Nurses in Scotland to vote on latest pay offer: will it be enough?
Unions are considering the long-awaited offer before consulting members
21 Aug 2024
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Nurse suspended after lowering patients’ early warning scores
Panel finds nurse lowered NEWS but did not note this alteration or escalate condition
20 Aug 2024
Patient deaths remain raised when temporary nurses plug staffing gaps
Employing temporary nurses reduces but does not eliminate higher safety risk
19 Aug 2024
Recruitment crisis: what would make nursing degrees more attractive to students?
Students need greater grant support to ensure they can afford to eat, says degree leader
15 Aug 2024
Mary Seacole statue defaced in ‘disgraceful act of vandalism’
Memorial to nurse who has come to symbolise profession’s diversity is splattered with paint
14 Aug 2024
Consultation opens for you to give your verdict on NHS pay award
RCN consultation invites members to say if 5.5% rise is ‘enough of a start on our journey’
08 Aug 2024
Riots: nursing staff can refuse to treat racist or violent patients
Updated guidance states that staff may withdraw care in certain situations
07 Aug 2024
‘I shouldn’t have done it’: nurse who apologised for falsifying time sheets struck off
Denise Balanza falsely claimed pay for ten shifts at the Royal Preston Hospital
06 Aug 2024
‘Scared to go to work’: Filipino nurses attacked in city riots
Nurses were going to work at hospital providing emergency cover amid violence, report says
05 Aug 2024
ICU nurses awarded tens of thousands of pounds in band 6 back pay
The 13 staff secured the award after job evaluation moved their roles from band 5 to band 6
31 Jul 2024
'Look for jobs in England' newly registered nurses in Scotland told
Final-year children’s nursing students ‘strung along’ after interviews for non-existent jobs
25 Jul 2024
Fraudster nurse lied to secure job as neonatal ward manager
Health board insists pre-employment checks were done, after matron finds CV discrepancies
23 Jul 2024
Is a 5.5% pay offer on the horizon?
Recommended pay rise seen as minimum, with RCN to ballot members before accepting any offer
22 Jul 2024
Alarming surge in numbers of nurses quitting, with many citing burnout
Stark data show thousands leave nursing early which is a tragedy for patient care, says RCN
19 Jul 2024
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16 Jul 2024
Delayed NHS pay award will be top item in new nursing union boss’s in-tray
Nicola Ranger has been named as RCN’s next general secretary
10 Jul 2024
Nursing profession ‘has lost confidence NMC can keep public safe’
Government urged to act after review finds toxic culture and ineffective FtP processes
10 Jul 2024
This Nurse Can: student recruitment campaign smashes stereotypes
Innovative campaign highlights breadth of roles, from air ambulance to global opportunities
09 Jul 2024