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Health and social care secretary Steve Barclay says funding for nurse pay offer will be ‘a matter for the chancellor’

Government will not increase its spring budget to pay for it, raising concerns the money w

17 Mar 2023
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Smiling woman holds baby’s feet as she gazes at the infant – IFS research found female nurses in more male teams take less maternity leave, and career progression slows after motherhood

Female nurses’ careers slow once they become mothers.

06 Mar 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 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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Court sketch of nurse Lucy Letby, who is alleged to have murdered seven babies and attempted to murder ten others

Ms Letby appears visibly upset as doctor recounts condition of a twin boy born prematurely

17 Feb 2023
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Rachel Hext, a nurse diagnosed with long-COVID, featured in a BBC Panorama programme on COVID payments being cut

Parliamentary group says failure to offer nurses support and compensation, and provide fun

14 Feb 2023
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A nurse and nursing student on clinical placement talk at ward computer as nurses debate idea of reducing practice hours

Nurses and students debate whether replacing practice hours threshold with competency syst

10 Feb 2023
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Amendments to NMC education programme standards include more simulated practice learning,

24 Jan 2023
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Nurses on strike outside Northern General Hospital, Sheffield

Nurses at trusts across England brave freezing conditions to stand on p

18 Jan 2023
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Image of a senior nurse talking to two nursing students

Nursing degree courses accepted 3,200 fewer students in 2022, a drop bl

08 Dec 2022
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Lucy Letby

Nurse’s alleged attack took place during a night shift at Countess of Chester Hospital; pr

06 Dec 2022
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A neonatal assistant said she was shocked that a request for help when a baby’s oxyge

08 Nov 2022

Early indications suggest the majority of RCN members have voted for strike action over pay

07 Nov 2022

Unison Scotland’s report on violence in the NHS exposes 18,300 recorded assaults on NHS sta

04 Nov 2022

Belinda Alexander leads her organisation’s support of international staff, and says they de

03 Nov 2022

Salary has fallen by 20% in real terms since 2010 for most nurses in England, Wales and Nor

28 Oct 2022

CQC report identifies shortages of learning disability, mental health and community nurses

25 Oct 2022

Cardiff landmarks including the Principality Stadium and City Hall were projected with mess

21 Oct 2022

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