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Strikers at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton in February
Pat Cullen rejects 'bullying' by ministers and insists ‘We won’t be gagged’
24 Apr 2023
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Photo of burns nurse Paul Blakemore preparing actor Ryan Prescott before filming a scene
Paul Blakemore worked with production crew to ensure scenes were ‘as authentic as possible’
24 Apr 2023
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Nurses on the picket line at Cardiff University Hospital: nurses in Wales are set to vote on a new 5% pay offer
The deal includes one-off ‘recovery’ payment and an enhanced rise for staff on lower bands
21 Apr 2023
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RCN general secretary Pat Cullen with striking nurses at Leeds General Infirmary
RCN says it will fight legal challenge and defends the validity of the strike dates
21 Apr 2023
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Striking nurses outside the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast: nurses in Northern Ireland are no closer to a pay deal and may be forced to strike
With no revised offer or funds for a rise, Northern Ireland nurses may be forced to strike
21 Apr 2023
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Febin Cyriac has helped more than 10,000 nurses from India secure jobs in the NHS
A Keralan nurse recruited the nurses after campaigning for more realistic language tests
20 Apr 2023
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The Old Bailey or Central Criminal Court in London
Nurse also admits stealing anaesthetic from the hospital where he worked
20 Apr 2023
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A sign board at the entrance to Good Hope Hospital
Damning report cites unsafe staffing at Midlands hospital and warns trust it must improve
20 Apr 2023
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A nurse administering cytotoxic drugs to a patient: this would normally be done by nurses on at least band 6 level
Thousands of band 5 nurses are denied a pay/band rise despite doing higher-level tasks
19 Apr 2023
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Tory MPs criticise unions for dropping strike exemptions for emergency and other nurses
18 Apr 2023
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Court sketch of nurse Lucy Letby, who denies multiple murder and attempted murder charges
Phrases ‘I killed them. I don’t know if I killed them’ among those found in documents
18 Apr 2023
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Nurse in scrubs seen from neck down, holds sign that reads 'Sorry we are closed' – community hospital in Wales has shut ward because it can't recruit nurses
Failure to fill posts means community hospital’s inpatients are displaced across region
18 Apr 2023
Downing St rules out reopening talks but RCN warns new strikes could last until Christmas
17 Apr 2023
RCN names strike dates – and this time emergency and intensive care staff are involved
14 Apr 2023
The college says a ‘robust validation process’ will discount any ineligible votes
14 Apr 2023
Colleagues worried poor English put patients at risk but she said she’d done nothing wrong
14 Apr 2023
Ballot closes at 9am on 14 April, with RCN saying pay talks will not reopen if it is rejected
13 Apr 2023
Dashed hopes of career progression leave many feeling heartbroken by treatment in UK
13 Apr 2023

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