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Nurses on the picket line with protest placards outside Glangwili General Hospital Carmarthen: RCN members in Wales are being asked to vote on an offer regarding non-pay elements after agreeing to pause strike action
RCN members in Wales are being asked to vote on the offer after fresh negotiations
21 Jul 2023
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A young woman sits at a desk in a test centre, with two others at desks behind her, taking a language test for internationally trained nurses
Relaxed NMC rules have allowed experienced staff out of ‘professional limbo’, says campaigner
21 Jul 2023
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Strikers at York Hospital in May
Controversial law means nurses face dismissal if they defy a work notice during strikes
20 Jul 2023
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Photo of a nurse securing a face mask behind her ear: withdrawing face mask recommendation for hospitals and other health and care settings in Scotland has been described as dangerous for staff
Dropping face mask recommendation for health settings described as dangerous
20 Jul 2023
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People, faces unseen, sit in a row working on computers
UK registrants who sat tests at one Nigerian centre have been informed of investigations
20 Jul 2023
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Nursing students hold placards in a march of protest against abolition of nursing bursary
Slump in nursing degree applications blamed on money worries and patronising attitudes
19 Jul 2023
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Protesters demanding better pay for nurses near parliament in May
Report contradicts ministers and says double-digit pay rise would hardly affect inflation
18 Jul 2023
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A nurse holds a hand to her face and appears upset, while another nurse touches her shoulder in sympathy
Nurses silenced by worry over income and visa renewal, says guardian for freedom to speak up
18 Jul 2023
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RCN members on the picket line outside the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich: there is anger at the pay deal disparity between nurses and other public sector staff
Pay deal disparity branded ‘an unnecessary slap in the face’ for nurses
17 Jul 2023
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Striking NHS nurses on Sheffield picket line hold RCN pay campaign banners
Health unions win legal challenge to law allowing temporary staff to cover nurses’ shifts
14 Jul 2023
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Striking nurses on NHS picket lines in Devember 2022 call for better pay
NHS deal lags behind offers for junior doctors, police, teachers and prison officers
13 Jul 2023
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Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust chief executive Alex Whitfield giving evidence to the Commons Health and Social Care Committee
Apprentice route oversubscribed, contrasting with university applications, MPs are told
13 Jul 2023
New data show drop in numbers in UK, while applications for computing courses surge by 9%
13 Jul 2023
It wants to prevent staff from taking agency work, in bid to curb spending on rota cover
12 Jul 2023
Awards attracted record entries and winners will be revealed at a ceremony in November
12 Jul 2023
Students and nurses share their opinions on proposal to reduce placement time by 500 hours
11 Jul 2023
Nurse is accused of murdering seven babies and trying to murder ten others on neonatal unit
10 Jul 2023
Mental ill health most common reason nurses call in sick, as absence levels hit new high
10 Jul 2023

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