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Employers in Scotland struggle to reduce NHS nurse vacancies

Sharp rise in long-term vacancies as overall level of unfilled nursing posts remains static

FtP cases: NMC fails to support people involved

Flaws identified in NMC's handling of Morecambe Bay tragedies persist even now

NHS pay deal: RCN ballot closes soon

Concern in RCN about ballot's low response rate

Guernsey nurses accept 4.25% pay rise with promise of reform to pay scales

RCN welcomes deal and news that independent chair has been appointed to pay review body

London's nurse vacancy rate is country's highest...

RCN calls on government to take urgent action

Deadline nears on vote for NHS pay offer

RCN members in England are voting on the pay offer

Delayed ED handover linked to patient deaths, ambulance crews' union claims...

GMB says longer waiting times before paramedics can hand patients over are 'a terrible...

Emergency readmissions jump 40% in seven years

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

People with complex needs are stuck in inpatient care because of chaotic systems

Service users are being let down by lack of strategic support

Efficiency review calls on NHS to equip all community nurses with digital technology

Antiquated IT systems are stifling nurses’ productivity, says review

School nurse posts targeted in Birmingham budget cuts

School nurse posts in Birmingham look set to be reduced due to budget cuts by the city...

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'

‘Let nurse practitioners sign abortion consents’

Law's insistence on doctors' abortion consent is paternalism – Commons health...

District nurse struck off NMC register for 'deplorable, abhorrent' conduct...

Marc Williamson was accused of trying to extract money from a vulnerable patient

NHS overspend on staffing nudges £1.5 billion

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

Overseas nurses: public wants relaxation of visa rules

Extent of NHS nursing shortage means foreign doctors are missing out on visas

Study will examine experience of people who have dementia and cancer

Researchers will aim to identify immediate service improvements

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