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 A fallen tree blocks a road near Canford Bottom in Dorset as Storm Eunice hits the south coast, with attractions closing, travel disrupted and a major incident declared in some areas, meaning people are warned to stay indoors. A rare red weather warning

Community nurses battling historic storm to reach patients are told: ta

18 Feb 2022
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Image of a bank note with the word 'pension' superimposed on it

Effect of changes in pension contributions on take-home pay called

18 Feb 2022
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Health leaders oppose end of COVID rules, including free lateral flow tests

Health leaders speak out against scrapping of self-isolation, free lateral flow tests and

18 Feb 2022
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UCAS figures show 10% decrease from last year's record-breaking number of candidates

17 Feb 2022
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Unions say government focus is on cost ‘above all else’ instead of NHS workforce

17 Feb 2022
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Staffing level boards at a hospital in Grimsby, north Lincolnshire

Insistence that responsibility for nurse-patient ratio should remain&nb

17 Feb 2022
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RCN balloted Northern Ireland members on 3% pay offer

Will resounding RCN ballot result move nurses one step closer to industrial action vote, a

15 Feb 2022
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woman looks unwell at home as NHS issues guidance to employers on long-COVID

NHS England tells employers only to dismiss nurses on long-term sick if individuals cannot

15 Feb 2022
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More than 24,500 apprentices training in 178 different programmes across the NHS in 2020-2

14 Feb 2022
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NMC is consulting on plans to streamline process, meaning some applicants may not need to

14 Feb 2022
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Survey finds many staff do not know about tax rebate of £125 a year – a welcome saving in

11 Feb 2022
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Health unions call for clarity amid fears that Boris Johnson’s ‘abrupt’ plans to end self-

10 Feb 2022

Nurse regulator emphasises unvaccinated status is not grounds for fitness to practise

10 Feb 2022

Hospital workplaces that lack secure lockers or cycle storage mean nurses feel forced to ca

09 Feb 2022

Pledge is part of plan to tackle record waiting lists in England, but healthcare unions urg

09 Feb 2022

Chief nurse Ruth May joins Chris Whitty in multidisciplinary appeal to unvaccinated nurses

09 Feb 2022

Suspension of pension abatement rules extended until October in Scotland

08 Feb 2022

Staff recount ‘embarrassing’ situations that could be avoided, and the RCN joins the call f

07 Feb 2022

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