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Not good enough: RCN’s verdict on pay offer to NHS nurses in Northern Ireland
College consults members on what they want to do now
07 Dec 2018
RCN poll reveals concern that lack of nurses compromises patient safety
Survey of UK public also finds more than half demand more funding for nursing students
07 Dec 2018
Nursing apprenticeships: MPs move to inject momentum into stalling programme
Cross-party group wants a more flexible approach to funding and supernumerary status
06 Dec 2018
Nurses say they value hospital volunteers, but worry about the tasks they’re given
Survey is the first time NHS staff have been asked what they think of ward volunteers
04 Dec 2018
NMC targets diversity with more BME members on panels
Regulator says new appointments increase BME representation, but there is still ‘more to do’
03 Dec 2018
Nurse convicted of defrauding NHS concedes ‘impact on image of nursing’
NMC panel suspends nurse who claimed £20,000 in sick pay while also working for an agency
30 Nov 2018
Revealed: extent of NHS nurse vacancies not covered by bank or agency staff
Every unfilled shift is an operational challenge for the front line, says NHS Improvement
30 Nov 2018
Nurses’ CPD budgets: ‘severity of cuts has been underestimated’
Council of Deans of Health said spending has dropped by as much as 60%
30 Nov 2018
First prison term handed down under law designed to protect nurses from assault
Magistrates use new powers under Assaults on Emergency Workers Act 2018
29 Nov 2018
English language test: new hope for more than 1,000 foreign nurses
NMC lowers written exam pass, giving nurses who failed test a fresh chance of UK registration
28 Nov 2018
Midwives in Northern Ireland ‘send a clear message’ over pay lag
RCM members in NI vote in favour of industrial action, including strikes
28 Nov 2018
Scottish safe staffing bill needs more clarity, committee finds
Health and sport committee’s report asks for extra detail on who can decide staffing levels
27 Nov 2018
Nurses’ charity launches gift appeal as it reveals steep rise in hardship cases
Cavell Nurses Trust says requests for its help have more than doubled in three years
26 Nov 2018
Decision to increase immigration health surcharge is ‘morally bankrupt’, RCN says
Fee for using NHS for nurses from outside the European Economic Area will double to £400
23 Nov 2018
Trusts will be forced to show how they respond to staff concerns over patient safety
Health secretary announces new legislation prompted by Gosport report
22 Nov 2018
Written English test could soon be easier for overseas nurses to pass
NMC proposes a lower pass mark for written language test
22 Nov 2018
Nursing students lobby MPs over investment in nurse education
Students hope to influence policymakers as part of RCN campaign to secure funding boost
21 Nov 2018
Nurses who donate blood are urged to keep their appointments in the run-up to Christmas
Blood stocks can drop in festive period as donor bookings are missed or cancelled
20 Nov 2018