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Cuppa conundrum: should I make tea for patients’ family and visitors?
Nursing student Freda sparked debate on social media when musing over tea-making etiquette
07 Oct 2022
Nurse pay: ‘I shouldn’t have to work multiple jobs to pay my bills’
Nurse speaks of fear of getting through winter and applying for another job to make ends meet
07 Oct 2022
Nurse strike: Unison urges Thérèse Coffey to meet ahead of ballot
Union calls on health secretary to enter into discussions to avert industrial action
07 Oct 2022
Two thirds of nurses who quit the NHS in past year aged under 45
NHS Digital figures show nearly 23,000 young nurses left the NHS in England
06 Oct 2022
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Improving care and patients’ lives: 2022 RCN Nursing Awards winners revealed
RCN Nurse of the Year and 13 other award recipients announced at a ceremony in London
06 Oct 2022
‘Time-restricted eating’ could improve health of nurses on shifts
Study suggests shift workers’ overall health improved if they ate at set times
06 Oct 2022
Pay dispute: UK nurses asked to support industrial action as strike ballot opens
RCN urges members to vote in favour of strike action after rejecting government’s pay offer
06 Oct 2022
Warning for nurses who claim tax refunds
Check before signing up or repayment agents may take half your refund in fees, advises HMRC
05 Oct 2022
Nurse who claimed sick leave while working bank shifts struck off
Mental health nurse Neneh Fofanah told FtP hearing she believed she had done nothing wrong
04 Oct 2022
UK still bringing in nurses from four ‘red list’ countries despite WHO ban
Reliance on overseas nurses sees recruitment from Nigeria, Ghana, Nepal and Pakistan
04 Oct 2022
Unison opens strike ballot in Scotland over pay offer ‘that leaves staff worse off’
More than 50,000 members urged to vote for industrial action over real-terms pay cut
03 Oct 2022
NHS pension changes put most nurses ‘in terrible position’
Majority of staff will see monthly salary fall under new scheme, Unison warns
03 Oct 2022
Getting enough sleep? Nurses urged to take ‘caffeine naps’ at work
Sleep study expert suggests measure could help improve well-being of nurses on night shifts
30 Sep 2022
Nurses express anger over overseas recruitment plan on social media
Money spent on international scheme should go towards improving UK nurses’ pay, many say
30 Sep 2022
Nurses leaving the health service for better paid jobs in shops and bars
NHS Providers reveals that two thirds of trusts are reporting a severe effect on staffing
30 Sep 2022
Nurses suspended as police probe abuse at mental health hospital
Follows allegations of ‘toxic culture’ at Edenfield Centre in Prestwich by BBC’s Panorama
29 Sep 2022
Government extends temporary nursing register for a further two years
Thérèse Coffey has announced the measure as part of a plan to tackle the staffing crisis
28 Sep 2022
English language requirements for overseas nurses to be eased
NMC green-lights changes to testing that had been criticised for being too difficult
28 Sep 2022