Scottish Government plan to boost nursing student intake labelled ‘inadequate’
RCN says strategy to increase homegrown and overseas nurses laudable, but lacks detail
17 Mar 2022
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Healthcare support for Ukrainian refugees: guidance issued for NHS staff
Advice includes checklist for caring for those fleeing war and helping them access services
16 Mar 2022
Mental health: more nurses urgently needed as referrals soar
Pandemic sees surge in demand for treatment for conditions, including anxiety and depression
16 Mar 2022
NHS mileage: call for urgent review as nurses struggle with mounting travel costs
Community staff struggle to get to payday as driving to patients leaves them out-of-pocket
15 Mar 2022
Cervical screening for staff: how a nurse is boosting uptake among her own colleagues
Workplace testing is proving quick and convenient for nursing staff – and it’s easy to set up
15 Mar 2022
Virtual placements for overseas students could help ease their transition to UK practice
Module to be used in Indonesia is tailored to nation’s system but based on NMC standards
14 Mar 2022
Reflecting on two years of the worst pandemic in nurses’ lifetime
Nurses share experiences of the first waves two years after WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic
11 Mar 2022
NHS pay: below-inflation rise (aka real-terms pay cut) ‘highly likely’
Nurses face losing out as chancellor grapples with competing pressures on public spending
10 Mar 2022
Call for flexible hours for all nurses returning after having children – report
Researchers say flexibility is key to retaining nurses and addressing staffing shortages
10 Mar 2022
Racism in the NHS: heartfelt plea by veteran nurse
Comments by retired nurse Zeba Arif come as health organisations endorse manifesto for change
09 Mar 2022
NHS pay: unions accuse RCN of weakening their negotiating position on 2022-23 pay award
Unison, Royal College of Midwives and others voice dismay at RCN’s break-away stance
09 Mar 2022
Nurse vacancies: don’t believe government hype, warns Lord
Lib Dem Lord Willis challenged health department’s 50,000 Nurse Progress report
08 Mar 2022
Nurse struck off for medication errors and failing to show any insight or remorse
Charge included issuing controlled drugs with no checker and giving unprescribed injection
08 Mar 2022
NHS pay: union demands inflation-busting rise worthy of a safety-critical profession
Only substantial salary uplift can stop exodus of nurses and protect patient safety – RCN
08 Mar 2022
Staffing crisis: we’re halfway to target of 50,000 more nurses, says government
But unions demand fair pay for nurses and a transparent health and care workforce strategy
07 Mar 2022
Nurse vacancies: publishing workforce projections ‘doesn’t go far enough’
RCN comments on House of Lords vote to request more regular staffing data from government
04 Mar 2022
Some nurses could earn more money working in a supermarket, MPs told
Poor pay just one of many reasons for staff shortages, a nurse tells parliamentary committee
04 Mar 2022
COVID-19: up to employers to rehire unjabbed staff who lost jobs
Government message follows scrapping of mandatory jabs for front-line health and care staff
03 Mar 2022