RCN Nursing Awards 2021: don’t delay, enter today
Deadline is 24 May – so enter now to ‘tell the world about nursing excellence’
20 May 2021
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Boris Johnson defends proposed 1% pay offer after nurse who treated him quits
Prime minister addresses parliament after ICU nurse Jennie McGee leaves NHS
19 May 2021
Nurse who overcame cancer sets up support group
Christine Plant created the online group to help others with or who have had cancer
19 May 2021
COVID-19: nurse who cared for prime minister in hospital resigns over 1% pay offer
Jenny McGee says she is leaving NHS because nurses ‘are not getting the respect we deserve’
18 May 2021
Chester hospital deaths: trial date set for nurse charged with murder of eight babies
Lucy Letby, who worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital, to stand trial in July 2022
18 May 2021
Fitness to practise: nurses wait longer for outcomes as cases pile up
Backlog of FtP cases grows as regulator grapples with staffing and drive to improve decisions
18 May 2021
‘Incredibly discriminatory’ email about Nigerian nurse prompts NMC intervention
Regulator and NHS commissioning group investigate message sent to job applicant
17 May 2021
Men in Nursing video aims to tackle perceptions and promote diversity
Universities in Northern Ireland want to show nursing as rewarding career for men
17 May 2021
Nurses in Scotland to get 4% pay rise amid calls for further talks
Increase ‘without further negotiation’ comes despite rejection of deal by two nursing unions
15 May 2021
NMC expected to remove emergency education standards introduced during pandemic
Governing council to decide if standards should be removed and a possible timetable
14 May 2021
Nurses say ‘yes’ to joining worldwide nursing network
RCN members want to see college return to the International Council of Nurses
14 May 2021
Pop star Dua Lipa pays tribute to Dame Elizabeth Anionwu at Brit Awards
Pioneering nurse welcomes high profile support for profession and nurses’ fair pay campaign
13 May 2021
International Nurses’ Day: Crown actor honoured to be part of service hailing nurses
Helena Bonham Carter at Westminster Abbey to mark Florence Nightingale’s birthday
12 May 2021
Pandemic has enhanced public image of nursing, poll shows
Survey to mark International Nurses’ Day shows new appreciation of hard work and dedication
12 May 2021
Nurse who made a joke of handling vulnerable patient’s genitals cautioned by NMC
Five-year caution for nurse convicted of ill-treating patient who lacked capacity
10 May 2021
Nursing workforce standards set out basis for safe and effective patient care
RCN issues collective UK standards for employers and health regulators to support nurses
10 May 2021
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RCN Nursing Awards 2021: you now have more time to enter and celebrate nurses’ work
Deadline extended to 24 May – so ‘shout about what our magnificent profession has done’
07 May 2021
Surge in Google searches about how to become a nurse
Search engine data suggest growing interest in nursing as a career since start of pandemic
06 May 2021