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Nurses look set to strike, as RCN ballot count continues
Early indications suggest members have voted for strike action in union’s biggest-ever ballot
07 Nov 2022
Experienced racism at work? New nurse resource aims to tackle abuse
NMC says it is determined to support nurses challenge racism ‘wherever they see it’
07 Nov 2022
Kicked, punched and threatened: thousands of nurses abused at work last year
Recorded number of assaults on NHS staff in Scotland ’simply unacceptable’, says Unison
04 Nov 2022
Lucy Letby ‘hovering around’ before Child D’s death, court hears
Child D’s mother describes seeing Ms Letby in the neonatal unit evening before baby’s death
03 Nov 2022
How one trust benefits from valuing and promoting overseas nurses
Belinda Alexander says international staff ‘need to feel there is progression in their job’
03 Nov 2022
Oliver McGowan learning disability training live for all nurses
Training named after teenager who died after being given unsuitable antipsychotic medication
02 Nov 2022
NHS prepares for potential mass walkouts as RCN strike ballot closes
Trusts in England are being asked to ‘stress-test’ services ahead of possible strikes
02 Nov 2022
Will nurses strike over pay? Anticipation mounts as ballot closes
Results will show if nurses have met threshold of votes needed to trigger industrial action
02 Nov 2022
Lucy Letby was asked repeatedly to leave bereaved family alone, court hears
The nurse was present when three-day-old Child C suddenly deteriorated
01 Nov 2022
Strike ballot: ‘international nurses say they can’t afford to vote yes’
Staff should be reassured that they won’t face NMC action, amid ‘undercurrent of fear’
01 Nov 2022
Nursing students: higher loan repayments will deter recruits – report
Changes will see repayments jump by up to 142% for female students, researchers claim
01 Nov 2022
Nurse lands record contract after winning The Voice UK
Anthonia Edwards says she won’t give up on nursing as she follows her dreams as a singer
31 Oct 2022
‘Try harder’ to increase nurses’ pay, patient tells Rishi Sunak
Catherine Poole’s lecture was captured by Sky News as PM toured Croydon University Hospital
31 Oct 2022
It would take a nurse 20,000 years (with no outgoings) to match PM’s wealth, argues MP
Rishi Sunak urged to contrast nurses’ pay with his ‘vast’ fortune and impose a wealth tax
28 Oct 2022
Pay us for the extra hour on shift when clocks go back, say nurses
Nursing Standard poll on Twitter and Instagram found majority say they should be paid extra
28 Oct 2022
Nurses working equivalent of one day a week for free, claims report
Salary has fallen by 20% in real terms since 2010 for most nurses, say researchers
28 Oct 2022
Lucy Letby: court hears nurse told colleague it was ‘all a bit much’
Jury shown messages Ms Letby sent to friends following her shift after Child C’s death
27 Oct 2022
General practice nurses feel like scapegoats as services struggle to meet demand
We’re accused of slacking and remaining behind closed doors, GPNs tell group of MPs
27 Oct 2022