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Clinical support worker Sheila Kerai wins scholarship to study nursing in memory of her friend Areema Nasreen who died of COVID-19

Award will help clinical support worker to realise her career ambition to qualify as a nurse

06 Apr 2021
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RCN recommends members vote against it as GMB Scotland calls for 15% rise

06 Apr 2021
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hand holding call bell featuring 'nurses' symbol depicting woman in a starched cap

Nurse prompts Twitter debate on impact of out-dated imagery on bedside buzzers

01 Apr 2021
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Picture shows a young woman looking at a computer screen
Online course will teach nurses how they can campaign for significant pay rise
01 Apr 2021
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Entrance to Royal Free Hospital in London, where ICU staff have complained about staffing and burnout

Critical care staff prompt RCN’s written appeal over nurse-patient ratios and burnout

31 Mar 2021
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Applause for NHS

IPPR warns that government must improve workforce strategy to retain healthcare staff

31 Mar 2021
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Poster in a window expresses support for NHS pay rise

Unions urge public to show their support for a ‘proper’ pay increase for nurses

30 Mar 2021
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image of nurse beside money and a clock to show how their holiday pay has been miscalculated

Nurses have been out-of-pocket after employers ignored regular overtime in payroll calculations

29 Mar 2021
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Woman on a laptop for a conference call

RCN pledges to work with regulators to ensure virtual hearings maintain fairness

26 Mar 2021
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NHS pay proposal in Scotland ‘should shame’ Boris Johnson into improving plan for England

25 Mar 2021
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Minister of state for care Helen Whately

Helen Whately defends ‘insulting’ 1% pay offer as study reveals impact of austerity on nurses

25 Mar 2021
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RCN says nurses must be supported in making an informed choice about vaccination 

23 Mar 2021

One year on, Dawn Bilbrough reflects on the emotional toll on nurses of COVID-19

22 Mar 2021

CQC says some lacked confidence to confront doctors over decisions in COVID-19 first wave

19 Mar 2021

Individuals and teams invited to nominate across 15 award categories

18 Mar 2021

RCN contrasts ‘measly’ pay suggestion with prime minister’s praise for his own COVID-19 care

18 Mar 2021

RCN welcomes money for England but calls for continual investment in nurses’ development

18 Mar 2021

RCN Wales says one-off payment is not the 'substantive pay rise we have been calling for’

17 Mar 2021

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