Shruti Sheth Trivedi

Nurses check paperwork together, one explaining it to the other
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Don’t treat us like numbers: why covering in unfamiliar settings comes with risk

Having transferrable skills doesn’t mean we’re all interchangeable, insist nurses

Nurses on picket line in Cardiff hold placards bearing their 'fair pay' message
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NHS pay offer imposed on staff as union insists only ‘meaningful’ talks can stop strikes

Most health unions accept 5%, but RCN holds out for offer ‘matching nurses’ value’

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board’s recruitment campaign targets seasonal visitors with a 'That holiday feeling all year round' tagline
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Wish you were here? Health board targets tourists to help fill nurse vacancies

The campaign comes after a ward at Tywyn Hospital was closed due to staff shortages

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Enjoy live entertainment, well-being activities and fantastic learning opportunities too

Photo of overseas nurse with patient, illustrating story about rise in overseas recruits
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Rise in overseas nurse recruits – but premature leavers cause concern

Latest NMC register data give ‘clear warnings about workplace pressures’, says regulator

Illustration shows cash against backdrop of handshake as NHS employers offer nurses 'golden hellos'
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Is the promise of a golden hello the incentive you need when considering job options?

Struggling employers’ financial sweeteners point to continuing crisis in nurse staffing

A patient on a trolley waiting to be seen at an emergency department: one emergency department in NHS Lothian put patients at risk because of overcrowding and understaffing
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Patient waits on urine-soaked sheets as emergency department runs 300% over capacity

An inspection of an ED found overcrowding and understaffing was putting patients at risk

Lucy Letby pictured on a Facebook page
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Lucy Letby: ‘I was isolated and expected to lie’ after leaving neonatal unit

Nurse tells court she had to pretend she wanted to move after ‘devastating’ allegations

Senior nurse Dionne Daniel at RCN congress 2023, she said dealing with endometriosis and menopause at work almost ‘destroyed’ her career
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Women's health: would better support keep nurses in the NHS?

Congress hears from nurses who have worked through ‘career destroying’ health challenges

RCN general secretary Pat Cullen addressing congress in her keynote speech in Brighton
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Prime minister, ‘get the job finished’ on nurses’ pay – Pat Cullen

In her keynote speech to RCN congress, college head urges government to act now

emergency nurse Shelley Pearce talks to RCN congress about corridor care
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Corridor nursing: the health system blight that makes nurses fear being struck off

Having to give care this way makes you feel terrible, emergency nurse tells RCN’s congress

Photo of black nurse looking depressed, illustrating story about racial harassment at work
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Black nurse told to bleach her skin receives further compensation

Nurse awarded £13,000 to cover loss of earnings, on top of original damages of almost £26,000

A smiling nurse receiving a bouquet of flowers from a patient
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International Nurses Day: strangest thank you gifts received

Nurses receive odd and amazing gifts but most would prefer just to take regular breaks

Photo of the word 'Fraud' written on an ink stamper, illustrating a story about a care home worker who was struck off
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Care home worker struck off for pretending to be a nurse

Barry Fisher acted ‘with intent to deceive’ and also defrauded families out of £130k

Strikers at York Hospital on 1 May
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New nurses’ strikes: dates set for vote on more walkouts

Ballot on nurses’ willingness to resume industrial action over pay will open on 23 May

Nurse Emily Regan, flanked by comic Adam Hills and singer Katy Perry at the coronation
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Coronation in pictures: memories (and celebrity selfies) from nurses who were there

Nurses relive Westminster Abbey service and how it felt to witness historic day

Photo of sanitary products, illustrating story about how one NHS trust's policy supports staff with periods
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Dark scrubs and a change of uniform: a period policy that’s working

How one NHS trust provides practical resources for nurses to help manage periods at work

Nurses striking for fair pay outside York Hospital earlier this month
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5% pay rise? Many nurses would rather work overseas

Staff air their views on Twitter, with one saying the deal is the ‘final nail for many’

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