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Nurse Michelle Cox, who won a landmark racism tribunal and welcomes a new report on racism

Three quarters of survey respondents did not raise a race concern as they believe nothing

19 Feb 2024
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Two nurses happily walk through hospital lobby. Study founds consitency in nurse rostering is good for staff morale

Predictable rosters and sensitively spaced days off boost staff retention and morale – but

16 Feb 2024
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Photo of Berrywood Hospital, illustrating a story about nurse suspended from register for behaviour in the workplace

NMC fitness to practise panel hears of mental health nurse Declan Carroll’s behaviour towa

15 Feb 2024
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Composite picture showing a head shot of Lucy Letby and the entrance of the Countess of Chester Hospital

CQC says failures included inadequate nurse staffing levels and comprom

14 Feb 2024
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Nurses on picket line wave banners during their NHS pay strike

Union urges government to start pay talks to avoid repeat of NHS strikes and address the ‘

09 Feb 2024
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Photo of former nurse Lucy Letby, who is appealing her murder convictions

Three judges will decide whether to grant leave to appeal to former nurse, whose initial a

08 Feb 2024
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Woman looks distressed, with hand over her face, as she looks at official paperwork. Nurses say they are struggling with bills and cost of living

Cost-of-living struggles mean nursing staff are falling into arrears with rent, mortgages

07 Feb 2024
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Picture shows the word 'debt' in red letters being rubbed out by an eraser on the tip of a pencil

Call for nurses’ student debt averaging £48,000 to be forgiven if they

07 Feb 2024
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Photo of nurse recruit being trained, illustrating story about competency courses for overseas nurses

National centre offers competency tests for mental health and children’s nurses, amid incr

06 Feb 2024
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Nurses preparing medicines in a hospital ward

The part-time degree course, funded by an NHS bursary, is aimed at enab

06 Feb 2024
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Striking nurses at Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, County Armagh

As new Executive takes office, RCN demands urgent action to give nurses

05 Feb 2024
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3D illustration showing rod-shaped sepsis bacteria in blood

New advice gives healthcare staff more time to examine those less severely ill before deci

02 Feb 2024

Kwasi Kwarteng urges government to provide better protection for overseas health and care w

01 Feb 2024

Court of Appeal turns down bid by former nurse to bring an appeal agains

31 Jan 2024

RCN head says nurses should never have to ‘finish your nursing career on the same salary ba

30 Jan 2024

Project highlighting workplace experiences reports challenges facing new

30 Jan 2024

Nursing leaders praise benefits the role brings to the health service and patient care, whi

29 Jan 2024

Health think-tank says growth in staff has not been spread evenly across the NHS, and urges

26 Jan 2024

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