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Photo of overseas nurse with patient, illustrating story about rise in overseas recruits

Latest NMC register data show record number of joiners last year, but regulator says reaso

24 May 2023
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Front view of Oak Court care home in Norfolk where a nurse has been suspended after saying she was 'too old' to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Care home nurse Maria Kasmai, who showed ‘no evidence of reflection or apology’, has been

23 May 2023
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Strikers at Harrogate District Hospital

Attempts to water down controversial bill that could see nurses and oth

23 May 2023
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Members urged to vote 'yes' to achieve new mandate for industrial action in England,&

23 May 2023
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Illustration shows cash against backdrop of handshake as NHS employers offer nurses 'golden hellos'

Employers are using financial sweeteners to help them stand out from the crowd, as crisis

22 May 2023
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A patient on a trolley waiting to be seen at an emergency department: one emergency department in NHS Lothian put patients at risk because of overcrowding and understaffing

Serious concerns were raised over patient safety when an inspection of an emergency depart

19 May 2023
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Photo of nurses protesting about nurse training cuts outside Stormont in Belfast

RCN members protest at Stormont in Belfast as college’s Northern Ireland director says she

19 May 2023
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Illustration shows words ‘we want to hear from you’ above RCN Foundation logo

RCN Foundation appeals to nurses and healthcare support workers to say what’s important to

19 May 2023
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GP nurse Sarah Hall told RCN congress how she was forced to remotgage her house when she got diagnosed with cancer

Calls for pay parity after RCN congress hears about pitiful private contracts which saw on

18 May 2023
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Lucy Letby pictured on a Facebook page

Nurse accused of murdering seven babies tells court she had to pretend

18 May 2023
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Photo of Northern Ireland members speaking at RCN congress about reduction in nursing student numbers

Northern Ireland student places fall by 300 in a move the RCN says will cause ‘irreparable

18 May 2023
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Jane McCready, speaking against RCN affiliation with TUC and college's 2023 congress

TUC affiliation could boost RCN’s voice, college congress hears, but opponents say closer

17 May 2023

RCN congress hears from nurses who have struggled with problematic periods, IVF treatments

17 May 2023

RCN congress hears from nursing students who say they are ‘excessively’ used to fill s

17 May 2023

‘Unsafe’ neonatal unit was beyond patient capacity, and staff were physically and emotional

16 May 2023

In her keynote speech to RCN congress, general secretary Pat Cullen urges the government to

16 May 2023

Direct negotiation with government seen as better option than NHS pay pr

16 May 2023

Emergency department nurses tell RCN’s congress they feel broken by the lack of capacity in

15 May 2023

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