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Job comes with a driver: great way to recruit community staff, or a waste of NHS money?
We don’t want to lose out on the best nurses just because they don’t drive, says trust
19 Oct 2021
Inpatient survey reveals high levels of confidence in nurses despite staff shortages
Care Quality Commission survey shows majority had positive interactions with nursing staff
19 Oct 2021
NHS pay award: will nurses in England vote for industrial action?
RCN ballot opens next month and the results will inform next steps in pay dispute
18 Oct 2021
NHS acute services call in the army amid lengthening waiting lists and short-staffing
Nurses, army medics and general troops will shore-up services in two Scottish regions
18 Oct 2021
Displaced overseas nurses start new careers in the UK
Nurses granted skilled worker visas take up staff roles at London’s Wellington Hospital
15 Oct 2021
Former nurses offered £1,000 incentive to return to practice in England
But the RCN calls for urgent action to address why so many nurses leave the profession
14 Oct 2021
NHS pay: industrial action one step closer as union enters dispute process
Nurses angry at ministers’ imposition of ‘insulting’ 3% pay rise in Wales, claims RCN
14 Oct 2021
Off-duty nurse praised for pulling man from burning car on her way to work
‘I was acting on instinct’ said Mags Chineah after she sprinted towards danger
13 Oct 2021
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RCN Nurse of the Year 2021 revealed at live-streamed awards ceremony
Meet the nurse who has improved access to abortion in Northern Ireland, plus all our winners
12 Oct 2021
Give nurses the respect they deserve by protecting their job title in law, urges MP
Labour MP Dawn Butler says patient safety is at risk as anyone can call themselves a ‘nurse’
12 Oct 2021
NHS pay award: ballot opens for nurses in Scotland on possible industrial action
RCN members will be asked what action they would take over Scottish Government’s 4% pay offer
12 Oct 2021
Don’t blame us: nurses face rise in abuse from the public over delays in care
Unions and health bodies urge government and media to be more honest about systemic pressures
11 Oct 2021
Staff exodus from ICU that treated Boris Johnson ‘should ring alarm bells in government’
Critical care staff talk of patient safety fears and corrosive impact of understaffing
08 Oct 2021
Pressure on health services ‘as worrying as the peak of the pandemic’
Eight in ten NHS staff in survey say problems still growing amid backlog and waiting lists
08 Oct 2021
Nurses’ determination praised, but senior leaders urge staff to look after well-being
Letter of support acknowledges ongoing pressures as difficult winter approaches
07 Oct 2021
Essay mills to be banned: crackdown announced on ‘completely unethical’ online services
Impact of market for ready-written nursing essays has been worrying universities
07 Oct 2021
Nurse pay award: staff in England to vote on willingness for industrial action
Ballot of RCN members will ask what steps they would take – including a strike
06 Oct 2021
Care home staff to be paid when travelling for flu jab or self-isolating due to COVID
RCN says funding will boost vaccine uptake, but staff still need full occupational sick pay
06 Oct 2021