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The pandemic hit the pause button, but the Scottish government pledges to have measures in

23 Jun 2022
Permission to work flexible hours still a lottery for Scottish nurses

Scottish nurses still do not have the full benefits of flexible working

21 Jun 2022
As biggest rail strike in 30 years begins across the UK – will nurses be next?

Disputes are taking shape across the UK over NHS pay, with a warning th

21 Jun 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
Whistleblowing nurse awarded over £460,000 after unfair dismissal claim is upheld

Linda Fairhall lost her job after raising concerns about staffing levels and workload that

20 Jun 2022

Only an inflation-busting pay rise would persuade most to stay as unions say situation wor

17 Jun 2022
Suspended: Band 6 nurse who was obsessed with looking up people’s medical records

NMC sanctions Band 6 nurse Elizabeth Ashton for looking up records of relatives, neighbour

17 Jun 2022
Nurses win legal power to sign fit notes in move to cut red tape in general practice

Legal mandate allows nurses and other professional groups to certify fitness to work in bi

16 Jun 2022
Heatwave looms: nurses warned to stay hydrated as temperatures soar

Health and social care employers are urged to help nurses protect thems

16 Jun 2022

Government lauds offer as ‘biggest single year NHS pay uplift since devolution’, but RCN s

15 Jun 2022

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

15 Jun 2022
Working flat out, invisible practice nurses whose potential is overlooked

Hardworking practice nurses could take a lead in improving services but

15 Jun 2022

Charity raises ‘serious concerns’ for community nurses who are struggling to pay high petro

14 Jun 2022

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

13 Jun 2022

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

13 Jun 2022

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

10 Jun 2022

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

09 Jun 2022

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

08 Jun 2022

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