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Pandemic exposed over-stretched health and care system’s nursing shortage
Nurse numbers require urgent boost, which is why workforce plan is needed right now – RCN
07 Feb 2022
Sheffield theatre nurse pleads guilty to 17 sexual offences, but denies a further three
Paul Grayson’s charges included sexual assault and voyeurism against patients and staff
04 Feb 2022
Lack of on-site changing forces nurses to wash uniforms at home despite infection risk
Need for on-site changing facilities compromises infection control standards, says study
03 Feb 2022
MMR vaccine: call for nurse-led catch-up drive as uptake among children lowest in decade
RCN also wants public education to tackle vaccine hesitancy and misinformation among parents
02 Feb 2022
Nurses vent fury over revelations in Sue Gray report on Downing Street lockdown parties
Nurses say PM must be held to the same level of accountability as healthcare professionals
02 Feb 2022
No COVID jab, no job: sacked staff deserve their jobs back, without legal wrangle
Union demands compensation for staff penalised by vaccine mandate that is to be scrapped
01 Feb 2022
U-turn expected on mandatory vaccinations for nurses and other front-line staff: reports
Milder Omicron and worries over worsening staff shortage convince government to pull back
31 Jan 2022
Left in FtP limbo: NMC pledges to cut the agonising waits that can blight nurses’ lives
Regulator outlines how it plans to conclude FtP cases more quickly – but can it succeed?
27 Jan 2022
Nurses up to £3,600 worse off as wages fail to keep up with inflation over past decade
Analysis by Nursing Standard shows dramatic disparity when comparing current salaries
27 Jan 2022
More than 100 taken off NMC register for fraudulent registration
Nursing and Midwifery Council removed nurses who have misled the regulator in past five years
25 Jan 2022
Free
RCN Nursing Awards 2022, a chance to showcase practice that makes a difference, now open
Entries invited for individuals and teams in 13 categories covering diversity of nursing
24 Jan 2022
Mental health: helpline’s highest number of calls from nurses
A fifth of more than 800 calls to Our Frontline support service made during pandemic
24 Jan 2022
NHS staff absence and critical COVID cases down, but do you feel pressure lifting yet?
Crisis in nurse numbers, and treatment backlogs give no grounds for complacency
20 Jan 2022
One-off pay rise for ‘superhuman efforts’ of Northern Ireland nurses
Payment for pandemic work is welcomed, but RCN wants talks on ‘a long-term pay structure’
20 Jan 2022
Nurse tells of ‘insurmountable’ pressure to get jab or lose job
From 1 April, all patient-facing NHS staff must have had both COVID-19 vaccine doses
19 Jan 2022
Compulsory COVID-19 jabs for nurses: stark rules on redeployment or dismissal set out
NHS England stance to redeploy or fire patient-facing nurses unvaccinated by April deadline
18 Jan 2022
Nursing students are not part of COVID-19 workforce, RCN asserts
College says Scottish Government implies students on placements are ‘additional staff’
17 Jan 2022
Shorter self-isolation time gets you back to work sooner – but is it worth extra risk?
Science adviser admits rule-change comes with risk, as RCN calls for nurse exemption
17 Jan 2022