Unison members join RCN colleagues in rejecting 3% pay rise

Overwhelming opposition will prompt further Unison ballot on industrial action

20 Sep 2021
COVID-19 vaccine rollout for children aged 12-15: what school nurses need to know

UK’s chief medical officers considered transmission risks and side effects

20 Sep 2021
Last chance to have your say on proposed 3% pay award

RCN members in England and Wales have until 13 September to cast their vote

10 Sep 2021
Unions warn against compulsory COVID and flu jabs for healthcare staff

Mandatory vaccines could destroy fragile morale and further deplete the workforce

09 Sep 2021
End of life care survey: share your experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic

Marie Curie and Nursing Standard team up to uncover nursing staff’s views on end of life care

06 Sep 2021
RCN calls in QC to lead review of its culture after sexual harassment claims

‘We must hold ourselves to the highest standards’, says college general secretary

03 Sep 2021
Blood tube shortage: what nurses need to know

Non-urgent primary care and community testing in England halted until 17 September

27 Aug 2021
Patient who attacked and threatened ED nurses gets four-month suspended sentence

Martynas Dagilis admitted attacking and injuring one nurse and threatening another

19 Aug 2021
Shocking abuse from patients recounted by NHS staff in video

Employers urge staff to report aggressive or racist incidents as vaccine rollout continues

06 Aug 2021
Nurse pay award: government announces 3% rise for NHS staff

RCN warns members 'will not take this lying down’, as rise falls far short of 12.5% demanded

21 Jul 2021
NHS pay: anger at minister’s silence as MPs head for summer recess

Health minister fails to address AfC pay rumours in final Commons appearance before autumn

21 Jul 2021
Nurses’ pay: no word as yet on offer before parliament’s summer recess

Rumoured 3% offer falls short of RCN’s 12.5% demand

20 Jul 2021
Share your views on nurse pay and working during COVID-19

Nursing Standard and Sunday Mirror survey wants to hear from nurses around the UK

27 Apr 2021
Nursing Standard shortlisted in two PPA Awards categories
Nominations are for Best Response to COVID-19 and Special Interest Magazine Brand of the Year
23 Apr 2021
Government launches consultation on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for care home staff
Unison warns that staff could leave if a heavy-handed approach is taken
14 Apr 2021
COVID-19: neurological symptoms found in some children with inflammatory syndrome
Preliminary study findings show half had symptoms including headaches and hallucinations 
14 Apr 2021
Remote working: NHS trust seeks dedicated liver specialist ‘cyber nurse’

Virtual role will support patients living in rural parts of Cornwall

13 Apr 2021
Coroner urges PM to hold inquiry on pandemic after ruling on nurse who died of COVID-19

Inquest closes on the death of sister Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong

30 Mar 2021