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Shocking abuse from patients recounted by NHS staff in video
Employers urge staff to report aggressive or racist incidents as vaccine rollout continues
06 Aug 2021
PPE: Morecambe Bay Hood lets nurses communicate while staying safe from COVID-19
The device was developed by the local NHS trust, sewing firm Lancastle and BAE Systems
06 Aug 2021
NMC’s controversial overhaul of post-registration standards – what happens next
Standards in five fields of practice could be amalgamated, under regulator’s proposal
05 Aug 2021
Microaggression at work: hospital staff told to use 'Western' names
Accountability, not just training, needed to tackle discrimination, says equality campaigner
04 Aug 2021
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04 Aug 2021
Nurse chiefs slam ‘vile’ online abuse of healthcare staff
Call follows threatening tweets made to Royal College of Midwives chief executive
04 Aug 2021
Nursing in the Paralympics: the team finally heading to Tokyo after a year’s delay
Group will fly out to support ParalympicsGB athletes following exhaustive preparations
03 Aug 2021
Emotional support for nurses facing FtP proceedings – by registrants who’ve been there
Wanted: volunteer buddies for those facing NMC or workplace investigations
02 Aug 2021
Nurse carjacked after leaving work – appeal for witnesses
Did you see the ‘traumatic’ incident that took place near the Mater Hospital in Belfast?
02 Aug 2021
Fast-track nurse recruitment plan announced in bid to slash vacancies
NHS jobs to be offered to unemployed nurses in Kenya
30 Jul 2021
NHS pay: warning over ‘summer of action’ planned in protest at 3% award
Nurses being urged to support calls for ministers to find extra cash
28 Jul 2021
Anti-vax campaigner widely criticised for comparing nurses with Nazis at London rally
RCN says struck-off nurse Kate Shemirani’s ‘reprehensible’ comments could put staff at risk
26 Jul 2021
Staff should be able to drink fluids at nurse stations, says chief nursing officer
Ruth May responds to student’s tweet, emphasising employers’ duty to help staff stay hydrated
26 Jul 2021
Unions prepare to consult nurses on ‘scandalously low’ 3% pay rise
RCN, Unison and Unite will canvass members’ views on next steps in pay negotiations
23 Jul 2021
Nurse pay award: government announces 3% rise for NHS staff
RCN warns members 'will not take this lying down’, as rise falls far short of 12.5% demanded
21 Jul 2021
Tributes paid to ‘inspirational’ nurse leader
Lesley Eggleston, a nurse for more than 45 years, remembered for support she gave colleagues
21 Jul 2021
NHS pay: anger at minister’s silence as MPs head for summer recess
Health minister fails to address AfC pay rumours in final Commons appearance before autumn
21 Jul 2021
Nurses’ pay: no word as yet on offer before parliament’s summer recess
Rumoured 3% offer falls short of RCN’s 12.5% demand
20 Jul 2021