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Senior staff knew of ‘significant concerns’ in relation to deterioration of babies eight m

01 Mar 2023
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NHS picket line of GMB members outside Harrogate District Hospital on 6 February 2023

Biggest nursing union has halted its industrial action to enter pay negotiations, but NHS

01 Mar 2023
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Nurses striking in Manchester this month. RCN members outside of Scotland are still awaiting satisfactory progress on pay.

RCN says offer for Scotland, which includes an average pay rise of 6.5%, ‘will make a posi

28 Feb 2023
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MP Sir Christopher Chope told Commons nurses should pay money back for their training if they leave the NHS

Resounding rejection by nurses of MP’s suggestion healthcare professionals should refund t

28 Feb 2023
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Photo of striking NHS nurses from University College Hospital London in protest over pay and patient safety

Singling out RCN for ‘intensive’ pay talks could prolong strikes and jeopardise Agenda for

27 Feb 2023
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RCN Nurse of the Year 2022 Alison Bunce (centre), with RCN general secretary Pat ​Cullen (left) and comedian Judi Love, who hosted the awards ceremony

Nominations for the UK’s top nursing awards are now being accepted, wit

27 Feb 2023
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Nurse Alexander Vukelic faces a 225-mile commute across the Irish Sea to Scotland despite mounting local vacancies

A Canadian nurse living in Northern Ireland has accepted a job in Scotland after applicati

27 Feb 2023
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Sir Christopher Chope says nurses should have to repay government for part of training, de

24 Feb 2023
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Nurse Michelle Cox, who won a tribunal case against NHS England on the grounds of discrimination

Judgement finds against NHS England after nurse Michelle Cox experienced racism from her t

24 Feb 2023
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Universal nurses’ uniform supply contract has been signed

National uniform for nursing staff in England’s NHS will be on order soon, but first,

24 Feb 2023
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Court artist sketch of Lucy Letby appearing in the dock at Manchester Crown Court: Consultant Ravi Jayaram recalls the moment he linked the cause of babies’ deteriorating health with a possible air embolism

Consultant Ravi Jayaram recalls the moment he linked the cause of babies’ deteriorating he

23 Feb 2023
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Two NHS workers supporting the Black Lives Matter movement demonstrate near Downing Street

In an NHS workforce more diverse than ever, black nurses feel the least

23 Feb 2023

Impact of bill that could see nurses and other public sector workers sac

22 Feb 2023

Message to pay review body branded a sick joke that will escalate strikes, as union and gov

22 Feb 2023

Dramatic breakthrough will see RCN and Department of Health and Social C

21 Feb 2023

The nurse told police that insulin found in Child L’s blood ‘must have been in one of the b

21 Feb 2023

‘The voice of nursing is being heard’ says RCN, as Scotland launches new nurse-led taskforc

21 Feb 2023

Aussies aim to lure UK nurses as RCN strikes over pay and working condit

20 Feb 2023

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