From placements to Starbucks: newly registered nurses struggle to find NHS jobs
New nurses report working as baristas as trusts impose recruitment freezes and staff cuts
20 Sep 2024
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Number of students accepted onto nursing degree courses lowest in over a decade
Slump in course acceptances prompts call for urgent action on student finances
19 Sep 2024
Tearful former chief nurse tells COVID inquiry of nursing staff’s struggles in pandemic
She said ‘catastrophic’ loss of NHS student bursary robbed workforce of thousands of nurses
17 Sep 2024
Nurse who faced more than 100 charges struck off
FtP panel told of inappropriate challenges to medication and patient discharge
16 Sep 2024
Recommended 5.5% pay rise approved for nurses in Wales
Award receives tepid response from RCN Wales, which will now ask members if it’s enough
11 Sep 2024
Lucy Letby: what is the purpose of the public inquiry?
Thirlwall Inquiry will examine events at trust and hear evidence from parents and staff
09 Sep 2024
Nurse used funds from patient activity budget to pay for staff party
NMC panel hands out two-month suspension, but finds nurse is not ‘inherently dishonest’
04 Sep 2024
Nursing job profiles: nurses won’t know review outcome until 2025
Band 4-6 revised profiles will be published after review of all bands is complete
03 Sep 2024
Band 8 revamp boosts incentive for nurses to take the step up
New NHS pay points incentivise staff on band 7 to seek promotion despite loss of overtime pay
02 Sep 2024
Develop your career or help fund your degree with an RCN Foundation grant
Applications open until 18 October – and you don’t have to be an RCN member to be eligible
27 Aug 2024
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
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