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Nurse burnout now an emergency and only staffing overhaul can resolve it
Exhausted NHS staff need to feel confident better workforce planning is on its way, MPs say
08 Jun 2021
Charity offers nurses grants of up to £1,000 to cover childcare costs
Healthcare Workers’ Foundation offers financial support for NHS staff during pandemic
07 Jun 2021
Fitness to Practise: NMC clears nurse accused of dishonesty
Nurse recounts how stress of long investigation led them to a ‘nervous breakdown’
04 Jun 2021
Anti-vax nurse who says COVID-19 is a hoax is struck off NMC register
Campaigner Kate Shemirani opposes vaccination and says fellow nurses can’t be trusted
03 Jun 2021
COVID-19 death-in-service: families of nursing staff biggest group to receive lump sum
More than £9 million has been paid to families of nurses and healthcare assistants
02 Jun 2021
No change to PPE recommendations in response to new COVID-19 strains
Guidance update overlooks RCN calls for higher grade equipment and better ventilation
02 Jun 2021
Government plans to scrap free parking pass for nurses as COVID-19 restrictions lift
Free hospital parking for staff remains, but funding for council pass will be axed
28 May 2021
Nursing students left £400 out of pocket after training grant wrongly classed as income
25 trainees in receipt of Universal Credit erroneously penalised by DWP
27 May 2021
Long-COVID: why nurses deserve immediate financial help
Nursing staff with long-COVID face lengthy wait to hear if they can claim compensation
26 May 2021
Help with childcare costs: how to stop missing out if you can claim tax-free allowance
HMRC is urging nurses who pay for childcare to claim support worth up to £4,000
25 May 2021
Building resilience at work: nurses join study on coping with stressful events
Critical care staff will learn strategies and skills to help them after COVID-19 pressures
25 May 2021
Duchess speaks of heartfelt gratitude to nurses for their sacrifices in the pandemic
The royal was delivering video message to mark end of Nursing Now campaign
24 May 2021
NMC asks own regulator to review controversial FtP ruling
Melanie Hayes was not struck off after using racially offensive language about colleagues
21 May 2021
Sharps injuries: survey suggests one in four nurses receive no safety training
Results show more than 60% receive a sharps injury in their career, RCN says
21 May 2021
Pressure on nurses is affecting register leaver numbers, says NMC
Support for staff well-being vital to help nurses stay as COVID-19 impact becomes clear
20 May 2021
RCN Nursing Awards 2021: don’t delay, enter today
Deadline is 24 May – so enter now to ‘tell the world about nursing excellence’
20 May 2021
Boris Johnson defends proposed 1% pay offer after nurse who treated him quits
Prime minister addresses parliament after ICU nurse Jennie McGee leaves NHS
19 May 2021
COVID-19: nurse who cared for prime minister in hospital resigns over 1% pay offer
Jenny McGee says she is leaving NHS because nurses ‘are not getting the respect we deserve’
18 May 2021