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RCN summer strike ballot: voting starts

Members urged to vote ‘yes’ to achieve new mandate for industrial action in England

Is the promise of a golden hello the incentive you need when considering job options?

Struggling employers’ financial sweeteners point to continuing crisis in nurse staffing

Patient waits on urine-soaked sheets as emergency department runs 300% over capacity

An inspection of an ED found overcrowding and understaffing was putting patients at risk

Nursing student cuts will ‘devastate patient care for years to come’

RCN members protest at Stormont in Belfast about loss of 300 training places

Ideas wanted: charity supporting nurses’ education and well-being invites your input

RCN Foundation appeals for nurses’ ideas about the help they’d like to see it offer

No sick pay, no pay rise, no incentive: independent sector falls far behind NHS

Calls for pay parity after RCN congress hears about pitiful private contracts for nurses

Lucy Letby: ‘I was isolated and expected to lie’ after leaving neonatal unit

Nurse tells court she had to pretend she wanted to move after ‘devastating’ allegations

Cutting nursing student numbers branded a ‘pound-foolish’ decision

Northern Ireland loss of 300 places will cause ‘irreparable damage’ to patient care, says RCN

Would your needs be better met by RCN if it was tied to wider union movement?

College’s congress votes on call to pursue affiliation with TUC

Women's health: would better support keep nurses in the NHS?

Congress hears from nurses who have worked through ‘career destroying’ health challenges

Calls to condemn unsafe rostering as students ‘learn in fear’ on understaffed placements

Nursing students who are ‘excessively’ used to fill staffing gaps feel unable to speak out

Lucy Letby trial: accused nurse was worried about safety on neonatal unit, court hears

Nurse who denies 17 counts of murder or attempted murder raised concerns with colleagues

Prime minister, ‘get the job finished’ on nurses’ pay – Pat Cullen

In her keynote speech to RCN congress, college head urges government to act now

Nurses vote to ditch 'unfit for purpose' NHS Pay Review Body

Direct negotiation seen as better option than NHS pay process which ignores nurses’ plight

Corridor nursing: the health system blight that makes nurses fear being struck off

Having to give care this way makes you feel terrible, emergency nurse tells RCN’s congress

Strikes are not over, defiant nurses tell ministers

RCN Congress debates steps to secure better pay offer as ballot on fresh strikes nears

RCN congress: pay, workplace pressures and nurses’ mental health on this year’s agenda

Nurses gather in Brighton for 2023 conference as college continues to press for better pay

Black nurse told to bleach her skin receives further compensation

Nurse awarded £13,000 to cover loss of earnings, on top of original damages of almost £26,000

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