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Mary Seacole statue defaced in ‘disgraceful act of vandalism’
Memorial to nurse who has come to symbolise profession’s diversity is splattered with paint
14 Aug 2024
Consultation opens for you to give your verdict on NHS pay award
RCN consultation invites members to say if 5.5% rise is ‘enough of a start on our journey’
08 Aug 2024
Riots: nursing staff can refuse to treat racist or violent patients
Updated guidance states that staff may withdraw care in certain situations
07 Aug 2024
‘I shouldn’t have done it’: nurse who apologised for falsifying time sheets struck off
Denise Balanza falsely claimed pay for ten shifts at the Royal Preston Hospital
06 Aug 2024
‘Scared to go to work’: Filipino nurses attacked in city riots
Nurses were going to work at hospital providing emergency cover amid violence, report says
05 Aug 2024
ICU nurses awarded tens of thousands of pounds in band 6 back pay
The 13 staff secured the award after job evaluation moved their roles from band 5 to band 6
31 Jul 2024
Is a 5.5% pay offer on the horizon?
Recommended pay rise seen as minimum, with RCN to ballot members before accepting any offer
22 Jul 2024
Alarming surge in numbers of nurses quitting, with many citing burnout
Stark data show thousands leave nursing early which is a tragedy for patient care, says RCN
19 Jul 2024
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16 Jul 2024
Delayed NHS pay award will be top item in new nursing union boss’s in-tray
Nicola Ranger has been named as RCN’s next general secretary
10 Jul 2024
Nursing profession ‘has lost confidence NMC can keep public safe’
Government urged to act after review finds toxic culture and ineffective FtP processes
10 Jul 2024
This Nurse Can: student recruitment campaign smashes stereotypes
Innovative campaign highlights breadth of roles, from air ambulance to global opportunities
09 Jul 2024
Toxic culture at NMC is endangering nurses’ lives
Nurses are being let down by their regulator, leading lawyer finds
09 Jul 2024
UK general election: meet the three new nurse MPs
Former nursing chief, an adult nurse and a mental health nurse win Westminster seats
05 Jul 2024
Test centre fraud: NMC strips seven nurses of their registration
Suspicions were aroused because competence tests were completed ‘exceptionally fast’
04 Jul 2024
Racism row forces NMC to appoint second CEO in less than a week
Helen Herniman is now in post as the regulator’s interim chief executive
03 Jul 2024
Lib Dem leader’s pledge to improve cancer care and push for emergency health budget
Sir Ed Davey wants to provide a specialist nurse for every cancer patient if party is elected
27 Jun 2024
Strike action: longer day shifts tip exhausted theatre nurses over the edge
‘Chronically overworked’ staff at London trust to strike for two days in protest
26 Jun 2024