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Newly qualified non-EU nurses now eligible to apply to the UK register
NMC drops restriction on UK registration for overseas nurses qualified for less than a year
25 Sep 2018
Nursing unions reject Jersey pay offer – and threaten industrial action
Major sticking point is lack of pay parity with allied health professional colleagues
25 Sep 2018
NMC consults on removing ‘unnecessary barriers’ for nurses returning to practice
Nursing and midwifery regulator plans more flexible ways to re-join register
24 Sep 2018
New chief nurse will ‘bridge the gap’ between NHS England and NHS Improvement
Jane Cummings’ successor will be a joint appointment and lead a single team
21 Sep 2018
‘Wales needs a national recruitment plan to support our new staffing law’
Nurse staffing lead wants to see an end to competition between employers
20 Sep 2018
RCN demands bursary rethink as student numbers drop again
The number of students starting nursing courses in the UK is down for the second year
20 Sep 2018
NHS pay in Wales: health unions back three-year deal
Nurses will reach the top of their pay bands more quickly
18 Sep 2018
RCN welcomes report highlighting beneficial impact of EU staff on the health service
But college disagrees about preferential treatment to work in UK after Brexit
18 Sep 2018
RCN pay deal row: everything you need to know about the EGM
Your guide to the issues behind the motion of no confidence, and how RCN members can have...
14 Sep 2018
Figures show more people with cancer in England are waiting longer for treatment
RCN says nurses ‘see at first hand the distress that breaching the target causes patients’
14 Sep 2018
Change in the law means longer prison sentences for people who assault nursing staff
Maximum jail term for attacking nurses is to double
13 Sep 2018
Email reveals RCN council’s fears over ‘potentially dangerous time’ for college
RCN council appeals for members’ support ahead of EGM
12 Sep 2018
First world war: can you help solve the mystery of the nurses of Wrest Park?
English Heritage wants to hear from anyone who recognises a nurse forebear in these newly...
12 Sep 2018
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12 Sep 2018
Rise in NHS staff vacancies risks becoming ‘a national emergency’
The King’s Fund and the RCN respond to latest NHS workforce data
11 Sep 2018
RCN calls for clarity about management of staff who refuse flu vaccine
College questions plans to redeploy such staff to ‘lower-risk’ areas
11 Sep 2018
Give me your ideas for making the NHS better, Hancock urges staff
Minister says he’ll listen to what staff say about how to improve the NHS
10 Sep 2018
Deadline looms for nurses to sign petition calling for exemption from parking fines
More than 6,000 staff have already signed but 10,000 are needed
10 Sep 2018