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Fitness to practise backlog may mean delays until 2022
Regulator hiring temporary staff and using outside law firms to deal with rising caseload
DNACPR notices: review finds ‘unacceptable and inappropriate’ use early in pandemic
Care Quality Commission says older and vulnerable people most at risk
NHS trusts reveal emergency travel plans for staff this winter
Community nurses may be driven to appointments in 4x4 cars in extreme weather conditions
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine: what is it and when will nurses get it?
The RCN says nurses will have a key role in delivering the COVID-19 vaccine
People in supported living isolated due to lockdown mixups
Individuals with learning disabilities denied visits amid confusion over rules, MPs told
Nurses in Scotland to receive £500 COVID-19 bonus
Thank you payment is separate from pay negotiations, with RCN Scotland seeking 12.5% rise
Three nurses dance their way to the Strictly NHS final
NHS charity ballroom competition announces its 12 finalists
Made-to-measure face masks: nurse working on prototype for healthcare staff
Universities helping to create reusable mask based on a scan of the user’s face
RCN disputes government claim to be on target for 50,000 more nurses in the NHS
Data shows rise of 14,813 nurses on last year, but also 36,655 FTE nursing vacancies
RCN to launch review of how it is governed, after members’ vote
Two resolutions passed at extraordinary general meeting over disrupted presidential election
NMC acknowledges ‘uncomfortable truths’ on race equality in report
Regulator calls in consultants over career opportunities and pay gap for BAME employees
ICU nurse’s rainbow mural honours colleagues’ work during COVID-19’s first wave
Mural incorporates names of staff at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s ICU