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RCN members on the picket line outside the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich: there is anger at the pay deal disparity between nurses and other public sector staff

Pay deal disparity between nurses and other public sector staff – who have been offered ri

17 Jul 2023
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Striking NHS nurses on Sheffield picket line hold RCN pay campaign banners

Health unions welcome High Court’s decision to quash ‘anti-strike’ law that allowed nurses

14 Jul 2023
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Striking nurses on NHS picket lines in Devember 2022 call for better pay

NHS nurses hit out at ‘worst pay rise in the public sector’ as junior doctors, police, pri

13 Jul 2023
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Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust chief executive Alex Whitfield giving evidence to the Commons Health and Social Care Committee

Apprentice route into nursing is massively oversubscribed, contrasting

13 Jul 2023
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Photo of person using laptop, illustrating story about nursing degree applications falling

New data show ‘deeply concerning’ drop in numbers throughout the UK, while applications fo

13 Jul 2023
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Ward nurse making notes

Health service wants to stop its nurses from taking on agency work in NHS trusts, in bid t

12 Jul 2023
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Last year’s winners at the awards ceremony

Showcasing excellence in the profession, the awards attracted a record

12 Jul 2023
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Photo of nursing student on a placement - views are divided on whether the number of placement hours should be cut

Nursing students, nurses and educators take to Twitter to share their opinion on proposal

11 Jul 2023
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Artist’s sketch of Lucy Letby being questioned by her defence lawyer Ben Myers KC  during her trial

Nurse is accused of murdering seven babies and trying to murder ten oth

10 Jul 2023
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Three busy nurses at nursing station

Nurses are crying out for action to prevent them from reaching breaking point in the first

10 Jul 2023
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Off-duty hospital staff happened to be onboard Tube train and able to administer immediate

07 Jul 2023
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Scientific 3D illustration of cancer cells: Neuroendocrine Cancer UK has published an ideal patient care pathway for nurses and other healthcare professionals for people with neuroendocrine neoplasms

Neuroendocrine Cancer UK has published an ideal patient care pathway for nurses and other

07 Jul 2023

Direct talks between nurses, employers and the government is the only way forward, claims U

06 Jul 2023

Nursing and Midwifery Council is considering making cuts to placement requirements for stud

06 Jul 2023

Ceremony marking anniversary is attended by royalty and features nurse c

05 Jul 2023

Michelle Milson designed the calm, private space ‘to be as homely as possible’, give p

05 Jul 2023

As the NHS celebrates its 75th birthday today it faces an urgent need fo

05 Jul 2023

Dedication and commitment of nurses is what sustains the health service, says RCN chie

04 Jul 2023

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