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Equality 4 Black Nurses chief executive Neomi Bennett being interviewed on ITV

Anti-racism policies will have limited impact if cultural racism is not addressed among se

22 Jun 2023
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Photo of nurse apprentice with patient, illustrating story about possible targeted apprenticeships in areas with largest nurse shortages

Health secretary Steve Barclay says ‘we need to grow our domestic supply’ to cut over-reli

21 Jun 2023
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Nurses on the picket line at Harrogate Hospital: the deadline for the RCN strike ballot is very near and many have not voted

Strike action is close to hitting ‘the end of the road’ if 50% of RCN members do not get t

21 Jun 2023
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England's health and social care secretary Steve Barclay in Downing Street

Bank staff among thousands told they will not automatically get one-off payment, as Steve

20 Jun 2023
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Accused nurse was ‘cold, calculated, cruel and relentless’ and used babies’ vulnerabi

20 Jun 2023
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Close up of a hands on a keyboard in front of a computer screen showing a staff rota being planned

Nurses who are compelled to work longer shifts experience a poorer work environment, inade

20 Jun 2023
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Anger at Boris Johnson and the conduct of lockdown-breaking political staff, as healthcare

19 Jun 2023
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Head shots of eight nurses who have been awarded honours in the King's birthday honours

Front-line staff, community nurses, leaders, care home innovators, army nurses and educato

16 Jun 2023
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Photo of nurses striking outside the Royal Brompton Hospital in London

Poll finds 3% rise in support compared with similar poll in December, with RCN head s

16 Jun 2023
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Neonatal nurse Lucy Letby, who is on trial for multiple murders

Judge in trial of nurse accused of multiple infant murders instructs jury to put thei

16 Jun 2023
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Photo of hands being washed with soap, illustrating news that nurses can use milder soaps to kill many viruses

Researchers find skin-friendly cleansers and natural soaps can stop the spread of viruses

16 Jun 2023
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Nurses on a picket line holding placards at Northern General Hospital, Sheffield

Nurse leaders warn that government’s ‘unworkable’ two-tier pay award will push excluded nu

15 Jun 2023

‘We need more nurses – end of’, say Nursing Standard readers in response to Institute for P

15 Jun 2023

Countess of Chester Hospital plumber recalls multiple call-outs to unblock sinks in ageing

14 Jun 2023

NHS pay body exists in a vacuum, no longer works and risks disastrous re

14 Jun 2023

4,000+ nursing posts are still vacant despite NHS Scotland recruiting additional health sta

14 Jun 2023

Dublin pledges backing for 200 Northern Ireland university places in dea

13 Jun 2023

Glasgow Royal Infirmary brings back penalties for parking in the patient zone for longer th

13 Jun 2023

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