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Jeremy Hunt under fire for voting against scrapping pay cap
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has been asked how the government can afford a £1 billion deal...
04 Jul 2017
RCNi seeks new board chair
Nursing Standard publisher RCNi is looking for a new chair to provide the board with clear...
04 Jul 2017
Nurse praised by police for helping at crash scene
A nurse has been praised for accompanying police officers to a road traffic collision when...
04 Jul 2017
Grenfell Tower nurse challenges MPs over pay cap
A nurse who helped treat people in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire has spoken of her...
04 Jul 2017
Standards for nursing associates to be drawn up by NMC
Professional standards for the work of nursing associates will be drawn up by the Nursing...
04 Jul 2017
Pressure mounting on government to scrap pay cap
The RCN’s summer of protest is set to continue amid mounting pressure on the government to...
03 Jul 2017
Staff at four hospitals to strike for better pay
Cleaners, porters and security staff at four London hospitals will stage three-day strike...
03 Jul 2017
Now's the time to nominate exemplary nurses for Kate Granger awards...
Chief nurse urges more nurses to nominate colleagues and teams for Kate Granger...
03 Jul 2017
UK nurse numbers fall for first time in recent history
More nurses and midwives are leaving the Nursing and Midwifery Council register than are...
03 Jul 2017
Collaboration between emergency departments helps nurses share best practice
NHS trusts across south east England are running courses for emergency nurses that help them...
29 Jun 2017
MP vote on policy amendment to lift nurse pay cap
MPs debated Labour Party amendment to the Queen's Speech to lift the public sector pay cap.
28 Jun 2017
Nurses take protest over pay to Department of Health
Nurses across England and Scotland intensified their demands for a pay rise as the RCN's...
27 Jun 2017
Patients Association appoints new chief executive
The Patients Association’s appointment of Rachel Power as chief executive marks the start of...
27 Jun 2017
Hospital fire safety under spotlight after Grenfell
The NHS has confirmed it is reviewing fire safety procedures in the wake of the Grenfell...
23 Jun 2017
Finsbury Park mosque attack: senior sister praises team’s response
The senior sister in charge of the unit where patients were treated following the terror...
23 Jun 2017
Nurses across UK to start ‘summer of protest’ rallies next week
The first wave of RCN ‘summer of protest’ rallies will begin next week, with nurses makking...
22 Jun 2017
Give nurses breaks during heatwave, employers urged
Nurses are at risk of dehydration during hot weather, warns Royal College of Nursing.
21 Jun 2017
NHS workforce 'scarcely mentioned' in Queen's Speech, says RCN...
College disappointed with government's legislative programme.
21 Jun 2017