COVID-19 jab no longer mandatory for front-line nurses as government announces U-turn
April deadline scrapped to make way for consultation amid worries over staff shortages
31 Jan 2022
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U-turn expected on mandatory vaccinations for nurses and other front-line staff: reports
Milder Omicron and worries over worsening staff shortage convince government to pull back
31 Jan 2022
Thinly-spread nurses need to know a viable plan to boost their numbers is on its way
Hospital waiting times and catch-up services expose severity of nurse shortage
31 Jan 2022
Left in FtP limbo: NMC pledges to cut the agonising waits that can blight nurses’ lives
Regulator outlines how it plans to conclude FtP cases more quickly – but can it succeed?
27 Jan 2022
Nurses up to £3,600 worse off as wages fail to keep up with inflation over past decade
Analysis by Nursing Standard shows dramatic disparity when comparing current salaries
27 Jan 2022
Overseas nurse recruitment: NMC promises registration will speed up
Employers complain process is too slow, but regulator pledges to make it faster and easier
26 Jan 2022
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination: we’ll keep reviewing the rules, says minister
Sajid Javid tells MPs every nurse and other front-line health worker should be vaccinated
26 Jan 2022
More than 100 taken off NMC register for fraudulent registration
Nursing and Midwifery Council removed nurses who have misled the regulator in past five years
25 Jan 2022
Chester hospital deaths: nurse charged with murder of eight babies appears in court
Lucy Letby attended a pre-trial hearing via video link from a prison in Surrey
25 Jan 2022
Alarming shortage of specialist nurses seen at paediatric intensive care units – report
Study found only one paediatric intensive care unit in UK operating at safe staffing levels
25 Jan 2022
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24 Jan 2022
Inflation-proof pay rise for nurses might ‘persuade many burnt-out staff to stay’
Unions give evidence to NHS pay review body and demand action from ministers
24 Jan 2022
Mental health: helpline’s highest number of calls from nurses
A fifth of more than 800 calls to Our Frontline support service made during pandemic
24 Jan 2022
NHS staff absence and critical COVID cases down, but do you feel pressure lifting yet?
Crisis in nurse numbers, and treatment backlogs give no grounds for complacency
20 Jan 2022
One-off pay rise for ‘superhuman efforts’ of Northern Ireland nurses
Payment for pandemic work is welcomed, but RCN wants talks on ‘a long-term pay structure’
20 Jan 2022
COVID-19: what will the lifting of Plan B restrictions mean for nurses?
RCN says end of mandatory measures will ‘do nothing to relieve pressure on NHS’
19 Jan 2022
Nurse tells of ‘insurmountable’ pressure to get jab or lose job
From 1 April, all patient-facing NHS staff must have had both COVID-19 vaccine doses
19 Jan 2022
NHS pensioners who returned to practice in pandemic are to lose financial incentive
Return of abatement rule, suspended at the height of COVID-19, likely to spark departures
18 Jan 2022