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Duchess speaks of heartfelt gratitude to nurses for their sacrifices in the pandemic
The royal was delivering video message to mark end of Nursing Now campaign
24 May 2021
NMC asks own regulator to review controversial FtP ruling
Melanie Hayes was not struck off after using racially offensive language about colleagues
21 May 2021
Sharps injuries: survey suggests one in four nurses receive no safety training
Results show more than 60% receive a sharps injury in their career, RCN says
21 May 2021
Pressure on nurses is affecting register leaver numbers, says NMC
Support for staff well-being vital to help nurses stay as COVID-19 impact becomes clear
20 May 2021
RCN Nursing Awards 2021: don’t delay, enter today
Deadline is 24 May – so enter now to ‘tell the world about nursing excellence’
20 May 2021
Boris Johnson defends proposed 1% pay offer after nurse who treated him quits
Prime minister addresses parliament after ICU nurse Jennie McGee leaves NHS
19 May 2021
Nurse who overcame cancer sets up support group
Christine Plant created the online group to help others with or who have had cancer
19 May 2021
COVID-19: nurse who cared for prime minister in hospital resigns over 1% pay offer
Jenny McGee says she is leaving NHS because nurses ‘are not getting the respect we deserve’
18 May 2021
Chester hospital deaths: trial date set for nurse charged with murder of eight babies
Lucy Letby, who worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital, to stand trial in July 2022
18 May 2021
Fitness to practise: nurses wait longer for outcomes as cases pile up
Backlog of FtP cases grows as regulator grapples with staffing and drive to improve decisions
18 May 2021
‘Incredibly discriminatory’ email about Nigerian nurse prompts NMC intervention
Regulator and NHS commissioning group investigate message sent to job applicant
17 May 2021
Men in Nursing video aims to tackle perceptions and promote diversity
Universities in Northern Ireland want to show nursing as rewarding career for men
17 May 2021
Nurses in Scotland to get 4% pay rise amid calls for further talks
Increase ‘without further negotiation’ comes despite rejection of deal by two nursing unions
15 May 2021
NMC expected to remove emergency education standards introduced during pandemic
Governing council to decide if standards should be removed and a possible timetable
14 May 2021
Nurses say ‘yes’ to joining worldwide nursing network
RCN members want to see college return to the International Council of Nurses
14 May 2021
Pop star Dua Lipa pays tribute to Dame Elizabeth Anionwu at Brit Awards
Pioneering nurse welcomes high profile support for profession and nurses’ fair pay campaign
13 May 2021
International Nurses’ Day: Crown actor honoured to be part of service hailing nurses
Helena Bonham Carter at Westminster Abbey to mark Florence Nightingale’s birthday
12 May 2021
Pandemic has enhanced public image of nursing, poll shows
Survey to mark International Nurses’ Day shows new appreciation of hard work and dedication
12 May 2021