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Nurses overlooked in DHSC learning disability and autism plan, says RCN lead

Strategy to get people with learning disabilities and/or autism out of mental health hospi

21 Jul 2022
Nurses accuse government of ‘emotional blackmail’ after it refuses to fund fair pay deal

Health leaders say they may have to decide between fair wages for staff or providing&

19 Jul 2022

NMC consultation looks at relaxing entry requirements, whether students need specific

15 Jul 2022
Calls to rethink plan to scrap health and social care BTEC amid growing staffing crisis

NHS leaders call on education minister to rethink ‘reckless’ plan of scrapping BTEC qualif

13 Jul 2022
Government votes to allow agency staff to cover work of striking nurses

Unions warn government move will undermine patient safety and is damaging to nurses’ right

13 Jul 2022
COVID-19: UK nations prepare to end special sick pay arrangements for nursing staff

As NHS staff revert to normal sick pay, nurse leaders say government is not supporting tho

05 Jul 2022
Tory peer blasts ‘scandalous’ rejection of thousands of would-be nursing students

Former cabinet minister Lord Lilley condemns ‘rationing’ of university

20 Jun 2022

Health Foundation says a new approach to pay is needed, especially in the light of pandemi

15 Jun 2022
Racism in the NHS: promotion twice as likely for white nurses

RCN survey shows that black and Asian nurses are often overlooked for promotions as in-per

08 Jun 2022
New nursing education institute aims to revolutionise learning ‘for tomorrow’s nurses’

RCN education initiative will support nursing research and fund PhD programmes in collabor

08 Jun 2022

Members at RCN congress in Glasgow discuss the culture of long hours and vote to investiga

06 Jun 2022
Almost half of last year’s new NMC registrants were trained overseas

Data sparks concern about reliance on quick-fix international nurse recruitment and ethica

18 May 2022

To mark Glove Awareness Week, nurses are advised to change their daily r

05 May 2022

Unions criticise the removal of the scheme, which they say will hit already cash-strapped n

30 Mar 2022

NMC has updated its advice on duty of candour, which reminds staff of their professional ob

17 Mar 2022

Nurses’ initiative sees outpouring of community support, with lo

02 Mar 2022

Survey of front-line health and emergency workers found nurses among those covering the lon

01 Mar 2022

Jobs data should instead use protected title ‘registered nurse’ for safe

23 Feb 2022

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