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New anti-strike code of practice approved by MPs, despite human rights concerns

The code of practice for nurses who wish to strike, approved by MPs, gives employers discr

30 Nov 2023
UK-trained nurse numbers hits record high but red-list recruitment remains a concern

The NMC has recorded a record rise in UK-educated registrants, but there has also been con

30 Nov 2023
Rise in nurses hits 50,000 target but too many posts still unfilled, say critics

Despite ‘political’ recruitment target being met there are nurses on ev

30 Nov 2023
NHS pay deal: reopen talks with nurses, union leader urges government

Nurses’ leader tells minister profession’s ‘inadequate’ pay is a sexual equality issue thr

29 Nov 2023
Focus on curbing exploitation of foreign staff, not immigration levels, minister told

Union and care sector providers call on government to prevent unethical international recr

28 Nov 2023

Scottish Government considering reforms to Agenda for Change contracts, which also include

28 Nov 2023
Consultants’ pay deal highlights ‘galling’ disparity for nurses

NHS pay offer for medical consultants has left nurses feeling more undervalued because it&

27 Nov 2023
Nurses’ views bypassed in higher-level staffing decisions

Data given precedence over nursing judgement for strategic staffing decisions, a

24 Nov 2023
Nurse helpline sees calls about suicide double in one year

Nursing leaders warn of an impending mental health crisis after alarming rise in reports o

24 Nov 2023
Nursing student on unpaid placements unable to afford food or toilet rolls, MPs hear

A student's account of financial struggles was heard by MPs in Westminster Hall; other hea

23 Nov 2023
A first look at the new national nurses’ uniform

The smart scrub tunic, in an array of colours with one for nurses and o

23 Nov 2023
NMC 'toxic culture' claims: regulator sets out how investigation will run

Investigation will also look at claims of sexism and of a culture of fe

22 Nov 2023

Critics point to £1.7bn hole in NHS finances and say lack of new funding will lead to ‘even

22 Nov 2023

Lady Justice Thirlwall, who will lead the Letby inquiry, wants NHS staff to complete an ano

22 Nov 2023

RCN also says the ‘provocative, draconian new law tries to stop nurses from speaking up for

21 Nov 2023

Nurses with long-COVID ‘doubly let down’ as government fails to follow occupational di

20 Nov 2023

Nurses with FtP processes pending face continued delays as NMC reports jump in referrals, a

20 Nov 2023

Government consultation on removing trade union regulations denounced as a ‘provocation’, a

17 Nov 2023

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