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Plan to chop six months off nursing degree sparks criticism

Proposal to curtail three-year nursing courses seen as risky move that

31 May 2023
Barclay rules out improved pay offer for nurses after latest talks

Despite constructive meeting with RCN’s Pat Cullen last week, health se

30 May 2023
Don’t treat us like numbers: why covering in unfamiliar settings comes with risk

Nurses discuss potential dangers and risk of burnout when they are forced to cover for sta

30 May 2023
Rookie Nurses: your new TV series binge watch follows newly qualified nurses

A far cry from Call the Midwife, but just as uplifting, a new BBC fly-on-the-wall document

26 May 2023

Unite members to walk out at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust as union puts press

26 May 2023
NHS pay offer imposed on staff as union insists only ‘meaningful’ talks can stop strikes

5% deal struck with majority of health service unions but RCN holds out for higher settlem

25 May 2023

Nurse accused of murdering seven babies claims the intensive care unit where she work

24 May 2023
Wish you were here? Health board targets tourists to help fill nurse vacancies

Nurse recruitment campaign includes postcards advertising posts and targets those visiting

24 May 2023
Book your Nursing Live tickets now – they’re free, and it’s fabulous!

Live entertainment, well-being activities, development opportunities and clinical practice

24 May 2023

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

24 May 2023
Nurse suspended after claiming she was ‘too old’ to resuscitate critically ill resident

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

23 May 2023
MPs refuse to dilute anti-strike bill that could see nurses sacked

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

23 May 2023

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

23 May 2023

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

22 May 2023

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

19 May 2023

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

19 May 2023

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

18 May 2023

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

18 May 2023

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