Nursing student appeals to NMC for compassionate leave allowance
Emma Garner missed placement shifts to be with her ill son
09 Oct 2024
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Ward manager struck off after ‘witch’ jibe and conduct and competence issues
Band 7 nurse humiliated colleagues, used foul language and made clinical errors
08 Oct 2024
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07 Oct 2024
NHS pay: delays to salary uplifts to end
Wes Streeting promises timely pay decision, but RCN wary of ‘language of austerity’
01 Oct 2024
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
30 Sep 2024
Role banding: ‘I want fairness for all nurses doing my job’
Specialist nurse argues his band 6 role should be upgraded to band 7
27 Sep 2024
COVID-19 inquiry: nurses describe scenes ‘from hell’ on wards
Former national adviser tells inquiry about trauma of nurses’ experiences in the pandemic
26 Sep 2024
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
23 Sep 2024
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
20 Sep 2024
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
19 Sep 2024
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
17 Sep 2024
Nurse who faced more than 100 charges struck off
FtP panel told of inappropriate challenges to medication and patient discharge
16 Sep 2024
Sepsis treatment: answers to 10 questions could unlock breakthrough for outcomes
Specialist nurses welcome new push to improve diagnosis and care by identifying priorities
13 Sep 2024
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
11 Sep 2024
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’
04 Sep 2024
Nursing job profiles: nurses won’t know review outcome until 2025
Band 4-6 revised profiles will be published after review of all bands is complete
03 Sep 2024
Band 8 revamp boosts incentive for nurses to take the step up
New NHS pay points incentivise staff on band 7 to seek promotion despite loss of overtime pay
02 Sep 2024
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Applications open until 18 October – and you don’t have to be an RCN member to be eligible
27 Aug 2024