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Nurses are being treated ‘like dirt’ by the government, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has told the RCN congress in Liverpool.

15 May 2017
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Jeremy Corbyn

Plus EU citizens working in NHS will be given right to remain, Labour leader has pledged.

15 May 2017
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Mike Travis

Some employers are withholding pay increments from nurses who do not complete statutory and mandatory training, according to an RCN specialist group.

15 May 2017
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Sarah Burden

There is ‘a real and significant’ risk to patients if nursing education is not properly funded, nurses have said.

15 May 2017
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Nurses raise concerns over the way night and day shifts run into each other.

15 May 2017
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Jeremy Corbyn and Tim Farron

Jeremy Corbyn and Tim Farron will today address delegates in Liverpool and take questions from nurses, but Conservatives yet to confirm if they will send a speaker.

15 May 2017
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Janet Davies RCN congress 2017
General secretary's address to RCN congress
14 May 2017
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Cecilia Anim

RCN president Cecilia Anim has urged nurses to make their voices heard following the announcement of a summer of protests over pay.

14 May 2017
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Michael Brown

The result of the RCN pay poll of members working in the NHS has resulted in an overwheming number of respondents favouring strike action.

14 May 2017
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Staff shortage
NHS 'relying on goodwill of staff'
14 May 2017
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Cecilia Anim

Nurses should not be reduced to using foodbanks, said Cecilia Anim in an impassioned speech at the opening of RCN congress 2017 in Liverpool.

13 May 2017
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Andy Burnham

The cap on nurse pay must be lifted and nurse bursaries reintroduced, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said on the opening day of RCN congress in Liverpool.

13 May 2017

Free resources will help nurses and other healthcare professionals share best practice through publishing.

12 May 2017

More than 100 nurses sign a letter to Theresa May warning that the pay cap is causing hardship and forcing some to leave the profession

12 May 2017

To mark Nurses’ Day, Marie Curie celebrates those who have switched to a career in nursing.

12 May 2017

RCN urges nurses to honour their colleagues at events across the UK, and patients to share their stories of care on social media for Nurses' Day 2017.

12 May 2017

With an unexpected general election just weeks away, and with some high-profile political speakers, this year’s RCN congress will provide an extra platform for nurses’ views, says Janet Davies

11 May 2017

A new government needs to commit to funding nurse and midwifery education sufficiently, the Council of Deans of Health has said.

10 May 2017

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