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The nurses who won’t feel the benefit of three-year pay deal uplift

Northern Ireland salaries slipping further behind rest of the UK, RCN warns

Nurses praise electronic patient records for ending ‘mountains of notes’

New system increases efficiency and empowers patients at London trust

Knife crime risk: government proposes legal duty for nurses to raise concerns

Consultation suggests staff should report warning signs among young people

Assistant practitioners are being ‘overlooked and pushed to one side’

Some feel the introduction of nursing associates threatens their role

Threat of strike action averted as nurses win fight for pay parity

Jersey nurses dug their heels in because they’re paid less than allied health professionals
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RCN supports bill to protect children in Wales from violence

Bill will remove common law defence of 'reasonable punishment' for smacking a child

Fitness to practise process ‘damages nurses’ careers’, regardless of outcome

Survey finds many exonerated nurses leave the profession or return to a lower position

Why more than 160,000 nurses have walked away from the NHS since 2010

Working in the NHS is taking its toll on nurses' work-life balance, Labour claims

NHS introduces indemnity insurance for nurses working in general practice

Cover brings staff in line with other health service employees

University Twitter campaign aims to make nursing more appealing to men

Glasgow Caledonian University wants to redress gender imbalance among nursing students

NMC responds to criticism over lack of support in fitness to practise cases

New measures will include mental health support and option of legal assistance

Game of Thrones star launches brain injury charity to improve care for young adults

Emilia Clarke also reveals that she survived two brain haemorrhages

Royal College of Physicians adopts same position as the RCN on assisted dying

Following poll of doctors, college drops opposition in favour of neutral stance on the issue

Return to practice: proposals aim to make process easier and faster

NMC plans include taking a competency test rather than a course

Retired nurse’s ability to smell Parkinson’s chemicals raises hope for early diagnosis

Joy Milne detected musky odour on her late husband before his condition was known

Nursing shortages: student grants and nurse pay rises are the answer, say think tanks

Closing the Gap report outlines immediate actions to curb staff shortfall

Quality of placements can influence nursing graduates’ choice of specialty

Study advises investment in better student experiences in hard-to-recruit areas of practice

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