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Photo of nurses on the picket line in Brighton last month

Government extends invitation after unions warned of consequences if left out of negotiati

02 Mar 2023
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Partial picture of someone dressed in nursing uniform

Nursing regulator hails ‘exciting’ draft law as a template for future p

02 Mar 2023
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Nurses holding placards on a picket line outside Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool

With nurses pausing strike action amid top-level talks behind closed do

02 Mar 2023
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RCN members hold placards as they stage picket near Cardiff University Hospital during pay strike in December 2022

Extra 3% on top of existing pay offer would not make up for years of being undervalued by

01 Mar 2023
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Senior staff knew of ‘significant concerns’ in relation to deterioration of babies eight m

01 Mar 2023
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NHS picket line of GMB members outside Harrogate District Hospital on 6 February 2023

Biggest nursing union has halted its industrial action to enter pay negotiations, but NHS

01 Mar 2023
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Nurses striking in Manchester this month. RCN members outside of Scotland are still awaiting satisfactory progress on pay.

RCN says offer for Scotland, which includes an average pay rise of 6.5%, ‘will make a posi

28 Feb 2023
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MP Sir Christopher Chope told Commons nurses should pay money back for their training if they leave the NHS

Resounding rejection by nurses of MP’s suggestion healthcare professionals should refund t

28 Feb 2023
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Photo of striking NHS nurses from University College Hospital London in protest over pay and patient safety

Singling out RCN for ‘intensive’ pay talks could prolong strikes and jeopardise Agenda for

27 Feb 2023
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RCN Nurse of the Year 2022 Alison Bunce (centre), with RCN general secretary Pat ​Cullen (left) and comedian Judi Love, who hosted the awards ceremony

Nominations for the UK’s top nursing awards are now being accepted, wit

27 Feb 2023
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Nurse Alexander Vukelic faces a 225-mile commute across the Irish Sea to Scotland despite mounting local vacancies

A Canadian nurse living in Northern Ireland has accepted a job in Scotland after applicati

27 Feb 2023
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Sir Christopher Chope says nurses should have to repay government for part of training, de

24 Feb 2023

Judgement finds against NHS England after nurse Michelle Cox experienced racism from her te

24 Feb 2023

National uniform for nursing staff in England’s NHS will be on order soon, but first,

24 Feb 2023

Consultant Ravi Jayaram recalls the moment he linked the cause of babies’ deteriorating hea

23 Feb 2023

In an NHS workforce more diverse than ever, black nurses feel the least

23 Feb 2023

Impact of bill that could see nurses and other public sector workers sac

22 Feb 2023

Message to pay review body branded a sick joke that will escalate strikes, as union and gov

22 Feb 2023

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