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NHS pay and flexible degrees: what’s getting nurses talking?

The Nursing Standard podcast reviews the week’s issues nursing staff need to know about, including an 8% pay offer for nursing and other NHS staff in Scotland, a delay to pay offers for the other UK countries, a look at how the NHS Pay Review Body decides annual pay rises, how a new flexible nursing degree is improving students’ work-life balance, and new CPD content, which offers shorter online learning sessions.

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Nursing Standard podcast: nurse holding money

Our podcast reviews this week's hot topics, including an 8% pay offer for NHS nursing staff in Scotland, and the benefits of a new flexible nursing degree

Nursing Standard podcast: nurse holding money
NHS staff in Scotland are the first in the UK to get a 2025-26 pay offer. Picture: iStock


Pay for nursing staff, the success of a flexible working degree and a different way to do CPD – our latest podcast delves into the issues getting nurses talking.

This week, RCNi content editor Alistair Mason and senior journalist Shruti Sheth Trivedi bring you insights on nursing headlines that have caught our attention. They also discuss RCNi subscriber content, including who decides what pay award nursing staff get, and how.

Pay offer for nurses in Scotland

Our latest stories on pay include news of an 8% pay offer for nursing and other NHS staff in Scotland, and a delay to the pay offers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Meanwhile, we also look at the NHS Pay Review Body process for healthcare workers’ annual pay rises.

Flexible nursing degrees and shorter CPD articles

In other news, a flexible nursing degree has been hailed by students as a ‘lifesaver’ for work-life balance.

Finally, our CPD editor Nick Lipley talks about new CPD content, which offers nursing staff shorter online learning sessions to fit in with busy schedules.

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