties

Revelations in report on COVID breaches in Downing St prompt disgust among nurses

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