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A glass jar full of coins labelled 'NHS Pension'

Rises in contribution rates could prompt greater levels of pension opt-outs and disproport

16 Jan 2024
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A nurse looks concerned and stressed while talking to a paramedic

Government accused of running NHS emergency departments into the ground as undignified 12-

15 Jan 2024
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A nurse on strike outside the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield

A new pay spine could reward career progression and address gender disadvantages, says the

12 Jan 2024
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Ian Clifford, who has been nursing for more than 50 years, cycled around north-east E

12 Jan 2024
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Photo of general practice nurse with patient, illustrating story about fellowship funding cut

Programme’s funding will end in March, which draws fire from nursing leaders who warn that

12 Jan 2024
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Five nursing students stand in semi-circle. They watch as one handles IV line – NMC is to review undergraduates clinical learning requirements

Nursing and Midwifery Council will examine proposals that will be based on independent res

11 Jan 2024
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A nurse writes in a grid on a hospital white board with the word 'discharge' in capital letters above it

Action on staffing shortage needed urgently as cost of delays tops £1.2

11 Jan 2024
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Photo of social care worker with older patient, illustrating story about new qualifications in social care

Government says new measures seek to ‘recognise social care as the skilled profession it i

10 Jan 2024
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Solving staff shortage key to cutting NHS waiting lists, says jobs expert as union insists

10 Jan 2024
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Nursing associate works with seated patient's IV line – the band 4 role is being considered for Wales’s NHS

Ministers considering the registered band 4 role for the NHS in Wales, but RCN warns they

09 Jan 2024
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Striking nurses at Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital in January 2020

Nurses will join in day of industrial action over failure to implement

08 Jan 2024
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Ward manager who worked bank shifts at her NHS trust displayed ‘serious dishonesty’ – and

08 Jan 2024

Steven and Stevie-Leigh Jewell qualify as mental health nurses within weeks of each other a

05 Jan 2024

Calls to NHS 24 Mental Health hub regarding psychotic symptoms increased by 100% in two yea

05 Jan 2024

NHS receives calls to reintroduce personal protective equipment as per WHO advice in respon

04 Jan 2024

A fresh wave of NHS industrial action is likely to impact nursing worklo

04 Jan 2024

Two-year programme was set up by independent healthcare provider to boost nurse numbers, re

04 Jan 2024

The government has been criticised for not fulfilling its pledge to crack down on unfair ho

03 Jan 2024

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