NMC keeps registration fee at £120 to ensure affordability
Regulator says the registration fee will be frozen for ‘as long as possible’
30 Mar 2023
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NHS pay rise: bank nurses will lose out on some of the money to be paid in salaries deal
One-off, unconsolidated salary top-up will not be applied to bank nurses’ pay in Wales
29 Mar 2023
Staffing crisis: NHS needs to recruit 23,000 more nurses per year, says leaked report
Experts remain sceptical that plan for rapid recruitment of nurses could be achieved
29 Mar 2023
Nurses report trouble voting on pay deal as they ‘break the internet'
Frustration as RCN website is overwhelmed by nurses trying to vote on negotiated pay deal
28 Mar 2023
Voting opens: have your say on nurses' new pay offer
Union members to have their say on improved offer wrung from ministers after historic strikes
28 Mar 2023
Nurses offered ‘enticing’ life in Saudi Arabia to escape NHS pressures
Apply for posts at a new hospital that promises good money and plenty of sunshine
28 Mar 2023
COVID death-in service compensation: do you know anyone who’s still missing out on help?
Uptake of cash assistance scheme for nurses’ dependents lags behind pandemic death toll
27 Mar 2023
Menopause: ‘trust’s new uniform policy nearly forced me to quit’
Nurse granted exemption from tunic-only code due to hot flushes urges others to speak up
27 Mar 2023
Night shifts: will you get paid for lost hour as clocks go forward?
Check with your employer about pay this weekend, and read tips for better sleep after shifts
24 Mar 2023
Mental health nurse struck off for sexually abusive comments to colleague
Michael Turner was found to have used ‘male dominance’ to harass female colleagues
24 Mar 2023
Partygate: ‘If Boris Johnson were a nurse, he’d be struck off’
Nurses voice their anger about former PM’s evidence to parliament about pandemic gatherings
23 Mar 2023
Lucy Letby trial: doctors demanded CCTV cameras at neonatal unit
Senior doctors resisted nurse’s return to duties unless CCTV installed, court hears
23 Mar 2023
Nurse retention: would a bonus scheme make you stay?
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust exploring ‘premium retention payment’ scheme
23 Mar 2023
Nurses’ pay deal ballot: when it opens and how to vote
RCN urges members to vote yes for the new offer, while others brand it ‘insulting’
22 Mar 2023
Lucy Letby trial: nurse said non-critical care on neonatal ward was ‘boring’
A senior nurse said the accused nurse was upset when given shifts away from intensive care
21 Mar 2023
NHS pay: deal accepted but low morale and staff shortages ‘still very real’
Staffing remains key concern for nurses in Scotland’s NHS, as ministers agree to AfC review
21 Mar 2023
Modern family: father and son enrol on same mental health nursing degree
The classmates are encouraging more men to consider the nursing profession
21 Mar 2023
Nurses must reject pay offer, urges cross-union group
NHS Workers Say No group says new offer falls far too short of unions’ initial demands
20 Mar 2023