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TV series shows day-to-day pressures for nursing staff in London emergency department
The ITV documentary Emergency Nurses: A&E Stories is filmed in Northwick Park Hospital
29 Jun 2022
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Nurse eating on a break in the car
Nowhere to take a break: nurses share workplace stories
Posts on Facebook page include reports of converted store cupboards and picnic benches
28 Jun 2022
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Picture shows a figure placing a vote in a ballot box, with the Scottish flag in the background
Nurses in Scotland urged to reject 5% pay offer in ballot
Offer fails to recognise safety-critical role of nursing and soaring cost of living, says RCN
27 Jun 2022
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Nurses recount their ghostly stories
Things that go bump in the night: nurses recount ghostly stories

When Nursing Standard asked nurses to share their experiences, spooky tales came flooding in

08 Apr 2022
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RCN has rejoined the International Council of Nurses
RCN rejoins International Council of Nurses after nine-year break
Opportunity for collaboration on key issues affecting nurses in the UK and worldwide
01 Apr 2022
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Free hospital parking for NHS staff in England to be scrapped on 31 March
Unions say its removal will result in some nurses leaving the profession
30 Mar 2022
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Debate the nursing issues that matter at RCN congress 2022
Have your say at the college’s annual event, which will take place in Glasgow on 5-9 June
30 Mar 2022
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Nurses, healthcare assistants and other nursing professionals from across the UK who have died during the COVID-19 pandemi
COVID-19: remembering the nursing staff who have lost their lives
Colleagues and families pay tribute to nursing professionals who have died across the UK
10 Mar 2022
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Agency nurses targeted by ‘unscrupulous’ tax avoidance schemes

HMRC warns that majority of these plans do not work and nurses often end up paying more

21 Feb 2022
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COVID-19 home treatments for vulnerable people: the new antiviral options
Who is eligible for the treatments, what they do and how they are administered
25 Jan 2022
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Nursing students are not part of COVID-19 workforce, RCN asserts
College says Scottish Government implies students on placements are ‘additional staff’
17 Jan 2022
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Nursing and Midwifery Council building plague
Hundreds of nursing staff who joined NMC’s COVID-19 temporary register never contacted
Survey suggests many nurses not practising as government renews call for retirees to join NHS
16 Dec 2021
Nurses exhausted and critical care close to capacity, matron warns MPs
Warning comes as NHS braces for ‘significant rise’ in Omicron admissions 
14 Dec 2021
COVID-19 booster programme: how it will affect nursing staff
The government has brought forward the target for booster jabs by a month
14 Dec 2021
Body found thought to be missing nursing assistant Petra Srncova
Formal identification has not been made, but police have informed Ms Srncova’s family
13 Dec 2021
Uber offer for nurses working on the front line over Christmas period
Staff offered discounted trips to and from work and money off meals or groceries
30 Nov 2021
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From staff rooms to staffing pressures, Nursing Standard wants to find out about your everyday realities

08 Nov 2021
Nurse struck off after High Court overturns original NMC decision
Mental health nurse Melanie Hayes was initially only suspended for racial slurs
04 Nov 2021