Nurses who decline COVID-19 vaccination could be redeployed
NHS tells trusts redeployment an option if significant risk to staff, colleagues or patients
15 Mar 2021
News
Keep up-to-date with the latest nursing headlines. If you know of a news story relevant to nurses that should be covered by RCNi, call 020 8872 3146 or email the newsroom.
COVID-19 vaccine consent: picture book aims to support people with learning disabilities
RCN Foundation funds project by nurse researchers and charity Beyond Words
15 Mar 2021
Furlough versus NHS pay rise: nurses condemn health minister’s ‘sexist’ comments
Nadine Dorries says nurses would prefer furlough pay for partners than their own pay rise
12 Mar 2021
Thousands more nurses affected by work-related stress in 2020, poll shows
NHS staff survey results show why action on pay and staff retention is urgent, says RCN
12 Mar 2021
Slow hand clap protest over nurses 1% pay offer
Unison says prime minister should rethink pay deal after staff’s role in COVID-19 response
11 Mar 2021
A minute’s silence for nurses to mark pandemic anniversary
RCN’s 11 March event marks one year since WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic
11 Mar 2021
Most nurses can’t launder uniforms at work, poll suggests
Nursing Standard survey follows study findings on possible COVID-19 transmission at home
09 Mar 2021
#HereforLife recruitment campaign tackles community nursing stereotypes
Social media drive aims to attract newly qualified nurses and shore up workforce
09 Mar 2021
Junior minister is fielded to face urgent question over nurses’ pay
Health secretary Hancock sends junior colleague to face Opposition in Commons
08 Mar 2021
Call for urgent review of ‘flawed’ COVID-19 infection guidelines
Guidance fails to consider airborne infection as a key way the virus is transmitted, says RCN
08 Mar 2021
RCN sets up strike fund over ‘pitiful’ 1% pay rise recommendation
Fund would support members involved in industrial action as unions prepare for pay talks
07 Mar 2021
Unions label 1% nurse pay rise suggestion as 'insulting'
RCN accuses government of being dangerously out of touch with nursing staff and public
04 Mar 2021
Healthcare assistant who worked at the same trust for 40 years dies of COVID-19
Margaret Waine remembered as a caring colleague known for tucking her patients in at night
04 Mar 2021
NHS pay: nurses in bid to pile pre-Budget pressure on Chancellor
Staff on AfC terms use social media campaign to demand inflation-busting deal
02 Mar 2021
NHS teamwork in the pandemic: how is it for you?
Study asks nurses how COVID-19 has affected the functioning of clinical teams
01 Mar 2021
Rules relaxed on recruiting overseas nurses
RCN cautions that change risks damaging health and care systems of developing countries
01 Mar 2021
Some respirator masks issued to staff may not be safe, government warns
Healthcare providers told to stop using certain FFP3 respirator masks, pending checks
26 Feb 2021
Nurses urged to check people with learning disabilities registered for COVID-19 vaccine
RCN says not all adult service users on GP learning disability register
26 Feb 2021