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Nurses fear poverty in retirement with pensions too small to live on
Many worry pension won’t be enough, while others opt out to get cash for current living costs
22 Nov 2022
RCN president election: college members have been urged to use their vote
Four nurse candidates standing for key ambassadorial role for nursing in UK and globally
21 Nov 2022
Health secretary labelled ‘deluded’ for his lack of urgency over nurse pay talks
Unions respond to Steve Barclay’s BBC interview in light of looming nurse strikes
21 Nov 2022
Nurses’ strike plans suspended after pay talks get off to a ‘positive’ start in Scotland
Union says constructive opening to negotiations means strike dates can be put on hold
21 Nov 2022
Lucy Letby: wire may have caused significant bleed before Child E’s death, trial hears
Consultant ruled out possibility of innocent explanation for ‘extraordinary’ haemorrhage
18 Nov 2022
First time mentoring a student? Nurses share advice on Twitter
Acute care nurse asks followers for top tips and is inundated with recommendations
18 Nov 2022
Nurses’ work stress can trigger ‘catastrophic loss of self-esteem’
Mental health nurse lead urges kindness, self-care and speaking out when disagreements arise
17 Nov 2022
Staffing crisis: patient dies on trolley as trust sends urgent call out for more nurses
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust took to Twitter to plead for help from off-duty nurses
16 Nov 2022
Inflation-busting pay rise for nurses would come at a cost to the wider NHS – minister
Steve Barclay said it’s service improvements that top the health and social care agenda
16 Nov 2022
Nurses’ well-being worries NHS senior managers as they brace for winter of discontent
Strikes, low morale and staffing shortages combine as NHS leaders reveal their concerns
15 Nov 2022
Winter pressures: nurses ‘unlikely’ to face disciplinary action if care is compromised
Nurse leaders allay fears over disciplinary action for care affected by winter challenges
15 Nov 2022
NHS strike action: why nurses say it’s now time they put themselves first
Nurses quick to react to RCN announcement of the biggest strike in NHS history
10 Nov 2022
Nurses will strike: NHS faces biggest walk out in its history as RCN members vote yes
Most NHS employers face mass winter walk outs over poor pay and patient safety concerns
09 Nov 2022
Lucy Letby ‘told off’ colleague who called for help when baby’s oxygen levels dropped
Neonatal assistant was shocked that her request for extra help was questioned
08 Nov 2022
Nurses look set to strike, as RCN ballot count continues
Early indications suggest members have voted for strike action in union’s biggest-ever ballot
07 Nov 2022
Kicked, punched and threatened: thousands of nurses abused at work last year
Recorded number of assaults on NHS staff in Scotland ’simply unacceptable’, says Unison
04 Nov 2022
How one trust benefits from valuing and promoting overseas nurses
Belinda Alexander says international staff ‘need to feel there is progression in their job’
03 Nov 2022
Lucy Letby was asked repeatedly to leave bereaved family alone, court hears
The nurse was present when three-day-old Child C suddenly deteriorated
01 Nov 2022