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Lucy Letby trial: doctors demanded CCTV cameras at neonatal unit
Senior doctors resisted nurse’s return to duties unless CCTV installed, court hears
23 Mar 2023
Nurse retention: would a bonus scheme make you stay?
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust exploring ‘premium retention payment’ scheme
23 Mar 2023
Nurses’ pay deal ballot: when it opens and how to vote
RCN urges members to vote yes for the new offer, while others brand it ‘insulting’
22 Mar 2023
Lucy Letby trial: nurse said non-critical care on neonatal ward was ‘boring’
A senior nurse said the accused nurse was upset when given shifts away from intensive care
21 Mar 2023
NHS pay: deal accepted but low morale and staff shortages ‘still very real’
Staffing remains key concern for nurses in Scotland’s NHS, as ministers agree to AfC review
21 Mar 2023
Nurses must reject pay offer, urges cross-union group
NHS Workers Say No group says new offer falls far too short of unions’ initial demands
20 Mar 2023
How a menopause café is supporting nurses at work
Senior nurse Tara Iles wanted healthcare staff to have a safe space to talk
20 Mar 2023
Growing doubts about how nurse pay offer will be funded
Government will not increase budget to pay for it, so will existing NHS coffers be raided?
17 Mar 2023
Nurses slam 5% pay offer as a ‘slap in the face’
Poll of Nursing Standard readers on Twitter reveals majority dismayed by pay offer
17 Mar 2023
Lucy Letby trial: ‘unusual’ levels of gas found in abdominal X-rays of two baby triplets
The brothers died on consecutive days while under the care of the accused nurse
17 Mar 2023
Nurses urged to vote for the new 5% pay offer
RCN and DHSC have agreed to put forward a pay increase of 5% for 2023-24
16 Mar 2023
Nurses’ pay: new deal expected to be agreed today
Offer could be one-off payment for this year and maximum of 5% for 2023-24
16 Mar 2023
Should nurses go back on strike while pay talks continue?
A nurse-led petition is urging the RCN to restart walkouts in England
16 Mar 2023
Nurses’ pay hopes dashed in budget ‘betrayal’
Nurses left with ‘little reassurance’ they will get pay rise needed to solve NHS crisis
15 Mar 2023
Lucy Letby trial: doctor asked for nurse to be removed from duties
Hospital boss refused to remove nurse from neonatal unit, court told
15 Mar 2023
Nurse ‘destroyed’ by long-COVID leads plea for key workers to receive compensation
Nurse will deliver petition to Downing Street urging help for front-line workers affected
15 Mar 2023
Will there be money for nurses’ pay in tomorrow’s budget?
There has been speculation that chancellor Jeremy Hunt may back-date some pay awards
14 Mar 2023
NHS trust’s appeal to nurses to work extra hours as junior doctors stage strike
Nurses’ union urges members to do nothing that could undermine impact of medics’ walkout
14 Mar 2023