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Nurses on the picket line with protest placards outside Glangwili General Hospital Carmarthen: RCN members in Wales are being asked to vote on an offer regarding non-pay elements after agreeing to pause strike action

RCN members in Wales are being asked to vote on an offer regarding non-pay elements, inclu

21 Jul 2023
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A young woman sits at a desk in a test centre, with two others at desks behind her, taking a language test for internationally trained nurses

Relaxed NMC rules for those who narrowly miss pass score have allowed experienced internat

21 Jul 2023
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Strikers at York Hospital in May

Controversial law means striking nurses and other key workers could fac

20 Jul 2023
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Photo of a nurse securing a face mask behind her ear: withdrawing face mask recommendation for hospitals and other health and care settings in Scotland has been described as dangerous for staff

Withdrawing face mask recommendation for hospitals and other health and care settings in S

20 Jul 2023
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People, faces unseen, sit in a row working on computers

UK registrants who sat tests at one site have been informed of investigations after regula

20 Jul 2023
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Nursing students hold placards in a march of protest against abolition of nursing bursary

Lack of professional recognition, NHS pay disputes and tuition fees are deterring potentia

19 Jul 2023
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Protesters demanding better pay for nurses near parliament in May

Report contradicts government and says double-digit pay rise for nurses

18 Jul 2023
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A nurse holds a hand to her face and appears upset, while another nurse touches her shoulder in sympathy

International nurses deterred by worries over loss of income and visa r

18 Jul 2023
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RCN members on the picket line outside the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich: there is anger at the pay deal disparity between nurses and other public sector staff

Pay deal disparity between nurses and other public sector staff – who have been offered ri

17 Jul 2023
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Striking NHS nurses on Sheffield picket line hold RCN pay campaign banners

Health unions welcome High Court’s decision to quash ‘anti-strike’ law that allowed nurses

14 Jul 2023
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District nurses effectively subsidise employers for work-related journe

14 Jul 2023
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Striking nurses on NHS picket lines in Devember 2022 call for better pay

NHS nurses hit out at ‘worst pay rise in the public sector’ as junior doctors, police, pri

13 Jul 2023

Apprentice route into nursing is massively oversubscribed, contrasting w

13 Jul 2023

New data show ‘deeply concerning’ drop in numbers throughout the UK, while applications for

13 Jul 2023

Health service wants to stop its nurses from taking on agency work in NHS trusts, in bid to

12 Jul 2023

Showcasing excellence in the profession, the awards attracted a record 9

12 Jul 2023

Nursing students, nurses and educators take to Twitter to share their opinion on proposal t

11 Jul 2023

Nurse is accused of murdering seven babies and trying to murder ten othe

10 Jul 2023

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