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Improving care and patients’ lives: 2022 RCN Nursing Awards winners revealed
RCN Nurse of the Year and 13 other award recipients announced at a ceremony in London
07 Oct 2022
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NHS pension changes put most nurses ‘in terrible position’
Majority of staff will see monthly salary fall under new scheme, Unison warns
03 Oct 2022
Nurses express anger over overseas recruitment plan on social media
Money spent on international scheme should go towards improving UK nurses’ pay, many say
30 Sep 2022
English language requirements for overseas nurses to be eased
NMC green-lights changes to testing that had been criticised for being too difficult
28 Sep 2022
NMC to consider proposed changes to English language requirements for overseas nurses
Plan to revamp language tests would make it easier for overseas staff to register in the UK
22 Sep 2022
Fair pay for nursing: RCN confirms rescheduled date for strike ballot
The ballot will now open on 6 October, with the union urging nurses to vote for a strike
16 Sep 2022
Blow for senior nurses as pay rise anomaly leaves many worse off
Delayed pay award puts some in new pension bracket, owing hundreds in backdated contributions
15 Sep 2022
Nurse pay: RCN delays strike ballot following Queen’s death
College suspends voting for potential industrial action over pay offer
12 Sep 2022
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Queen’s Nurses pay tribute to their patron Elizabeth II
Holders of the prestigious nursing title discuss what the late monarch meant to them
09 Sep 2022
Government could scrap competency test for some overseas nurses to plug staffing gap
Proposed change comes after a consultation to streamline registrations.
05 Sep 2022
Nurse leaders say healthcare support workers cannot replace registered nurses
NHS England made 35,000 job offers to support workers this year to ease pressure on trusts
01 Sep 2022
GMB union asks nurses if they will strike over ‘punishment’ pay offer
The ballot seeks views of almost 10,000 nurse members as workers try ‘to make ends meet’
31 Aug 2022
Government plans to extend pension abatement until March to boost winter staffing
Critics say extending changes made at start of COVID-19 pandemic is just a short-term fix
31 Aug 2022
Mental distress a key reason for hospital nurses leaving NHS, study shows
Short periods of sickness absence are also linked to much higher leaving rates, report says
30 Aug 2022
‘Pay nurses a proper wage and train our own staff’ before looking overseas
Nurses berate UK government plans to recruit overseas nurses for care homes
26 Aug 2022
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Police watchdog will not probe Met over search for nursing student
Referral deemed ‘invalid’, after Owami Davies was found safe and well
25 Aug 2022
Northern Ireland nurses to join other UK nations in industrial action ballot
Health workers in NI, who have not received a 2022-23 pay offer, will be included in RCN vote
25 Aug 2022
Call for UK-wide free period products for nurses – and the breaks to change them
Campaigners urge nations to tackle period poverty and stigma, as Scotland passes new law
23 Aug 2022