Nurse faces 225-mile commute despite mounting local vacancies
Northern Ireland trusts have acknowledged delays to recruitment process
27 Feb 2023
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Nurses should ‘pay back their dues’ if they don’t work in NHS, says MP
Sir Christopher Chope says training is at great public expense, despite students paying fees
24 Feb 2023
Discrimination at work: black nurse wins ‘landmark’ tribunal case
Judgement finds against NHS England after Michelle Cox experienced racism from her team
24 Feb 2023
Uniform uniformity: are you ready for your new ‘smart scrubs’?
Deal for supply of standardised workwear for NHS staff in England is finally sewn up
24 Feb 2023
Lucy Letby trial: ‘a physical chill went down my spine’ consultant tells court
Ravi Jayaram recalls the moment he discovered possible cause of babies’ deterioration
23 Feb 2023
Black NHS nurses still most likely to face discrimination, progress desperately needed
A third of BME and ‘other’ white nurses also receive more harassment, bullying and abuse
23 Feb 2023
Anti-strike law slammed as ‘not fit for purpose’
Impact of bill that could see nurses sacked for going on strike ‘not properly assessed’
22 Feb 2023
Nurses shouldn’t get more than 3.5% pay rise from April, ministers tell NHS pay review
Stance branded a ‘sick joke’ as union and government meet to break 2022-23 pay stalemate
22 Feb 2023
Nurses’ strikes paused as ‘intensive’ pay talks to go ahead
Dramatic breakthrough will see RCN and DHSC meet tomorrow to discuss pay and productivity
21 Feb 2023
Lucy Letby told police officers that harmful insulin dose ‘was not done by me’
Nurse denied deliberate sabotage by dosing Child L with unprescribed insulin
21 Feb 2023
Nurses head up task force to improve working conditions – but not pay
‘The voice of nursing is being heard’ says RCN, as Scotland seeks to resolve pay dispute
21 Feb 2023
Would you quit your NHS job and move to sunny Western Australia?
Aussies aim to lure UK nurses as RCN strikes over pay and working conditions ramp up
20 Feb 2023
Would you share your unique nurse PIN on social media?
Nurses respond to question on Twitter, with most feeling it would be unwise to post online
20 Feb 2023
Scotland NHS pay boost makes nurses ‘best paid in UK’
Unison welcomes pay offer but demands similar progress in other UK countries
17 Feb 2023
Inflation robs nurses of a year's worth of pay, analysis shows
Cumulative real-terms pay loss totals £37,000 since 2010, TUC says
17 Feb 2023
Lucy Letby sheds tears in court as doctor gives evidence
Ms Letby reacts as doctor recounts care of boy she is alleged to have attempted to murder
17 Feb 2023
Huge escalation in nurses' strikes with 120 employers hit next month
Nurses in England to walk out for 48 hours from 1 March leaving no part of NHS unaffected
16 Feb 2023
Should nurses help screen 999 calls to ease pressure on ambulances?
Effort to cut ambulance journeys could see nurses talk to patients who make emergency calls
16 Feb 2023