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Claims some RCN ballots never arrived cast doubt over further strikes
RCN members vent their frustration at papers not received or received too late
23 Jun 2023
Anti-strike bill: MPs again reject changes to protect nurses’ jobs
The House of Lords amendments would allow nurses to strike without fear of the sack
22 Jun 2023
Lucy Letby falsified records to cover her tracks, jury told
Prosecutor says the accused nurse lied when she said she did not remember baby who died
22 Jun 2023
Senior NHS staff must be held to account for racist culture, warns equality campaigner
Anti-racism policies will fail without accountability at the top, says Neomi Bennett
22 Jun 2023
ED and discharge pressures: solution lies in staffing, not ambulance hubs, say nurses
Nurses voice doubts that hubs and discharge lounges can clear bottlenecks in acute care
21 Jun 2023
Apprenticeships could target areas with largest nursing gaps
Health secretary Steve Barclay says ‘we need to grow our domestic supply’
21 Jun 2023
Post votes now, nurses urged, amid worries strike ballot threshold won’t be met
Numbers are ‘very tight’ warns RCN chief as strike ballot deadline looms
21 Jun 2023
COVID bonus: minister stands firm on plan that could mean bank and other nurses lose out
He insists unions agreed some pay-outs will be left to discretion of individual employers
20 Jun 2023
Lucy Letby ‘gaslighted’ neonatal team to believe baby deaths were run of bad luck
Accused nurse was ‘calculated and devious’, prosecutor says in closing speech
20 Jun 2023
Enforced 12-hour shifts link to staff burnout and exhaustion
Nurses who are compelled to work longer shifts have higher risk of burnout, study finds
20 Jun 2023
Partygate: we watched people die, we couldn’t see our loved ones – but they celebrated
Nurses’ anger at Boris Johnson and the conduct of lockdown-breaking political staff
19 Jun 2023
King’s birthday honours list: dozens of nurses receive awards
Front-line staff, army nurses and educators among the many nurses honoured by the King
16 Jun 2023
Public support for nurses’ strikes higher than ever – survey
Poll finds 3% rise in support compared with similar poll in December
16 Jun 2023
Lucy Letby trial judge tells jury to be calm and fair as case enters closing stage
Jurors prepare to hear summing-up from barristers for the Crown and the nurse’s defence
16 Jun 2023
Relief for sore hands as mild cleansers found to kill many viruses
Study finds skin-friendly cleansers can stop viruses such as coronavirus and influenza
16 Jun 2023
Call to extend COVID bonus to all nurses amid doubts it was promised
Nurse leaders warn that ‘unworkable’ two-tier pay award will push excluded nurses to quit
15 Jun 2023
Employing more managers will not fix NHS workforce crisis, say nurses
‘We need more nurses – end of,’ say Nursing Standard readers in response to IPPR report
15 Jun 2023
Lucy Letby trial: plumber recalls frequency of blocked drains in old hospital building
Ageing site had sewerage issues, and nursery flooded when cloth was forced down plughole
14 Jun 2023