John Ely

Penny Wilson
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Gosport scandal: ‘my mum had to leave her job after speaking up about opioids’

Sylvia Giffin was among the Gosport War Memorial Hospital nurses who tried to act on concerns

Gosport War Memorial Hospital
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Gosport hospital deaths review found nurses’ warnings on opioids went unheeded

Review into hundreds of untimely deaths said night duty nurses were stifled when they spoke up

Social care
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Jeremy Hunt accused of broken promises for delaying social care green paper

NHS funding boost and need to revise spending plans given as reason for social care green paper delay

Prime minister Theresa May and health secretary Jeremy Hunt at a hospital with a nurse
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Government's NHS funding boost is 'no long-term solution' without social care

RCN and social care leaders call for extra investment to shore up home care services

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Nurses take lead against bullying and harassment in NHS

Nurses are taking the lead in identifying bullying and harassment in the NHS

Yvonne Coghill
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Nurses and midwives named in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Profession’s achievements recognised by the Queen

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RCN members vote to accept pay deal by big majority

RCN members and other unions accept NHS pay offer

Danny Mortimer
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Cost of nurse apprenticeships is too high for employers, MPs told

Commons education committee hears why nurse apprenticeship scheme is struggling to recruit

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NHS pay offer: GMB members say ‘it's a no from us’

GMB members reject NHS pay offer for England the day before other unions announce ballot...

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Mental health nurse shortage could scupper NHS pledge of lifelong sex abuse support

NHS promises long-term care for sexual assault survivors – but RCN casts doubt on feasibility

Flu jabs
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Wales to offer free flu jabs to care home staff in bid to maximise resilience

Nurses working in adult care homes in Wales will be offered free flu vaccinations this winter

voters
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NHS pay deal: RCN ballot closes soon

Concern in RCN about ballot's low response rate

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Deadline nears on vote for NHS pay offer

RCN members in England are voting on the pay offer

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‘Nurses risk failing to revalidate without protected CPD time’

RCN warns that pressures on funding and staffing mean nurses have no time for CPD at work

Connor Sparrowhawk
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Suspended: nurse 'out of his depth' at time of Connor Sparrowhawk’s death

Nurse said he was unsuited to his management role

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Caution urged over wider use of bodycams

Body cameras can protect nurses, but may undermine patient dignity, RCN congress hears

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Don't mistake ‘safe’ for therapeutic staffing, congress tells RCN

Therapeutic relationships need more than just safe staffing, mental health nurse warns

Evaline Omondi
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‘My boss made me move bay because of a patient’s racist abuse’

Congress gasps as Kenyan nurse recalls how abusive patient questioned her ability

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