COVID-19: surveys find nurses feeling ‘neglected and betrayed’
ICON study shows nurses' frustration over poor pay and lack of support during pandemic
30 Nov 2021
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Deadline nears in pay ballot for RCN members in England and Wales
NHS nurses have until Tuesday midday to say if they would take industrial action on 3% offer
29 Nov 2021
Nurses with long-COVID still waiting for financial support
MP demands its classification as an occupational disease so staff can claim benefits
29 Nov 2021
Give nurses training to spot acute illnesses on all skin types
Medical devices can be ineffective on some minority ethnic groups, so training is vital
26 Nov 2021
Nurses in Wales work 34,000 hours in overtime every week as staffing crisis deepens
RCN Wales demands a robust recruitment strategy and fair pay for nurses
25 Nov 2021
We must all play our part in tackling racism, says NMC chief
Andrea Sutcliffe says stamping out discrimination falls on everyone’s shoulders
25 Nov 2021
Simulated learning hours double for students’ clinical practice
NMC gives go-ahead to increase simulated activities from 300 to 600 hours
24 Nov 2021
NHS technology slow, outdated and unreliable, nurses tell survey
Patchy internet connection, poor IT support and non-user-friendly systems the top barriers
22 Nov 2021
NMC vows to address training gaps after nurse struck off for racial slurs
This follows High Court decision to overturn its ruling to only suspend nurse Melanie Hayes
18 Nov 2021
App will empower 20,000 nurses to choose bank shifts in north west London trusts
Staff can decide when to work among four trusts, in a drive to ease winter pressures on NHS
18 Nov 2021
Protecting ‘nurse’ title in law moves a step closer to reality
Labour MP Dawn Butler tables bill amendment so that only NMC-registered nurses are legitimate
17 Nov 2021
Nurses tell of workload and money pressures fuelling exodus from the profession
Registrants discuss factors forcing many to quit, as NMC reveals extent of departures
17 Nov 2021
We can’t break NHS staff anymore, warns critical care nurse lead
Nurse leaders fear many staff will quit due to burnout and winter pressures, a survey reveals
16 Nov 2021
Number of nurses and midwives leaving NMC register hits four-year high
Fair pay rise now an urgent priority, to stop flow of nurses out of profession, insists RCN
16 Nov 2021
Sickle cell disease awareness and training must be improved, report urges
‘Serious care failings’ found by inquiry, which calls for better education
15 Nov 2021
Pressure on ‘severely depleted’ nursing workforce cannot go on, report warns
RCN says patient and nurse safety is at risk and contributing to an unsustainable NHS
15 Nov 2021
Don’t be afraid to ask for help, says recipient of ‘career-saving’ childcare grant
Nurse and health visiting student received £1,000 from Healthcare Workers’ Foundation
12 Nov 2021
We’re prepared to strike: NHS nurses’ walk-out message to union in midst of pay dispute
Ballot of RCN members in Scotland suggests majority willing to strike over pay rise
11 Nov 2021