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Classify healthcare as a safety-critical industry, says RCN
‘Patient safety investigations should look at pressures on staff before blaming individuals’
14 Jun 2018
NMC to update reflective practice guidance in wake of Bawa-Garba ruling
Healthcare regulators need to review their advice about reflection, Williams report states
12 Jun 2018
Nurses take lead against bullying and harassment in NHS
Nurses are taking the lead in identifying bullying and harassment in the NHS
12 Jun 2018
Nurses and midwives named in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Profession’s achievements recognised by the Queen
11 Jun 2018
I hope we can give Scotland's NHS staff a better pay deal than England's –...
Unions urge Scottish Government to reach agreement on pay, as first minister announces...
11 Jun 2018
Community workforce key to success of health and social care plan for Wales – RCN
Welsh government moves to achieve seamless treatment, care and support close to home
11 Jun 2018
RCN members vote to accept pay deal by big majority
RCN members and other unions accept NHS pay offer
08 Jun 2018
Cost of nurse apprenticeships is too high for employers, MPs told
Commons education committee hears why nurse apprenticeship scheme is struggling to recruit
07 Jun 2018
NHS pay offer: GMB members say ‘it's a no from us’
GMB members reject NHS pay offer for England the day before other unions announce ballot...
07 Jun 2018
Employers in Scotland struggle to reduce NHS nurse vacancies
Sharp rise in long-term vacancies as overall level of unfilled nursing posts remains static
05 Jun 2018
Deadline nears on vote for NHS pay offer
RCN members in England are voting on the pay offer
01 Jun 2018
Delayed ED handover linked to patient deaths, ambulance crews' union claims...
GMB says longer waiting times before paramedics can hand patients over are 'a terrible...
01 Jun 2018
Emergency readmissions jump 40% in seven years
Emergency readmissions to hospital for potentially preventable conditions have risen 40% in...
01 Jun 2018
Hospital workers call off parking-charges protest at the 11th hour
Hospital staff in King's Lynn will now vote on board's revised offer for car park...
31 May 2018
New Zealand nurses vote to strike over pay
Union claims NZ government's latest offer is 'entirely misleading'
31 May 2018
NHS overspend on staffing nudges £1.5 billion
Increased demand, sickness absence and high vacancy rates put pressure on staffing budgets
30 May 2018
EXCLUSIVE: ‘You can't comply with safe staffing law on some wards by robbing...
Nurse managers are struggling to fill staffing gaps and protect skill mix
29 May 2018