Racism in the NHS: promotion twice as likely for white nurses
RCN survey shows racism is rife and black and Asian nurses often miss out on promotion
08 Jun 2022
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New nursing education institute aims to revolutionise learning ‘for tomorrow’s nurses’
RCN wants the institute to become a centre of excellence in nurse learning
08 Jun 2022
Nurses with long-COVID are being abandoned instead of supported
Nurses with long-COVID face a lottery of care and need better support from NHS and employers
07 Jun 2022
Food poverty: decent NHS pay would put an end to nurses queuing for food banks
Former prime minister Gordon Brown calls for action on nurses’ pay and short-staffing
07 Jun 2022
Nurses call for ban on ‘abhorrent’ LGBT conversion therapy
Members say practice is a form of abuse that has driven some people to self-harm and suicide
07 Jun 2022
NHS pay: don’t be embarrassed to ask for more, because you’re worth it
Nurses’ safety-critical work does not get the recognition it deserves, says union leader
07 Jun 2022
Overworked, no lunch breaks, chronic staff shortages – nurses speak out
RCN congress discusses long hours and votes to investigate its impact on nurses’ health
06 Jun 2022
Platinum Jubilee: Queen honours nurses’ selfless pandemic response
Honours list gives royal recognition to the incredible public service of nursing staff
01 Jun 2022
NMC to launch consultation on relaxing English language tests
Move follows concern overseas-trained nurses are being prevented from practising in the UK
31 May 2022
Registration fee: NMC urged to cut the cost to nurses as household bills keep on rising
Regulator commits to continued fee freeze, with charge already lagging behind inflation
31 May 2022
Make period products free for struggling nurses, say unions
Survey reveals nearly one quarter of people who menstruate struggle to afford sanitary items
30 May 2022
We can’t afford to pay high parking charges for work, say nurses
Staff lodge official complaint about parking charges at Leighton Hospital, Crewe
27 May 2022
New petrol grant sees hundreds of applicants in first 24 hours
QNI offered up to £100 per month for community nurses but was inundated with requests
26 May 2022
Nurses react angrily to Sue Gray report on lockdown parties
Revelations in report on COVID breaches in Downing St prompt disgust among nurses
25 May 2022
Should overseas nurses’ English language requirements be relaxed?
NMC consultation will look at whether English tests are overly difficult
25 May 2022
Poorly paid nurses struggling to pay the rent or get a mortgage, MPs told
Sky high living costs forcing highly skilled nurses to quit, RCN leader tells Commons panel
25 May 2022
NMC set to overhaul public health and community nursing post-registration standards
NMC’s co-produced changes will update, modernise and streamline post-registration standards
24 May 2022
Hospitals set up food banks and emergency loans for nurses
RCN criticises the ‘outrageous state of affairs’ and demands fair pay for staff
23 May 2022