Nurses offered ‘enticing’ life in Saudi Arabia to escape NHS pressures
Apply for posts at a new hospital that promises good money and plenty of sunshine
28 Mar 2023
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COVID death-in service compensation: do you know anyone who’s still missing out on help?
Uptake of cash assistance scheme for nurses’ dependents lags behind pandemic death toll
27 Mar 2023
Menopause: ‘trust’s new uniform policy nearly forced me to quit’
Nurse granted exemption from tunic-only code due to hot flushes urges others to speak up
27 Mar 2023
Night shifts: will you get paid for lost hour as clocks go forward?
Check with your employer about pay this weekend, and read tips for better sleep after shifts
24 Mar 2023
Mental health nurse struck off for sexually abusive comments to colleague
Michael Turner was found to have used ‘male dominance’ to harass female colleagues
24 Mar 2023
Partygate: ‘If Boris Johnson were a nurse, he’d be struck off’
Nurses voice their anger about former PM’s evidence to parliament about pandemic gatherings
23 Mar 2023
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