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Now restore nurses’ pay, union tells Northern Ireland’s leaders

As new Executive takes office, RCN demands urgent action to give nurses

05 Feb 2024

New advice gives healthcare staff more time to examine those less severely ill before deci

02 Feb 2024

Kwasi Kwarteng urges government to provide better protection for overseas health and care

01 Feb 2024
Lucy Letby is refused permission to appeal murder convictions

Court of Appeal turns down bid by former nurse to bring an appeal again

31 Jan 2024

RCN head says nurses should never have to ‘finish your nursing career on the same salary b

30 Jan 2024
Newly registered nurses describe work culture as full of fear, anxiety and exhaustion

Project highlighting workplace experiences reports challenges facing ne

30 Jan 2024

Nursing leaders praise benefits the role brings to the health service and patient care, wh

29 Jan 2024

Health think-tank says growth in staff has not been spread evenly across the NHS, and urge

26 Jan 2024
Thousands of nursing shifts lost due to stress and anxiety

Unsafe working conditions pinpointed as union warns of dangerous cycle

26 Jan 2024

Union warns that Northern Ireland’s nurses may take further industrial action if pay parit

25 Jan 2024
Care home slammed for listing nurse-level skills in ad for nursing associate

Nurses criticise job adverts where employers apparently look for a ‘cheap, expendable’ wor

25 Jan 2024
Don’t put agency nurses in position of providing strike cover, unions’ leader urges

Unions and body representing temp agencies unite in calling on ministers to back away from

24 Jan 2024

Many nurses are paying for their own mandatory training from loans or sa

24 Jan 2024

Introduction of the band 4 role will mirror that of nursing associates i

22 Jan 2024

Opinion divided over whether breaking away from AfC banding would give nurses access to hig

19 Jan 2024

A children’s hospital has appointed a new lead sepsis nurse to educate s

19 Jan 2024

Hidden camera showed care home resident died distressed and alone despite home’s 

18 Jan 2024

Nurses in Northern Ireland took to picket lines today amid failure

18 Jan 2024

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