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Fraud concerns raised over Nigerian competency test centre for UK nurse registration
The NMC has launched an investigation into ‘anomalous’ data from one test centre
04 May 2023
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Nurse suspended after fight in which he kicked and punched patient
Nurse spared striking off after showing remorse over incident in which he retaliated
03 May 2023
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Nurses' 5% pay rise signed off despite threat of more strikes
Staff Council agrees to accept pay offer, which will go ahead despite rejection by RCN
02 May 2023
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Final decision on nurses’ pay today: could it be enforced despite strikes?
Representatives from bodies including the RCN and Unison will vote at NHS Staff Council
02 May 2023
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Nurses’ strikes cut short after Barclay wins court challenge
RCN must end this weekend’s strikes a day early as judge rules union exceeded its mandate
27 Apr 2023
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Bodycams: a welcome protection from workplace harassment, or an ethical minefield?
Healthcare leaders in talks about giving nurses body-worn cameras to deter assaults
25 Apr 2023
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Nurses to face court battle over right to strike on 2 May
‘A last-ditch attempt to silence us’: RCN slams Steve Barclay’s ‘indefensible’ decision
25 Apr 2023
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Nurses’ leader defiant over threat to declare next weekend's strikes illegal
Pat Cullen rejects 'bullying' by ministers and insists ‘We won’t be gagged’
24 Apr 2023
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‘Best and final offer’: nurses in Wales set to vote on 5% pay package
The deal includes one-off ‘recovery’ payment and an enhanced rise for staff on lower bands
21 Apr 2023
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NHS attempts to block nurses’ plans to strike in early May
RCN says it will fight legal challenge and defends the validity of the strike dates
21 Apr 2023
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Nurse removed part of man’s nipple in bizarre body modification case
Nurse also admits stealing anaesthetic from the hospital where he worked
20 Apr 2023
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Single nurse left alone to care for 17 patients with complex needs amid staffing crisis
Damning report cites unsafe staffing at Midlands hospital and warns trust it must improve
20 Apr 2023
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Band 5 nurses are ‘flung in’ to do specialist tasks above their pay level
Thousands of band 5 nurses are denied a pay/band rise despite doing higher-level tasks
19 Apr 2023
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‘Reckless’ unions targeting vulnerable patients in planned strikes, say MPs
Tory MPs criticise unions for dropping strike exemptions for emergency and other nurses
18 Apr 2023
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Safe staffing: ward that can’t recruit nursing staff could remain closed for months
Failure to fill posts means community hospital’s inpatients are displaced across region
18 Apr 2023
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Nurses warned they won’t get a better deal after rejecting latest offer
Downing St rules out reopening talks but RCN warns new strikes could last until Christmas
17 Apr 2023
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Nurses brace to escalate strike action as they tell ministers 5% pay offer is not enough
RCN names strike dates – and this time emergency and intensive care staff are involved
14 Apr 2023
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Non-NHS nurses able to vote in RCN pay ballot
The college says a ‘robust validation process’ will discount any ineligible votes
14 Apr 2023