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NHS pay: unions accuse RCN of weakening their negotiating position on 2022-23 pay award
Unison, Royal College of Midwives and others voice dismay at RCN’s break-away stance
09 Mar 2022
Nurse vacancies: don’t believe government hype, warns Lord
Lib Dem Lord Willis challenged health department’s 50,000 Nurse Progress report
08 Mar 2022
Nurse struck off for medication errors and failing to show any insight or remorse
Charge included issuing controlled drugs with no checker and giving unprescribed injection
08 Mar 2022
NHS pay: union demands inflation-busting rise worthy of a safety-critical profession
Only substantial salary uplift can stop exodus of nurses and protect patient safety – RCN
08 Mar 2022
Staffing crisis: we’re halfway to target of 50,000 more nurses, says government
But unions demand fair pay for nurses and a transparent health and care workforce strategy
07 Mar 2022
Nurse vacancies: publishing workforce projections ‘doesn’t go far enough’
RCN comments on House of Lords vote to request more regular staffing data from government
04 Mar 2022
Some nurses could earn more money working in a supermarket, MPs told
Poor pay just one of many reasons for staff shortages, a nurse tells parliamentary committee
04 Mar 2022
COVID-19: up to employers to rehire unjabbed staff who lost jobs
Government message follows scrapping of mandatory jabs for front-line health and care staff
03 Mar 2022
Group of nurses work round the clock to send supplies to refugees fleeing Ukraine
Nurses’ initiative sees outpouring of support, with lorry set to leave packed with donations
02 Mar 2022
PPE shortage: how nurses went into pandemic with barely a week’s worth of protection
Report confirms what staff feared about how soon supplies could run out, union says
02 Mar 2022
Mandatory COVID-19 jabs for all nurses will be scrapped this month
Government consultation revealed overwhelming support for ending vaccination requirement
01 Mar 2022
Your step-count: could you be walking the length of a marathon every week at work?
Survey of front-line health and emergency workers found nurses among those who walk miles
01 Mar 2022
Are you up to date with the latest immunisation guidance?
RCN’s updated guide follows a nurse-led catch-up programme for measles, mumps and rubella
28 Feb 2022
Nurses in the Isle of Man to be balloted on their willingness to accept 4% pay offer
RCN is demanding rise of 15% and may hold further votes on possible industrial action
25 Feb 2022
Take part in an awareness day on moisture-associated skin damage
Join nurses on 17 March in the campaign to increase knowledge of the skin condition
25 Feb 2022
Prioritise nursing vacancies in Scotland NHS now, leaders urge
Audit Scotland says service ‘not financially sustainable’ as nation moves out of pandemic
24 Feb 2022
Unions slam proposal to limit pay rise for nurses and other NHS staff to 3% next year
Government recommendation creates false choice between fair pay and safer staffing, RCN says
24 Feb 2022
COVID isolation rules: continue to stay at home if you test positive, NHS tells nurses
Sick pay and safety guidance remain as NHS takes cautious approach to ‘living with COVID’
23 Feb 2022