ICU strike threat: trust’s redeployment plan could heighten burnout risk – union
But trust claims ICU nurses could become deskilled by current lack of more complex caseload
17 Feb 2025
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Nurse pay: ‘offensive’ 2.8% proposal is worth just £2 a day
Government says rise of over 2.8% would be difficult in its NHS Pay Review Body evidence
11 Dec 2024
NHS pay: can nurses expect a better deal in 2025?
After a frustrating year, we consider what needs to change to secure a fairer pay deal
09 Dec 2024
More nurses reject NHS pay award: what happens next?
Nursing staff in Wales have voted to reject the 5.5% pay award on offer for 2024-25
04 Nov 2024
Our poll reveals nurses want pay rise like junior doctors, as NHS gets budget boost
Nursing Standard poll shows majority support demands for 22% rise and reject current award
30 Oct 2024
Victory for striking nurses over exhausting longer shifts
Nurses went on strike when London trust extended day shifts to 9pm to reduce waiting lists
15 Oct 2024
5.5% pay rise isn’t enough: NHS staff tell union leaders they reject 2024-25 award
RCN members in show of resolve over this year’s delayed pay rise
23 Sep 2024
NHS pay offer: is 5.5% enough of a start on the path to pay restoration?
Union to consult members and says nurses employed by NHS contractors must be part of deal
29 Jul 2024
Strike action: longer day shifts tip exhausted theatre nurses over the edge
‘Chronically overworked’ staff at London trust to strike for two days in protest
26 Jun 2024
What would the Conservatives do for nurses? An interview with Maria Caulfield
The Tory candidate and nurse on her party’s plans if re-elected
25 Jun 2024
RCN leader Pat Cullen quits so she can seek selection to stand in general election
General secretary who took nurses into historic strikes stands down in bid to become MP
29 May 2024
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Why do NHS nurses in Scotland appear to get a better deal than elsewhere in the UK?
It seems staff there enjoy benefits their colleagues elsewhere can only dream of
02 May 2024
NHS employers reject suggested separate pay spine for nurses
RCN’s proposed nursing pay scale would harm morale, employers tell government consultation
15 Apr 2024
Restraint urged on nurses’ pay after ‘generous’ award last year
NHS pay body is told budgets are ‘extremely constrained’ for 2024-25 pay offer
06 Mar 2024
What will the nurse pay offer for 2024-25 look like?
We look at when the process will get started – and whether further strike action is likely
29 Feb 2024
Next NHS pay award needs to be a decent one, union tells government
Start pay talks now if you want to avoid repeat of strike action, minister is urged
09 Feb 2024
‘Anger and frustration’ of nurses may spark more strikes over pay
Union warns that Northern Ireland’s nurses could take further industrial action
25 Jan 2024
Don’t put agency nurses in position of providing strike cover, unions’ leader urges
Ban on use of temp staff to fill in for strikers must stay, say TUC and agencies’ body
24 Jan 2024