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Nursing students: higher loan repayments will deter recruits – report
Changes will see repayments jump by up to 142% for female students, researchers claim
01 Nov 2022
Nurse lands record contract after winning The Voice UK
Anthonia Edwards says she won’t give up on nursing as she follows her dreams as a singer
31 Oct 2022
‘Try harder’ to increase nurses’ pay, patient tells Rishi Sunak
Catherine Poole’s lecture was captured by Sky News as PM toured Croydon University Hospital
31 Oct 2022
It would take a nurse 20,000 years (with no outgoings) to match PM’s wealth, argues MP
Rishi Sunak urged to contrast nurses’ pay with his ‘vast’ fortune and impose a wealth tax
28 Oct 2022
Pay us for the extra hour on shift when clocks go back, say nurses
Nursing Standard poll on Twitter and Instagram found majority say they should be paid extra
28 Oct 2022
Nurses working equivalent of one day a week for free, claims report
Salary has fallen by 20% in real terms since 2010 for most nurses, say researchers
28 Oct 2022
Lucy Letby: court hears nurse told colleague it was ‘all a bit much’
Jury shown messages Ms Letby sent to friends following her shift after Child C’s death
27 Oct 2022
Strike action: Unison ballots 350,000 NHS staff over poor pay
Union says government must tackle NHS workforce crisis with an inflation-busting pay rise
27 Oct 2022
Steve Barclay back as health secretary – will he address nurse pay?
Union calls on health secretary to show nurses ‘he has learnt from previous mistakes’
26 Oct 2022
Thousands of nurses forced to quit NHS pensions as bills soar
Struggling to pay bills, more than 4,000 nurses quit scheme between April and July 2022
26 Oct 2022
Lucy Letby: nurse witness says ‘not again’ when baby collapsed
Colleague recalls preparing medicines when monitor alarm sounded at Child B’s incubator
25 Oct 2022
Nurse vacancies: patients’ access to social care ‘gridlocked’
CQC report identifies acute shortages of care home, community and mental health nurses
25 Oct 2022
NHS pay: nurses’ disgust at latest offer as union urges them to vote for strike
Nurses in Scotland pour scorn on claim that offer would ‘go a long way’ amid rising prices
25 Oct 2022
Nurse recruitment drive begins in England amid strike action vote
Campaign highlights a rewarding career but RCN says staff must be ‘paid a fair salary’
24 Oct 2022
Nurse calls for general strike to prevent further NHS funding cuts
‘Say no to austerity’ petition launched in response to chancellor’s plan for reduced spending
24 Oct 2022
Lucy Letby: baby had ‘extraordinary’ discoloured patches on skin
Registrar told murder trial jury that Child A’s death was ‘incredibly unexpected’
21 Oct 2022
Illuminated buildings shine light on nurse vacancies and pay rates
Cardiff landmarks were projected with messages to urge the government into action
21 Oct 2022
Report exposes high cost of hiring overseas and agency nurses
Reliance on overseas recruits to plug staffing gap branded ‘false economy’ by RCN
21 Oct 2022