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Strikers at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton in February

RCN's Pat Cullen rejects 'bullying' by ministers and insists ‘We won’t

24 Apr 2023
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Photo of burns nurse Paul Blakemore preparing actor Ryan Prescott before filming a scene

Paul Blakemore worked with actor and soap’s hair and make-up crew to ensure storyline

24 Apr 2023
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Nurses on the picket line at Cardiff University Hospital: nurses in Wales are set to vote on a new 5% pay offer

Nurses in Wales are set to vote on the new pay offer which includes a one-off ‘recovery’ p

21 Apr 2023
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RCN general secretary Pat Cullen with striking nurses at Leeds General Infirmary

RCN defends validity of one of the strike dates in upcoming industrial action and say

21 Apr 2023
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Striking nurses outside the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast: nurses in Northern Ireland are no closer to a pay deal and may be forced to strike

With no revised offer and MPs reporting there are no funds for a rise, nurses in Northern

21 Apr 2023
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Febin Cyriac has helped more than 10,000 nurses from India secure jobs in the NHS

A Keralan nurse has recruited more than 10,000 nurses from the Indian state after campaign

20 Apr 2023
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The Old Bailey or Central Criminal Court in London

Nurse also admits stealing anaesthetic from the hospital where he worke

20 Apr 2023
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A sign board at the entrance to Good Hope Hospital

Damning report cites serious concerns of potential harm to patients bec

20 Apr 2023
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A nurse administering cytotoxic drugs to a patient: this would normally be done by nurses on at least band 6 level

Most band 5 nurse respondents to a Unison survey report being denied a pay rise despite ta

19 Apr 2023
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Conservative MPs criticise unions for dropping exemptions for emergency, intensive&nb

18 Apr 2023
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Court sketch of nurse Lucy Letby, who denies multiple murder and attempted murder charges

Notes contain phrases: ‘I killed them. I don’t know if I killed them. Maybe I did’.

18 Apr 2023
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Nurse in scrubs seen from neck down, holds sign that reads 'Sorry we are closed' – community hospital in Wales has shut ward because it can't recruit nurses

Efforts to attract nurses to NHS community hospital inpatient ward fail, forcing patients

18 Apr 2023

Downing Street rules out reopening talks but nurses’ leader Pat Cullen w

17 Apr 2023

College names dates for escalation of NHS strike action, with emergency, intensive car

14 Apr 2023

Voting was open to all college members, even those not on Agenda for Change contracts, but

14 Apr 2023

Colleagues raised concerns that nurse’s poor English put patients at ris

14 Apr 2023

RCN ballot on pay offer for members in England closes at 9am on 14 April

13 Apr 2023

Dashed hopes of career progression mean many with decades of nursing exp

13 Apr 2023

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