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Two men arrested in Owami Davies case still under investigation, police say
Nursing student Owami Davies was missing for seven weeks before being found alive and well
06 Sep 2022
Nurses can get COVID-19 autumn booster jab from this week
With winter surge expected in COVID and flu, nurses are urged to get booster now offered
06 Sep 2022
Government could scrap competency test for some overseas nurses to plug staffing gap
Proposed change comes after a consultation to streamline registrations.
05 Sep 2022
Retired nurses on pensions can work part-time in NHS Scotland
New interim guidance makes it quicker and easier for retiring nursing staff to return
05 Sep 2022
Nurse vacancies hit record high 47,000 in England
Latest figures show 20% jump from March to June, prompting RCN to renew call on strike action
01 Sep 2022
Nurse leaders say healthcare support workers cannot replace registered nurses
NHS England made 35,000 job offers to support workers this year to ease pressure on trusts
01 Sep 2022
Nurses who go on strike won’t face fitness to practise hearings, NMC says
As thousands take part in pay ballots, regulator asserts the right to join industrial action
31 Aug 2022
GMB union asks nurses if they will strike over ‘punishment’ pay offer
The ballot seeks views of almost 10,000 nurse members as workers try ‘to make ends meet’
31 Aug 2022
Government plans to extend pension abatement until March to boost winter staffing
Critics say extending changes made at start of COVID-19 pandemic is just a short-term fix
31 Aug 2022
NHS Scotland spends £250 million on agency nurses in five years
Scottish Labour says number ‘eye-watering’ and calls on health secretary to address...
30 Aug 2022
Mental distress a key reason for hospital nurses leaving NHS, study shows
Short periods of sickness absence are also linked to much higher leaving rates, report says
30 Aug 2022
University and NHS launch ‘1,000 nurses’ recruitment plan for local area
Project aims to boost recruitment in Coventry and Warwickshire, with flexible nursing courses
30 Aug 2022
‘Pay nurses a proper wage and train our own staff’ before looking overseas
Nurses berate UK government plans to recruit overseas nurses for care homes
26 Aug 2022
Healthcare assistants report skipping meals to keep up with bills
Survey warns that cost of living crisis could have a knock-on effect on HCAs and nurses
26 Aug 2022
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Police watchdog will not probe Met over search for nursing student
Referral deemed ‘invalid’, after Owami Davies was found safe and well
25 Aug 2022
Nurses’ struggle to pay high fuel costs ‘isn’t going away’
QNI chief Crystal Oldman calls for review of reimbursing costs as a matter of urgency
25 Aug 2022
Northern Ireland nurses to join other UK nations in industrial action ballot
Health workers in NI, who have not received a 2022-23 pay offer, will be included in RCN vote
25 Aug 2022
Free COVID-19 tests for nurses set to end in England next week
Nurses to only get free tests if they have symptoms, with other UK countries reviewing policy
25 Aug 2022