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NHS pay: delays to salary uplifts to end
Wes Streeting promises timely pay decision, but RCN wary of ‘language of austerity’
New nurses should begin their careers on band 6 – and more than £37,000 a year
£7K pay uplift for new nurses would attract brilliance, says RCN chief
Role banding: ‘I want fairness for all nurses doing my job’
Specialist nurse argues his band 6 role should be upgraded to band 7
COVID-19 inquiry: nurses describe scenes ‘from hell’ on wards
Former national adviser tells inquiry about trauma of nurses’ experiences in the pandemic
5.5% pay rise isn’t enough: NHS staff tell union leaders they reject 2024-25 award
RCN members in show of resolve over this year’s delayed pay rise
From placements to Starbucks: newly registered nurses struggle to find NHS jobs
New nurses report working as baristas as trusts impose recruitment freezes and staff cuts
Number of students accepted onto nursing degree courses lowest in over a decade
Slump in course acceptances prompts call for urgent action on student finances
Tearful former chief nurse tells COVID inquiry of nursing staff’s struggles in pandemic
She said ‘catastrophic’ loss of NHS student bursary robbed workforce of thousands of nurses
Nurse who faced more than 100 charges struck off
FtP panel told of inappropriate challenges to medication and patient discharge
Sepsis treatment: answers to 10 questions could unlock breakthrough for outcomes
Specialist nurses welcome new push to improve diagnosis and care by identifying priorities
Recommended 5.5% pay rise approved for nurses in Wales
Award receives tepid response from RCN Wales, which will now ask members if it’s enough
Nurse used funds from patient activity budget to pay for staff party
NMC panel hands out two-month suspension, but finds nurse is not ‘inherently dishonest’