Andrea Downey

Striking RCN nurses on a picket line in Cardiff – as RCN continues with pay talks
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NHS pay rise: bank nurses will lose out on some of the money to be paid in salaries deal

One-off, unconsolidated salary top-up will not be applied to bank nurses’ pay in Wales

Nurse wearing PPE at patient’s bedside in ICU at St George’s Hospital in London during the COVID-19 pandemic
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COVID death-in service compensation: do you know anyone who’s still missing out on help?

Uptake of cash assistance scheme for nurses’ dependents lags behind pandemic death toll

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Lucy Letby trial: doctors demanded CCTV cameras at neonatal unit

Senior doctors resisted nurse’s return to duties unless CCTV installed, court hears

Adrian and Kacper Dzialo outside Nottingham Trent University, both are studying mental health nursing there, and they want to encourage more men to consider the profession
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Modern family: father and son enrol on same mental health nursing degree

The classmates are encouraging more men to consider the nursing profession

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Lucy Letby trial: ‘unusual’ levels of gas found in abdominal X-rays of two baby triplets

The brothers died on consecutive days while under the care of the accused nurse

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Lucy Letby trial: doctor asked for nurse to be removed from duties

Hospital boss refused to remove nurse from neonatal unit, court told

Striking junior doctors hold banners outside UCLH during their 72-hour BMA strike in England
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NHS trust’s appeal to nurses to work extra hours as junior doctors stage strike

Nurses’ union urges members to do nothing that could undermine impact of medics’ walkout

A picket line outside St Thomas' Hospital in London
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No deal yet on nurses’ pay – talks to continue next week

Talks with health unions described as ‘constructive’ by DHSC as strikes remain paused

Striking nurses on an RCN picket line near Cardiff University Hospital hold placards that call for better pay
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Pay talks back on… even though union members have already accepted latest offer

Negotiations restart as Welsh ministers move to avert more strikes following RCN ultimatum

Nurses’ uniforms in Scotland, where a national uniform already exists
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Comfort and pockets: what nurses really want from a national uniform

As a garment supplier is chosen the priorities are comfort, free movement and deep pockets

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Lucy Letby trial: doctors ‘felt pressure to not make a fuss’ despite concerns

Consultant says concerns were raised with senior staff eight months before nurse left ward

Nurses striking in Manchester this month. RCN members outside of Scotland are still awaiting satisfactory progress on pay.
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Nurses urged to vote for key pay deal to be ‘best paid in UK’

RCN says offer for Scotland ‘will make a positive difference for our members’

Photo of striking NHS nurses from University College Hospital London in protest over pay and patient safety
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Nurses’ strike: unions warn of ‘perilous consequences’ to RCN-only pay talks

Singling out RCN for pay talks could prolong strikes and jeopardise Agenda for Change

Court artist sketch of Lucy Letby appearing in the dock at Manchester Crown Court: Consultant Ravi Jayaram recalls the moment he linked the cause of babies’ deteriorating health with a possible air embolism
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Lucy Letby trial: ‘a physical chill went down my spine’ consultant tells court

Ravi Jayaram recalls the moment he discovered possible cause of babies’ deterioration

Nurses and their supporters marching through London to Downing Street
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Nurses’ strikes paused as ‘intensive’ pay talks to go ahead

Dramatic breakthrough will see RCN and DHSC meet tomorrow to discuss pay and productivity

Scottish health and social care secretary Humza Yousaf listens to a briefing by advanced nurse practitioner Amanda Bendoris during a visit to Falkirk Community Hospital in 2022
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Nurses head up task force to improve working conditions – but not pay

‘The voice of nursing is being heard’ says RCN, as Scotland seeks to resolve pay dispute

An ambulance with lights flashing on a busy road
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Should nurses help screen 999 calls to ease pressure on ambulances?

Effort to cut ambulance journeys could see nurses talk to patients who make emergency calls

Raigmore Hospital with signboard in front of building
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Patient died after falling out of bed due to lack of nursing staff

Lack of nurses meant vulnerable patient did not receive care he needed despite staff requests

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