Trust’s chocolate incentive leaves a bitter taste with nurses
The promise of sweet treats for performing quick patient discharges drew fire on Twitter
06 Apr 2023
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Anti-strikes bill could see nurses struck off, union warns
Anti-strikes Bill could see nurses face FtP charge by NMC if it becomes law, says Unite
05 Apr 2023
RCN calls in cyber security firm amid claim signatures on a petition were falsifed
Petition called for no-confidence vote on college’s leadership following NHS pay offer
05 Apr 2023
Agency staff bill exceeds £26 million in just three months
Scottish Labour reveals ‘unsustainable’ spending including cover for 34,000 nursing shifts
04 Apr 2023
Lucy Letby trial: colleagues recall how staff stabilised infant after his sats dropped
Neonatal nurse accused of attempting to murder baby boy by injecting air into his stomach
04 Apr 2023
Pay spine for nursing could create tension between nurses and other NHS staff groups
Unions and nurses voice fears over RCN’s bid to secure an NHS pay scale for nursing staff
04 Apr 2023
Emergency nurse resigns on Twitter, saying he can’t face working in NHS any longer
Nurse tags MPS in early morning tweet citing anxiety about working in ‘broken’ care system
03 Apr 2023
Open access
Workplace issues: take part in Nursing Standard’s survey
Share your experiences, including mentorship and whether you’ve ever faced harassment
03 Apr 2023
End fees, pay for placements and give students holidays: a nurse-led recruitment plan
Better pay tops nurses’ list of ways to fix the staffing crisis and entice new recruits
31 Mar 2023
Free symptomatic COVID-19 testing in hospitals and care homes set to end from 1 April
Testing will end in England unless nurses work with more vulnerable patients
31 Mar 2023
Nurse retention: will 4-day week on same pay prevent staff quitting NHS?
Campaigners urge NHS employers to trial the idea, saying it would improve work-life balance
31 Mar 2023
Lucy Letby trial: baby had extensive haemorrhaging from ‘impact-type’ injuries to liver
Child O’s injuries similar to those common in a road traffic accident, says pathologist
30 Mar 2023
NHS nurse pay offer: key talks on how to fund award haven’t even started yet
Chancellor reveals Treasury has not discussed nurses’ pay funding with health department
30 Mar 2023
NMC keeps registration fee at £120 to ensure affordability
Regulator says the registration fee will be frozen for ‘as long as possible’
30 Mar 2023
NHS pay rise: bank nurses will lose out on some of the money to be paid in salaries deal
One-off, unconsolidated salary top-up will not be applied to bank nurses’ pay in Wales
29 Mar 2023
Staffing crisis: NHS needs to recruit 23,000 more nurses per year, says leaked report
Experts remain sceptical that plan for rapid recruitment of nurses could be achieved
29 Mar 2023
Nurses report trouble voting on pay deal as they ‘break the internet'
Frustration as RCN website is overwhelmed by nurses trying to vote on negotiated pay deal
28 Mar 2023
Voting opens: have your say on nurses' new pay offer
Union members to have their say on improved offer wrung from ministers after historic strikes
28 Mar 2023