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NHS facing serious challenges to maintain standards of care – report

The NHS faces 'serious challenges in maintaining standards of care', with senior managers...

Jeremy Hunt under fire for voting against scrapping pay cap

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has been asked how the government can afford a £1 billion deal...

RCNi seeks new board chair

Nursing Standard publisher RCNi is looking for a new chair to provide the board with clear...

Standards for nursing associates to be drawn up by NMC

Professional standards for the work of nursing associates will be drawn up by the Nursing...

Pressure mounting on government to scrap pay cap

The RCN’s summer of protest is set to continue amid mounting pressure on the government to...

Staff at four hospitals to strike for better pay

Cleaners, porters and security staff at four London hospitals will stage three-day strike...

Now's the time to nominate exemplary nurses for Kate Granger awards...

Chief nurse urges more nurses to nominate colleagues and teams for Kate Granger...

Casualty stars join birthday celebrations of inspirational nurse

Real and fictional nurses gathered together at the weekend to celebrate the 70th birthday of...

Nominations open for nurse leadership award

Sue Pembrey Award is mainly aimed at band 6 and 7 nurses.

Leading nurse academic to join University of Surrey

Jill Maben will leave King’s College London for professor of nursing post at the University...

UK nurse numbers fall for first time in recent history

More nurses and midwives are leaving the Nursing and Midwifery Council register than are...

MP vote on policy amendment to lift nurse pay cap

MPs debated Labour Party amendment to the Queen's Speech to lift the public sector pay cap.

Nurses take protest over pay to Department of Health

Nurses across England and Scotland intensified their demands for a pay rise as the RCN's...

Patients Association appoints new chief executive

The Patients Association’s appointment of Rachel Power as chief executive marks the start of...

Hospital fire safety under spotlight after Grenfell

The NHS has confirmed it is reviewing fire safety procedures in the wake of the Grenfell...

Finsbury Park mosque attack: senior sister praises team’s response

The senior sister in charge of the unit where patients were treated following the terror...

Nurses across UK to start ‘summer of protest’ rallies next week

The first wave of RCN ‘summer of protest’ rallies will begin next week, with nurses makking...

RCN warns over proposed cuts to London NHS trusts

'Unnecessary suffering' could be caused by proposed cuts to London NHS trusts disclosed in a...

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