As biggest rail strike in 30 years begins across the UK – will nurses be next?
Disputes are taking shape over NHS pay, with a warning that many experienced staff could quit
21 Jun 2022
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Tory peer blasts ‘scandalous’ rejection of thousands of would-be nursing students
‘Rationing’ of university places condemned with 35,000 potential nursing students turned away
20 Jun 2022
Whistleblowing nurse awarded over £460,000 after unfair dismissal claim is upheld
Linda Fairhall lost her job after raising concerns about staffing levels and workload
20 Jun 2022
One in five NHS staff looking for new job as living costs soar
Health unions say situation worsening by the week and more staff are turning to food banks
17 Jun 2022
Suspended: Band 6 nurse who was obsessed with looking up people’s medical records
Her confidentiality breaches involved relatives, neighbours and a colleague
17 Jun 2022
Emergency department waiting times are the worst ever, say nurses
RCEM study reveals more than 1,000 people a day wait up to 12 hours or more
16 Jun 2022
Nurses win legal power to sign fit notes in move to cut red tape in general practice
Aim is to speed up fitness-to-work certification and reduce unecessary GP appointments
16 Jun 2022
Heatwave looms: nurses warned to stay hydrated as temperatures soar
Employers told to give nurses time to refuel and rehydrate while on duty in hot weather
16 Jun 2022
Nurses in Scotland set to consider final pay offer of 5%
Union says offer ‘falls far short of expectations of a fair pay award’
15 Jun 2022
Nurses have endured a decade of falling wages, study finds
Health Foundation says pandemic and cost of living crisis necessitate a new approach to pay
15 Jun 2022
QNI urges Sajid Javid to work with nurses to ease high fuel costs
Charity raises ‘serious concerns’ for community nurses who are struggling
14 Jun 2022
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Finalists for the RCN Nursing Awards 2022 revealed
Shortlist announced for the awards that showcase the very best of the profession
13 Jun 2022
Feeling menopausal? Don’t be embarrassed to ask for reasonable adjustments at work
Menopause symptoms are forcing women to give up on their careers, so employers must help
13 Jun 2022
Soaring inflation means nurses face ‘miserly’ pay offer – TUC
Union warns that nurses’ real pay down £5,200 compared with 2010
10 Jun 2022
Nursing students being ‘used and abused’ on placements
RCN congress votes to demand protection of supernumerary status for students
09 Jun 2022
Employers failing nurses on flexible hours due to staff shortages
While a few trusts are trailblazing the practice, some nurses told ‘not to bother asking’
09 Jun 2022
‘Gender-diverse patients face horrendously bad healthcare experience’
Nurses urged to challenge discrimination and poor care of trans and non-binary people
08 Jun 2022
Exploited and lied to – how overseas nurses are mistreated when they come to work in NHS
Stories of unfairness prompt call to lobby trusts on ethical policies for overseas nurses
08 Jun 2022