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Nurse smiles on picket line during RCN pay strike in England’s NHS, holding banner calling for ‘fair pay for nursing’

Nurses can apply for banding review if they believe their role has outgrown the scope and

18 Jun 2024
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Wowcher webpage showing nurse prescribing course offered for £9

Concern over online course that claims to cover highly specialist areas but can be ta

14 Jun 2024
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Cupped hand holds two tablets, illustrating case of nurse suspended after stealing paracetamol from ward

NMC registrant suspended for six months after fitness to practise panel found she did not

13 Jun 2024
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Aerial photograph of the now-closed Cawston Park Hospital, where inspectors found consistent failures

Sole nurse on a night shift at private hospital failed to show leadership in emergency, NM

12 Jun 2024
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Nursing student Karen Cochrane with daughter and the woman whose life she saved

The decisive action of final-year nursing student Karen Cochrane after witnessing a heart

11 Jun 2024
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Filing label reads; "agency staff', illustrating rocketing spending on agency nurses by NHS Scotland

Health service employers’ bills for filling roster gaps rocket as union calls for long-ter

06 Jun 2024
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Welsh rugby star Gareth Thomas speaking at RCN Congress

Gareth Thomas tells RCN congress that support from sexual health nurse

05 Jun 2024
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Photo of nurse entering records onto computer

NMC fitness to practise panel finds that agency nurse Chidinma Uzoma Onwuasoanya failed to

04 Jun 2024
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RCN acting general secretary Nicola Ranger addressing the 2024 RCN congress

Speaking at the RCN annual congress, acting leader Nicola Ranger said t

03 Jun 2024
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Pat Cullen

General secretary who led nurses into historic strike action 

29 May 2024
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A male nurse with patient, illustrating story about low percentage of male nurses in UK

Report reveals fewer young people interested in a nursing career and calls for dismantling

28 May 2024
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Nursing leaders and organisations respond to the surprise announcement of a July general e

23 May 2024

Andrea Sutcliffe reveals tumour diagnosis is forcing her to step down as

22 May 2024

The whistleblowing agency nurse had shifts cancelled after questioning decision to put pati

21 May 2024

An NHS trust is relaxing uniform rules to make them more inclusive,

20 May 2024

Nurses in Derbyshire will be the first to wear the uniform, which comes in various colours

16 May 2024

Condensed week with one shorter shift results in less unpaid overtime and more manageable w

15 May 2024

Ex-minister Sir David Davis criticises court order stopping UK online access to new US arti

14 May 2024

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