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Deadline nears in pay ballot for RCN members in England and Wales
NHS nurses have until Tuesday midday to register willingness to take industrial actio
MP demands its classification as an occupational disease so staff can claim benefits
Medical devices can be ineffective on some minority ethnic groups, so training is vital
RCN Wales demands a robust recruitment strategy and fair pay for nurses
Andrea Sutcliffe says stamping out discrimination falls on everyone’s shoulders
NMC gives go-ahead to increase simulated activities from 300 to 600 hours
NHS technology slow, outdated and unreliable, nurses tell survey
Patchy internet connection, poor IT support and non-user-friendly systems the top barriers
This follows High Court decision to overturn its ruling to only suspend nurse Melanie Haye
Staff can decide when to work among four trusts, in a drive to ease winter pressures
Labour MP Dawn Butler tables bill amendment so that only NMC-registered nurses are legitim
Registrants discuss factors forcing many to quit, as NMC reveals extent of departures
Nurse leaders fear many staff will quit due to burnout and winter pressures, a survey reve
Fair pay rise now an urgent priority, to stop flow of nurses out of profession, insist
‘Serious care failings’ found by inquiry, which calls for better education
RCN says patient and nurse safety is at risk and contributing to an unsustainable NHS
Nurse and health visiting student received £1,000 from Healthcare Workers’ Foundation
Ballot of RCN members in Scotland suggests majority willing to strike over pay rise
Jayne Carpenter found hanged in December 2020 after ‘sudden decline’ in mental health
