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Zahawi ridiculed over claim nurses’ strikes will aid Putin
Nurses criticise Nadhim Zahawi for reframing their strike in light of war in Ukraine
05 Dec 2022
ICUs and high dependency units exempt from nurses’ strike action
RCN confirms that chemotherapy, dialysis and critical care units won’t be affected by strike
02 Dec 2022
Nurses coming to work in UK after ‘forced migration’ from Zimbabwe
Thousands of nurses faced with broken agreements and withheld pay have flocked to the UK
02 Dec 2022
Lucy Letby: infant ‘received IV feed contaminated with insulin’
Nurse accused of attempting to murder baby by injecting synthetic insulin into his nutrition
01 Dec 2022
Nurse vacancies continue at record high of more than 47,000
NHS Digital data reveals a rise of more than 600 vacancies since the end of June
01 Dec 2022
Season’s greetings – and a reminder to get your jabs
Nurses urged to get covid booster and flu jabs to ease staff sickness as winter approaches
01 Dec 2022
Health department blasted over ‘misleading’ chart on nurses’ pay
Scathing condemnation by UK statistics boss says chart exaggerates previous pay rises
30 Nov 2022
Nurses set to vote on government’s ‘best and final’ pay offer
RCN Scotland members have between 5 and 19 December to let the college know their position
30 Nov 2022
International recruitment: almost half of new registrants were educated abroad
Employers urged to make workplaces more inclusive to help nurses from overseas thrive
30 Nov 2022
Nurses to strike at almost 80 trusts and integrated care boards
Locations for first strikes revealed, with RCN warning more will be added in January
29 Nov 2022
Lucy Letby: colleague denies adding anything to baby’s feed bag
Prosecution alleges Ms Letby tried to murder Child F by intentionally giving him insulin
29 Nov 2022
Barclay accused of gaslighting nurses with misleading pay comment
Health secretary overstates salary of newly qualified nurses by thousands of pounds
29 Nov 2022
Nurses’ strike: will the army be called in to keep NHS services running?
Defence officials may be looking at how military personnel could fill in for nurses
28 Nov 2022
Flexible working offered to NHS nurses going through the menopause
‘Taboos need to be broken,’ says NHS England as health body publishes menopause guidance
28 Nov 2022
Comedians, MPs and public show their support for nurses’ strike
Rob Delaney, Diane Abbott and Dane Baptiste among those expressing solidarity
25 Nov 2022
NHS pay: ‘Best and final’ offer falls short of nurses’ demand, so what can union do now?
RCN leaders plan their next move after Scottish Government unveils improved offer
25 Nov 2022
First dates announced for nurses’ strike action in December
Strikes on Thursday 15 and Tuesday 20 December in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
25 Nov 2022
Lucy Letby trial: nurses tell court they did not administer insulin to premature baby
Child F’s heart rate surged and his blood glucose dropped dangerously after IV feed
24 Nov 2022