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ICU nurse who pleaded with panic buyers in pandemic ‘not sure’ she will stay in nursing
One year on, Dawn Bilbrough reflects on the emotional toll on nurses of COVID-19
22 Mar 2021
Nurses felt unable to challenge DNACPR decisions, regulator finds
CQC says some lacked confidence to confront doctors over decisions in COVID-19 first wave
19 Mar 2021
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RCN Nursing Awards 2021 open for entries: who will be named nurse of the year?
Individuals and teams invited to nominate across 15 award categories
18 Mar 2021
Remember what you owe to nurses, Boris Johnson told
RCN contrasts ‘measly’ pay suggestion with prime minister’s praise for his own COVID-19 care
18 Mar 2021
Virtual nurse training: £25m will expand use of technology and critical care education
RCN welcomes money for England but calls for continual investment in nurses’ development
18 Mar 2021
COVID-19: nurses in Wales to receive £500 bonus for work during pandemic
RCN Wales says one-off payment is not the 'substantive pay rise we have been calling for’
17 Mar 2021
NHS nurse pay: claim that 1% deal would be inflation-busting is dismissed by economist
Expert calls health and social care secretary’s comments to MPs ‘not sensible’
16 Mar 2021
COVID-19: senior nurses support Marie Curie’s National Day of Reflection
Day of reflection will allow ‘a pause to remember those who have died’
16 Mar 2021
Nurses who decline COVID-19 vaccination could be redeployed
NHS tells trusts redeployment an option if significant risk to staff, colleagues or patients
15 Mar 2021
COVID-19 vaccine consent: picture book aims to support people with learning disabilities
RCN Foundation funds project by nurse researchers and charity Beyond Words
15 Mar 2021
Furlough versus NHS pay rise: nurses condemn health minister’s ‘sexist’ comments
Nadine Dorries says nurses would prefer furlough pay for partners than their own pay rise
12 Mar 2021
Thousands more nurses affected by work-related stress in 2020, poll shows
NHS staff survey results show why action on pay and staff retention is urgent, says RCN
12 Mar 2021
Slow hand clap protest over nurses 1% pay offer
Unison says prime minister should rethink pay deal after staff’s role in COVID-19 response
11 Mar 2021
A minute’s silence for nurses to mark pandemic anniversary
RCN’s 11 March event marks one year since WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic
11 Mar 2021
Nurses’ leader is a Bold Woman: head of RCN shortlisted for award
Dame Donna Kinnair on shortlist of Bold Woman Awards 2021
10 Mar 2021
Most nurses can’t launder uniforms at work, poll suggests
Nursing Standard survey follows study findings on possible COVID-19 transmission at home
09 Mar 2021
#HereforLife recruitment campaign tackles community nursing stereotypes
Social media drive aims to attract newly qualified nurses and shore up workforce
09 Mar 2021
Junior minister is fielded to face urgent question over nurses’ pay
Health secretary Hancock sends junior colleague to face Opposition in Commons
08 Mar 2021