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GP nurse Sarah Hall told RCN congress how she was forced to remotgage her house when she got diagnosed with cancer

Calls for pay parity after RCN congress hears about pitiful private contracts which saw on

18 May 2023
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Lucy Letby pictured on a Facebook page

Nurse accused of murdering seven babies tells court she had to pretend

18 May 2023
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Photo of Northern Ireland members speaking at RCN congress about reduction in nursing student numbers

Northern Ireland student places fall by 300 in a move the RCN says will cause ‘irreparable

18 May 2023
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Jane McCready, speaking against RCN affiliation with TUC and college's 2023 congress

TUC affiliation could boost RCN’s voice, college congress hears, but opponents say closer

17 May 2023
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Senior nurse Dionne Daniel at RCN congress 2023, she said dealing with endometriosis and menopause at work almost ‘destroyed’ her career

RCN congress hears from nurses who have struggled with problematic periods, IVF treatments

17 May 2023
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Children's nursing student Jessica Pidcock speaking at RCN congress 2023

RCN congress hears from nursing students who say they are ‘excessively’ used to fill

17 May 2023
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Court sketch of nurse Lucy Letby weeping in the witness stand at her murder trial, with judge on left

‘Unsafe’ neonatal unit was beyond patient capacity, and staff were physically and emotiona

16 May 2023
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RCN general secretary Pat Cullen addressing congress in her keynote speech in Brighton

In her keynote speech to RCN congress, general secretary Pat Cullen urges the government t

16 May 2023
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Geoff Earl said the RCN should seek face-to-face negotiations

Direct negotiation with government seen as better option than NHS pay p

16 May 2023
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emergency nurse Shelley Pearce talks to RCN congress about corridor care

Emergency department nurses tell RCN’s congress they feel broken by the lack of capacity i

15 May 2023
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Nurse Lynsey Curtis-Dawson speaking at RCN Congress

Nurses gathered for the RCN Congress debate steps to secure better pay

15 May 2023
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RCN congress audience holds up voting cards: green 'for', red 'against' the debated motion

Nurses’ working conditions, service pressures and mental well-being all topics to be debat

15 May 2023

Nurse awarded £13,000 to cover loss of earnings, on top of original damages of almost £26,0

12 May 2023

Question on Twitter asked students what they do, and whether not correcting patients i

12 May 2023

Nurses receive odd and amazing gifts from patients and families – but de

12 May 2023

House of Lords debate suggests that staff shortage could be eased by volunteers from b

11 May 2023

RCN members in Wales have voted to reject the latest pay offer from the government, with fo

11 May 2023

Barry Fisher also defrauded families out of more than £130k; regulator said a repetition of

11 May 2023

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