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MPs warn the NHS cannot afford to lose the goodwill of nurses
31 Jan 2017
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Thousands of nurses have contacted their MPs to urge them to take part in today’s parliamentary debate about NHS pay.

30 Jan 2017
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Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) agrees to be regulator for new nursing associates.

25 Jan 2017
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Emergency scenario

Staff were put through their paces at Doncaster Royal Infirmary during a new trauma course.

24 Jan 2017
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Nurse asleep at the wheel

BBC survey adds to concerns about driving after long shifts

23 Jan 2017
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council has set out the benefits and risks of regulating nursing associates.

20 Jan 2017
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Safe staffing

Hospitals are running wards with a dangerously low number of nurses and are using healthcare assistants as 'stand-ins', an investigation suggests.

20 Jan 2017
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Shrinking pay

Trades Union Congress analysis of public sector pay restraint reveals bleak picture for nurses.

19 Jan 2017
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Overworked nurse

Some nurses working up to 12 hours without a break, food, or even a glass of water

19 Jan 2017
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A nurse academic with a family experience of suicide has called for all nurses to undergo awareness training.
18 Jan 2017
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NHS Pay debate
A parliamentary debate on scrapping NHS pay caps will take place at the end of this month and nurses are being urged to do all they can to encourage their MPs to attend
18 Jan 2017
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Petition tops 100k signatures after nurses lose 14% in real terms
17 Jan 2017

As the NHS comes under increasing pressure, the RCN advises nurses to ensure they raise any concerns about patient safety as a matter of urgency.

16 Jan 2017

A toddler with suspected meningitis lay for several hours on a makeshift bed made of two chairs while waiting to be seen by a doctor in A&E, his mother claims.

13 Jan 2017
Nurses must raise concerns now more than ever
13 Jan 2017

Fundamental changes to the NMC’s legal framework could speed up fitness to practise cases.

12 Jan 2017

Staff across the UK are reporting serious concerns about care quality during the worst conditions many have experienced

11 Jan 2017

Research projection shows shortfall of thousands of nurses in the UK.

11 Jan 2017

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