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Payday bonanza for nursing agencies as NHS struggles to fill staffing gaps
Firms enjoy steep rise in NHS spending as trusts exceed cap on fees for temporary cover
11 Nov 2022
Cuts to nursing student placements ‘ridiculously stressful’
Students at Birmingham City University talk of their struggle to make up the required hours
11 Nov 2022
Strike action: some nurses claim RCN postal ballot never arrived
More than 96% of members at one trust in favour but were eight votes shy of 50% threshold
10 Nov 2022
Lucy Letby: colleague who had ‘sleepless nights’ recalls odd rash on Child D
Paediatrician confirmed ‘full house’ of indicators that baby had been injected with air
10 Nov 2022
NHS strike action: why nurses say it’s now time they put themselves first
Nurses quick to react to RCN announcement of the biggest strike in NHS history
10 Nov 2022
Nurses will strike: NHS faces biggest walk out in its history as RCN members vote yes
Most NHS employers face mass winter walk outs over poor pay and patient safety concerns
09 Nov 2022
Lucy Letby ‘told off’ colleague who called for help when baby’s oxygen levels dropped
Neonatal assistant was shocked that her request for extra help was questioned
08 Nov 2022
Recruit more nurses from the UK, not overseas, says Starmer
Labour leader says immigration is not the solution to tackling record nurse vacancies
07 Nov 2022
Nurses look set to strike, as RCN ballot count continues
Early indications suggest members have voted for strike action in union’s biggest-ever ballot
07 Nov 2022
Experienced racism at work? New nurse resource aims to tackle abuse
NMC says it is determined to support nurses challenge racism ‘wherever they see it’
07 Nov 2022
Kicked, punched and threatened: thousands of nurses abused at work last year
Recorded number of assaults on NHS staff in Scotland ’simply unacceptable’, says Unison
04 Nov 2022
Lucy Letby ‘hovering around’ before Child D’s death, court hears
Child D’s mother describes seeing Ms Letby in the neonatal unit evening before baby’s death
03 Nov 2022
How one trust benefits from valuing and promoting overseas nurses
Belinda Alexander says international staff ‘need to feel there is progression in their job’
03 Nov 2022
Oliver McGowan learning disability training live for all nurses
Training named after teenager who died after being given unsuitable antipsychotic medication
02 Nov 2022
NHS prepares for potential mass walkouts as RCN strike ballot closes
Trusts in England are being asked to ‘stress-test’ services ahead of possible strikes
02 Nov 2022
Will nurses strike over pay? Anticipation mounts as ballot closes
Results will show if nurses have met threshold of votes needed to trigger industrial action
02 Nov 2022
Lucy Letby was asked repeatedly to leave bereaved family alone, court hears
The nurse was present when three-day-old Child C suddenly deteriorated
01 Nov 2022
Strike ballot: ‘international nurses say they can’t afford to vote yes’
Staff should be reassured that they won’t face NMC action, amid ‘undercurrent of fear’
01 Nov 2022