Deadlock ends as RCN Wales members vote to accept pay offer
Welsh Government’s offer included improvements to flexible working and overtime payments
04 Sep 2023
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Students to see rise in clinical placement expense allowances
Boost in travel and accommodation reimbursement falls short of help students need – union
01 Sep 2023
Safe staffing strikes: September dates set at four London trusts
Nurses set to join Unite walkouts in ongoing dispute over fair pay and compromised care
01 Sep 2023
Letby inquiry gets power to compel witnesses to give evidence
Public inquiry into crimes by neonatal nurse will aim to ensure lessons are learned
31 Aug 2023
NMC plans new free speech and social media guidance
Nurse removed from register for saying Tory voters ‘do not deserve to be resuscitated by NHS’
31 Aug 2023
NHS pay must rise if long-term workforce plan is to succeed, says IFS
Workforce targets will only be met if salaries are able to attract and retain staff
30 Aug 2023
Labour vows to get tough on NHS managerial misconduct in wake of Letby case
Managers will be disbarred for serious misconduct under Labour government, says Wes Streeting
30 Aug 2023
Consultation launched on law that could see striking nurses sacked
Ministers seek views on how anti-strike law should work but unions still pledge to oppose it
29 Aug 2023
Nurse pushes for £25k compensation after unfair dismissal
Tribunal rules that research nurse Clare Jackson’s down-banding amounted to unfair dismissal
29 Aug 2023
Nurses encouraged into research to improve patient safety
Combining clinical practice with research would also boost job satisfaction
25 Aug 2023
Nurses rescue poorly hedgehog who wandered into emergency department
A hedgehog called John is on the road to recovery after being pampered by nurses
25 Aug 2023
Heading for departures: surge in nurses applying to practise overseas
Steep rise in NMC registrants seeking to work outside UK blamed on chronic staff shortages
24 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby inquiry should be given more power, NHS ombudsman tells health secretary
A statutory inquiry would be able to ‘compel witnesses’ and investigate leadership
24 Aug 2023
Former head of nursing at Letby hospital referred to regulator
Alison Kelly is referred to NMC after concerns over handling of fears raised by consultants
23 Aug 2023
Mental health call-outs: concern over impact of reduced police attendance
Nurses could be left to plug gaps in services thanks to change in police policy
23 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby: police praise nurses who testified in distressing trial
Officers acknowledge the emotional impact on colleagues and witnesses
22 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby given whole life sentence
Nurse refuses to attend court to hear sentencing after murder convictions
21 Aug 2023
Former head of nursing says she ‘lacked information’ to remove Letby from neonatal unit
Karen Rees says she was not given enough information to justify removing Letby earlier
21 Aug 2023