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A cut above: one nurse’s pioneering hair and skincare project
Ginny Wanjiro sources products for patients from black and minority ethnic backgrounds
14 Oct 2022
Thérèse Coffey says nurses won’t get higher pay offer
Health and social care secretary ‘not anticipating’ any further increase
11 Oct 2022
RCN culture inquiry finds 'division and distrust'
General secretary Pat Cullen apologises on behalf of the college and promises overhaul
10 Oct 2022
Cuppa conundrum: should I make tea for patients’ family and visitors?
Nursing student Freda sparked debate on social media when musing over tea-making etiquette
07 Oct 2022
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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
06 Oct 2022
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