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Nurses expected to be offered 5% pay rise this week
NHS would need to help pay for the rise, but RCN warns 5% would be unacceptable to nurses
18 Jul 2022
Heatwave: chief nurse insists nurses drink water on wards
Ruth May urges employers to ensure all care staff stay hydrated during shifts
18 Jul 2022
Nurses’ views needed on proposed changes to education standards
NMC consultation looks at entry requirements, placements, and knowledge or skills criteria
15 Jul 2022
Sharp fall in nursing degree applications ‘cause for concern’
RCN cites soaring inflation as number of mature students applying for courses drops
14 Jul 2022
Calls to rethink plan to scrap health and social care BTEC amid growing staffing crisis
‘Reckless’ plan blocks pathway to nursing and deters potential recruits, warns NHS leader
13 Jul 2022
Government votes to allow agency staff to cover work of striking nurses
Unions warn move will undermine patient safety and is damaging to nurses’ right to strike
13 Jul 2022
Rape threats, predatory staff and daily misogynies: nurses reveal scale of abuse in NHS
Nurses use Survivors in Scrubs website to report sex-based power imbalances
13 Jul 2022
Nurses in Scotland asked if they would strike in ballot on 5% pay offer
RCN is asking nurses to reject the offer and say if they would consider industrial action
12 Jul 2022
Nurse who gave first COVID-19 jab to receive George Cross on behalf of NHS England staff
May Parsons will accept the medal for heroism and courage in the face of extreme danger
12 Jul 2022
Public support rising for pay strike by nurses
Support for nurses to strike over pay has risen to nearly 50%, says the RCN
11 Jul 2022
Nurse pay rise could mean cuts to cancer and primary care
NHS England warns that patients and other services could be affected without government boost
11 Jul 2022
Mental health nurse selected for Commonwealth Games weightlifting team
Cyrille Tchatchet will represent England at the games in Birmingham this summer
08 Jul 2022
Nurse struck off after sending naked pictures of himself to junior colleagues
Nurse’s behaviour fell far below the standards expected of him, regulator says
07 Jul 2022
What nurses need to know about the new health secretary
With a background in finance, Steve Barclay voted against protecting the ‘nurse’ title in law
06 Jul 2022
New health secretary told to urgently address nursing workforce crisis
Steve Barclay is told he faces ‘big and pressing challenges’ as nurses await pay award
06 Jul 2022
COVID-19: UK nations prepare to end special sick pay arrangements for nursing staff
Nurse leaders say government is not adequately supporting those workers with long-COVID
05 Jul 2022
Fit notes: online training available as nurses among clinicians to gain new powers
Several healthcare professions are now able to certify whether patients are fit for work
05 Jul 2022
Nurses’ days off due to stress-related illness up 20% from pre-COVID levels
Latest data from NHS Digital show that more than 128,000 days were lost in February this year
04 Jul 2022