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RCN general secretary Pat Cullen in front of picketing nurses in Leeds

Large majority of nurses in RCN ballot voted to push ahead with further walkouts, but numb

27 Jun 2023
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Nurses on the picket line outside the RCN offices by Cardiff University Hospital in December 2022

July strikes have been paused as Welsh Government agrees to discuss the non-pay elements o

27 Jun 2023
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Photo of Rosemary Gallagher speaking at the UK COVID-19 Inquiry hearing

RCN’s Rose Gallagher also tells UK COVID-19 Inquiry that government failed to consult nurs

27 Jun 2023
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Nurse part shields her face with mask bearing image of Australian flag

Far more nurses educated in the UK move to practise in Australia and New Zealand than the

26 Jun 2023
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Poor working conditions and corridor care are driving some registered nurses to take 

26 Jun 2023
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Photo of RCN ballot paper, illustrating story about members receiving ballot papers too late or not at all

RCN members vent their frustration on social media at papers not received or received too

23 Jun 2023
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The proposed changes that would protect striking nurses from the threat of the sack were r

22 Jun 2023
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Inconsistent records, a text and internet searches show the accused nurse lied about Child

22 Jun 2023
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Equality 4 Black Nurses chief executive Neomi Bennett being interviewed on ITV

Anti-racism policies will have limited impact if cultural racism is not addressed among se

22 Jun 2023
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Photo of nurse apprentice with patient, illustrating story about possible targeted apprenticeships in areas with largest nurse shortages

Health secretary Steve Barclay says ‘we need to grow our domestic supply’ to cut over-reli

21 Jun 2023
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Nurses on the picket line at Harrogate Hospital: the deadline for the RCN strike ballot is very near and many have not voted

Strike action is close to hitting ‘the end of the road’ if 50% of RCN members do not get t

21 Jun 2023
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England's health and social care secretary Steve Barclay in Downing Street

Bank staff among thousands told they will not automatically get one-off payment, as Steve

20 Jun 2023

Accused nurse was ‘cold, calculated, cruel and relentless’ and used babies’ vulnerabil

20 Jun 2023

Nurses who are compelled to work longer shifts experience a poorer work environment, inadeq

20 Jun 2023

Anger at Boris Johnson and the conduct of lockdown-breaking political staff, as healthcare

19 Jun 2023

Front-line staff, community nurses, leaders, care home innovators, army nurses and educator

16 Jun 2023

Poll finds 3% rise in support compared with similar poll in December, with RCN head sa

16 Jun 2023

Judge in trial of nurse accused of multiple infant murders instructs jury to put their

16 Jun 2023

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