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Photo of hands being washed with soap, illustrating news that nurses can use milder soaps to kill many viruses
Study finds skin-friendly cleansers can stop viruses such as coronavirus and influenza
16 Jun 2023
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Nurses on a picket line holding placards at Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
Nurse leaders warn that ‘unworkable’ two-tier pay award will push excluded nurses to quit
15 Jun 2023
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Two nurses look at a piece of paperwork at a ward-based work station: an Institute for Public Policy Research report suggests nurses’ time could be freed up if managers took on more admin
‘We need more nurses – end of,’ say Nursing Standard readers in response to IPPR report
15 Jun 2023
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Lucy Letby looks grave in court sketch at her murder trial
Ageing site had sewerage issues, and nursery flooded when cloth was forced down plughole
14 Jun 2023
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Strikers at Northern General Hospital in Sheffield
Pay body exists in vacuum and risks disastrous repeat of disputes, Barclay is told
14 Jun 2023
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Four nurses carrying out tasks around a busy work station, despite recruiting 800 extra overseas nurses it has failed to reverse the decline in numbers of the NHS workforce
Scotland has more than 4,000 nurse vacancies as workforce figures continue to fall
14 Jun 2023
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Nurses protesting at Stormont in May over cuts in the health service
Backing by Dublin for 200 university places in North, nurses can work both sides of border
13 Jun 2023
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Photo of a hospital parking sign, illustrating a story about nurses' parking restrictions
Glasgow Royal Infirmary nurses cannot park in the patient zone for longer than four hours
13 Jun 2023
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Two nurses give care at the bedside of patient in a high-intervention setting – as survey suggests short-staffing is harming care
Poor pay and retention combine to pile pressure on the over-stretched staff who stay
13 Jun 2023
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Two nurses in conversation, the one facing the camera looking perplexed
More nurses see raising concerns at work as risky and futile, study shows
12 Jun 2023
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RCN general secretary Pat Cullen
Winning a fresh NHS strike mandate will be a ‘tight call’, admits RCN leader
12 Jun 2023
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Baroness Frances O’Grady speaking in the House of Lords as Lord Collins looks on from the benches
The Lords’ amendment would restore the right to strike without fear of disciplinary action
09 Jun 2023
Think tank sets out measures to address the ‘deep workforce crisis’ in the NHS
09 Jun 2023
Great Ormond Street Hospital’s chapel was perfect place to bless Lucy's marriage
09 Jun 2023
Imperial NHS Trust announces recruitment ban but admits the move is unsustainable
08 Jun 2023
A paper towel used to record the drugs given was found during police searches at her home
08 Jun 2023
Petition gains momentum as furious nurses deemed ‘not NHS enough’ miss out
08 Jun 2023
Nurses are being ‘strong-armed’ by managers despite strike mandate, says RCN’s Pat Cullen
07 Jun 2023

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