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Rise in vacancies intensifies pressure on staff as agency spending surges

Lack of continuity in nursing teams is bad for morale and patient care, says union as gove

14 Jun 2022
Chester hospital neonatal murder charges: not-guilty verdict on one count

Neonatal unit nurse Lucy Letby remains accused of murdering seven babies and the attempted

14 Jun 2022

Shortlist announced for the awards that showcase the very best of nursing and highlight th

13 Jun 2022
Feeling menopausal? Don’t be embarrassed to ask for reasonable adjustments at work

Nurses struggling to keep working during perimenopause and menopause should ask employers

13 Jun 2022

Union warns that nurses’ real pay down £5,200 compared with 2010, as stagnant wages play c

10 Jun 2022
You must take a nap during night shifts to stay safe and vigilant, nurses advised

Power naps and avoiding more than three night shifts in a row are vital

10 Jun 2022

RCN congress votes to demand protection of supernumerary status for students, after hearin

09 Jun 2022

While some trusts are trailblazing flexible hours, some nurses say they are often at the m

09 Jun 2022
‘Gender-diverse patients face horrendously bad healthcare experience’

Nurses urged to challenge transphobia and discrimination amid accounts of micro-aggression

08 Jun 2022
Exploited and lied to – how overseas nurses are mistreated when they come to work in NHS

Stories of unfair treatment prompt call to lobby trusts for ethical and

08 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

Nurses with long-COVID are facing a ‘postcode lottery’ of care and need

07 Jun 2022

Below-inflation pay offers for NHS staff are to blame for rise of workplace food banks, for

07 Jun 2022

Conference hears from LGBT and non-LGBT members, who say practice of conversion therapy is

07 Jun 2022

Governments must recalibrate nurses’ pay and give nursing the recognition it deserves

07 Jun 2022

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

06 Jun 2022

RCN survey of nurses on their final day of work reveals significant dete

06 Jun 2022

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