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Unions condemn refusal to introduce safe staffing law on nurse-patient ratio in England

Insistence that responsibility for nurse-patient ratio should remain&nb

17 Feb 2022
NHS pay ballot: have nurses moved one step closer to taking industrial action?

Will resounding RCN ballot result move nurses one step closer to industrial action vote, a

15 Feb 2022
Give staff with long-COVID chance of redeployment ahead of dismissal – NHS guidance

NHS England tells employers only to dismiss nurses on long-term sick if individuals cannot

15 Feb 2022

More than 24,500 apprentices training in 178 different programmes across the NHS in 2020-2

14 Feb 2022

NMC is consulting on plans to streamline process, meaning some applicants may not need to

14 Feb 2022
Nurses offered study grants to help solve youth mental heath crisis

Three-year programme will help nurses undertake postgraduate study to i

11 Feb 2022
Tax relief for nurses: you may be eligible to claim for washing your uniform at home

Survey finds many staff do not know about tax rebate of £125 a year – a welcome saving in

11 Feb 2022
PM’s ‘reckless’ plan to scrap COVID regulations causes concern for vulnerable groups

Health unions call for clarity amid fears that Boris Johnson’s ‘abrupt’ plans to end self-

10 Feb 2022
Refusing COVID-19 vaccination will not place your NMC registration in jeopardy

Nurse regulator emphasises unvaccinated status is not grounds for fitness to practise

10 Feb 2022
Lockers, what lockers? How workplaces fail to offer safe storage for your bags and bikes

Hospital workplaces that lack secure lockers or cycle storage mean nurses feel forced to c

09 Feb 2022

Pledge is part of plan to tackle record waiting lists in England, but healthcare unions ur

09 Feb 2022
COVID vaccines for NHS staff: it’s your duty to be jabbed, chief nurse tells workforce

Chief nurse Ruth May joins Chris Whitty in multidisciplinary appeal to unvaccinated nurses

09 Feb 2022

Suspension of pension abatement rules extended until October in Scotland

08 Feb 2022

Staff recount ‘embarrassing’ situations that could be avoided, and the RCN joins the call f

07 Feb 2022

Nurse workforce had no spare capacity even before COVID-19 – which is w

07 Feb 2022

Paul Grayson admitted charges including sexual assault and voyeurism against patients and s

04 Feb 2022

Soaring gas and electricity prices mean many nurses will find it harder than ever to stay o

04 Feb 2022

Consultation shows majority see proposed changes to post-registration st

03 Feb 2022

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