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Police car parked in front of hospital ED as figures show high volume of police call-outs in response to violent incidents in the NHS

999 calls for assistance after assaults on nursing staff and other cases of abuse are runn

03 May 2023
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Nurses on strike in Leeds on Monday

Meeting of health unions agrees to accept government pay offer, which w

02 May 2023
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Artist’s sketch of Lucy Letby being questioned by her defence lawyer

Nurse accused of killing seven babies takes to witness stand for first

02 May 2023
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Striking nurses at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital

Representatives from bodies including the RCN, Unison and Unite will attend the NHS Staff

02 May 2023
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Nurses on the picket line outside Guy’s Hospital London, for the first time, nurses working in emergency departments and intensive care units are taking to picket lines

Advice for nurses working in intensive care units, emergency departments and cancer care w

01 May 2023
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Nurses on the picket line at Newcastle Royal Infirmary, striking for better pay and working conditions

RCN members will strike from 8pm tonight until 11.59pm on 1 May in their fight for fairer

30 Apr 2023
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Court sketch of nurse Lucy Letby looking sombre and flanked by three uniformed police officers: she is accused of murdering seven babies

The nurse, who is accused of murdering seven babies, talked about the inadequate staffing

28 Apr 2023
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Frances, Baroness O’Grady, former TUC leader and now peer speaking against government bill in House of Lords

Peers move to water down planned strike law designed by government to limit key workers’ s

28 Apr 2023
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Pat Cullen joins nurses outside the High Court

High Court rules that RCN must end this weekend’s strikes a day early a

27 Apr 2023
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Illustration shows digital red button labelled 'unregister' with cursor arrow poised to select it, as NMC relaxes rule on requesting removal form the register

Nurses in FtP processes can request removal from the register in move designed to cut NMC’

27 Apr 2023
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Photo of nurse protesting for more pay, illustrating story about imminent nurses's strike

NHS Confederation says lack of staff in areas such as emergency departments will put ‘pati

26 Apr 2023
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The nurse took a photograph of sympathy card she sent to the grieving parents of Child I,

26 Apr 2023

Many nurses say they are often left alone to care for more than 20 patie

26 Apr 2023

Nursing staff face threat of sexual assault and harassment as a matter of routine, so would

25 Apr 2023

‘A last-ditch attempt to silence us’: RCN criticises health and social care secretary Steve

25 Apr 2023

Long walks to public transport at night, dimly lit car parks, prohibitive hospital parking

25 Apr 2023

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

24 Apr 2023

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

24 Apr 2023

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