What next – and who next – for nursing?
As England’s CNO prepares to step down, what should her successor’s priorities be?
17 Apr 2024
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Your employment rights: changes to carer’s leave, pregnancy rules and flexible working
Time off to support dependants becomes a legal right and redundancy protection is extended
12 Apr 2024
Nurses should get £35k starting salary, government told
RCN head Pat Cullen wants overhaul of pay bandings and improvements to nurse career pathway
08 Apr 2024
Common payroll issues: how to keep track and resolve errors
Pay can fluctuate and it is important to report discrepancies – including overpayments
05 Apr 2024
Separate pay spine for nurses: decision draws a step closer
Nurses urged to air views on pay as government consultation closes at midnight
04 Apr 2024
Community nurses’ missing money: why staff continue to be denied their ‘backlog bonus’
Health minister urged to honour pledge to NHS-contracted staff as new financial year looms
18 Mar 2024
Surge in nurses fleeing England lured by better pay, conditions and lifestyle
Number of nurses seeking jobs overseas jumps fivefold, driven by cost of living pressures
11 Mar 2024
NHS pay review process ‘in dire need of reform’
Nuffield Trust also says nurse-doctor pay gap is one of largest among comparable countries
08 Mar 2024
NHS Staff Survey: nurses lift lid on working in health service
Latest survey results highlight burnout, sexual harassment and pay dissatisfaction
07 Mar 2024
Shorter working week for NHS nurses in Scotland
Nursing staff on Agenda for Change contracts can also request a review of their band 5 role
04 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
NHS pay: would a separate pay spine benefit nurses?
We ask our readers if a split from Agenda for Change is the best approach
23 Feb 2024
General practice nurses continue to miss out on pay award as leaders call for action
Primary care staff’s salary rises ‘being treated as an afterthought’
13 Feb 2024
Nurses offered £6,000 bonuses to remain in hard-to-fill NHS posts
But do ‘golden hellos’ merely shift recruitment issues from one employer to another?
12 Feb 2024
Change for general practice nurses may address pay inequity
GPNs to be included in Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme
09 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
Cost-of-living struggles continue to push nurses to think of quitting the profession
Survey suggests many are in arrears with rent, mortgages and bills, and even skip meals
07 Feb 2024
Now restore nurses’ pay, union tells Northern Ireland’s leaders
RCN demands urgent action to give nurses and others parity with rest of UK
05 Feb 2024