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Asking retirees back to support NHS ‘won’t solve staffing issue’
Government’s reserve programme to boost staff numbers during pandemic ‘short-sighted’
03 Dec 2021
Nurses warned to watch finances as cost of living increases
RCN urges members to budget carefully, ask for advice and check entitlement to benefits
02 Dec 2021
Indicative ballot: nurses prepared to strike over 3% pay offer
RCN seeks 12.5% pay rise and will use ballot results to consider next steps
02 Dec 2021
What you need to know about Omicron variant of COVID-19
Front-line staff facing greater pressure with expansion of booster jab programme
02 Dec 2021
Next year’s pay rise: further ‘dithering and delays’ unacceptable, say unions
Government pushes back a decision on 2022-23 pay offer for Agenda for Change staff
01 Dec 2021
‘No evidence’ to justify forced vaccination of front-line nurses
DHSC told to show benefits of mandatory jabs are proportionate to expected workforce costs
30 Nov 2021
Uber offer for nurses working on the front line over Christmas period
Staff offered discounted trips to and from work and money off meals or groceries
30 Nov 2021
COVID-19: surveys find nurses feeling ‘neglected and betrayed’
ICON study shows nurses' frustration over poor pay and lack of support during pandemic
30 Nov 2021
Deadline nears in pay ballot for RCN members in England and Wales
NHS nurses have until Tuesday midday to say if they would take industrial action on 3% offer
29 Nov 2021
Nurses with long-COVID still waiting for financial support
MP demands its classification as an occupational disease so staff can claim benefits
29 Nov 2021
Give nurses training to spot acute illnesses on all skin types
Medical devices can be ineffective on some minority ethnic groups, so training is vital
26 Nov 2021
Nurses in Wales work 34,000 hours in overtime every week as staffing crisis deepens
RCN Wales demands a robust recruitment strategy and fair pay for nurses
25 Nov 2021
We must all play our part in tackling racism, says NMC chief
Andrea Sutcliffe says stamping out discrimination falls on everyone’s shoulders
25 Nov 2021
Simulated learning hours double for students’ clinical practice
NMC gives go-ahead to increase simulated activities from 300 to 600 hours
24 Nov 2021
NHS technology slow, outdated and unreliable, nurses tell survey
Patchy internet connection, poor IT support and non-user-friendly systems the top barriers
22 Nov 2021
NMC vows to address training gaps after nurse struck off for racial slurs
This follows High Court decision to overturn its ruling to only suspend nurse Melanie Hayes
18 Nov 2021
App will empower 20,000 nurses to choose bank shifts in north west London trusts
Staff can decide when to work among four trusts, in a drive to ease winter pressures on NHS
18 Nov 2021
Protecting ‘nurse’ title in law moves a step closer to reality
Labour MP Dawn Butler tables bill amendment so that only NMC-registered nurses are legitimate
17 Nov 2021