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Agency nurse bill for England tops £4.3 billion over five years

Government criticised for ‘short-sightedness and poor planning’ after almost £838 million

20 Oct 2022
NHS winter crisis plans: more beds and hubs, but no extra nurses

Without a plan to address staffing crisis, ‘winter resilience’ measures will onl

19 Oct 2022

NMC fitness to practise hearing found that Ann Goodfellow failed to declare the cash gift

19 Oct 2022
Preceptorships should be at least six months for every newly registered nurse in England

With longer preceptorships seen to improve nurse retention, NHS England’s new national fra

19 Oct 2022
Lucy Letby: court hears of nurse’s texts to colleagues hours after first alleged murder

Murder trial hears details of nurse Lucy Letby’s texts to colleagues and social media sear

18 Oct 2022
Is your nurse uniform menopause-friendly?

Choosing uniforms in breathable, stretchy fabrics, darker colours and realistic sizes

18 Oct 2022
Continue voting to strike despite pay talks, union urges nurses in Scotland

Pay negotiations have resumed but RCN Scotland says ‘our members and our NHS are at breaki

17 Oct 2022
Lucy Letby: case against nurse is not ‘a done deal’, says defence barrister

Barrister describes Ms Letby as a dedicated nurse and her presence when babies d

14 Oct 2022

ICU sister Ginny Wanjiro sources specialist combs and products to help patients from black

14 Oct 2022
Childcare: many band 5 nurses struggle with nursery costs of up to 70% of take-home pay

The cost of childcare is forcing workers to leave the NHS in pursuit of other work, warns

13 Oct 2022

International Council of Nurses head Howard Catton says UK must redress the ‘catastrophic’

13 Oct 2022
Michael Rosen 100% supports nurses’ right to strike and can’t bear to see them underpaid

Author Michael Rosen called for better pay for nurses at a coronavirus remembrance service

12 Oct 2022

Mountaineer Kenton Cool drew parallels between climbing world’s highest peak and nursing du

11 Oct 2022

Health and social care secretary not anticipating any further increase i

11 Oct 2022

RCN general secretary Pat Cullen apologises on behalf of the c

10 Oct 2022

Charity figures released for World Mental Health Day show a 70% rise in NHS staff

10 Oct 2022

Nursing student Freda sparked debate on social media when musing over tea-making etiquette

07 Oct 2022

Nurse speaks of her fear of getting through winter, working up to three extra shifts a mont

07 Oct 2022

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