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NHS pay deal: RCN ballot closes soon

Concern in RCN about ballot's low response rate

Deadline nears on vote for NHS pay offer

RCN members in England are voting on the pay offer

Emergency readmissions jump 40% in seven years

Emergency readmissions to hospital for potentially preventable conditions have risen 40% in...

Hospital workers call off parking-charges protest at the 11th hour

Hospital staff in King's Lynn will now vote on board's revised offer for car park...

New Zealand nurses vote to strike over pay

Union claims NZ government's latest offer is 'entirely misleading'

NHS overspend on staffing nudges £1.5 billion

Increased demand, sickness absence and high vacancy rates put pressure on staffing budgets

Study will examine experience of people who have dementia and cancer

Researchers will aim to identify immediate service improvements

EXCLUSIVE: ‘You can't comply with safe staffing law on some wards by robbing...

Nurse managers are struggling to fill staffing gaps and protect skill mix

Suicide awareness: RCN mental health lead calls for clear guidance for nurses

Nurses ‘often feel ill-equipped to step in’ when someone is experiencing suicidal thoughts

Hospital parking charges: Norfolk trust staff to protest against ‘swingeing hikes’

Health union warns it could ballot members on industrial action

‘Big Ideas’ awards offer bursaries for innovation in care

Awards of up to £3,000 open to healthcare professionals working on projects that benefit...

Pay more tax or expect less from the NHS

Public will accept tax rises for NHS if their money is not wasted, says Jeremy Hunt 

Scotland publishes new safe staffing bill

No minimum staffing ratio, but care providers must use workload and workforce planning tools

Flu jab: nurses lag behind doctors in uptake of seasonal vaccine

Healthcare workers at elevated risk of contracting flu

Chief nurse Jane Cummings to step down

England’s chief nurse Jane Cummings to step down after more than six years

Nursing and Midwifery Council publishes new proficiency standards

NMC describes standards, to be implemented by 2020, as ‘ambitious’ despite some criticism

Outrage at plan to sell NHS building that offers London nurses affordable housing

Queen Mary's House in upmarket Hampstead, London, currently houses 52 mainly NHS staff...

How paramedic slashed frequent caller ED attendance with coffee and a chat

Intervention that had remarkable success in Blackpool now being adopted elsewhere

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