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RCN president election: college members have been urged to use their vote
Four nurse candidates standing for key ambassadorial role for nursing in UK and globally
21 Nov 2022
Health secretary labelled ‘deluded’ for his lack of urgency over nurse pay talks
Unions respond to Steve Barclay’s BBC interview in light of looming nurse strikes
21 Nov 2022
Nurses’ strike plans suspended after pay talks get off to a ‘positive’ start in Scotland
Union says constructive opening to negotiations means strike dates can be put on hold
21 Nov 2022
Lucy Letby: wire may have caused significant bleed before Child E’s death, trial hears
Consultant ruled out possibility of innocent explanation for ‘extraordinary’ haemorrhage
18 Nov 2022
First time mentoring a student? Nurses share advice on Twitter
Acute care nurse asks followers for top tips and is inundated with recommendations
18 Nov 2022
Autumn budget: failure to address nurses’ pay crisis prompts five-day warning from RCN
RCN will announce strike dates and locations if government does not enter pay talks
17 Nov 2022
Unions slam call for NHS body to consider UK debt in 2023 pay award
Health and social care secretary is ‘in denial’ of unrest over current pay offer, says RCN
17 Nov 2022
Nurses’ work stress can trigger ‘catastrophic loss of self-esteem’
Mental health nurse lead urges kindness, self-care and speaking out when disagreements arise
17 Nov 2022
Inflation-busting pay rise for nurses would come at a cost to the wider NHS – minister
Steve Barclay said it’s service improvements that top the health and social care agenda
16 Nov 2022
Nurses face real-terms pay cut of at least £1,500 next year, says TUC
Government urged to drop plans for mere 2% rise to avoid more ‘pay misery’ for nurses
16 Nov 2022
Lucy Letby: death of newborn ‘could have happened to any baby’
Manchester Crown Court hears of neonatal nurse’s WhatsApp conversation with a colleague
15 Nov 2022
Nurses’ well-being worries NHS senior managers as they brace for winter of discontent
Strikes, low morale and staffing shortages combine as NHS leaders reveal their concerns
15 Nov 2022
Winter pressures: nurses ‘unlikely’ to face disciplinary action if care is compromised
Nurse leaders allay fears over disciplinary action for care affected by winter challenges
15 Nov 2022
Nurse pay demands ‘neither reasonable nor affordable’ – health secretary
Steve Barclay says he is ‘saddened’ by nurses choosing to vote for strike action
14 Nov 2022
Well-being fund set up in memory of a nurse who died by suicide
The Amin Abdullah RCN Foundation grant will make awards of up to £1,000 to nurse-led...
14 Nov 2022
Payday bonanza for nursing agencies as NHS struggles to fill staffing gaps
Firms enjoy steep rise in NHS spending as trusts exceed cap on fees for temporary cover
11 Nov 2022
Cuts to nursing student placements ‘ridiculously stressful’
Students at Birmingham City University talk of their struggle to make up the required hours
11 Nov 2022
Strike action: some nurses claim RCN postal ballot never arrived
More than 96% of members at one trust in favour but were eight votes shy of 50% threshold
10 Nov 2022