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Striking nurses holding strike banners and RCN leader Pat Cullen on picket line in Cardiff
Nurses are being ‘strong-armed’ by managers despite strike mandate, says RCN’s Pat Cullen
07 Jun 2023
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Staff at a hospital emergency department during the pandemic
Latest figures shine a spotlight on issue affecting many NHS staff
07 Jun 2023
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Accused nurse agrees that insulin was given to the two boys, but says she did not do it
06 Jun 2023
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Photo of nurses on the picket line in Cardiff
RCN members are staging a 12-hour walkout after rejecting the government’s latest pay offer
06 Jun 2023
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Line of nurses on strike in RCN pay dispute hold protest banner outside Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham
Find out who is on strike, who is not, who could be soon – and why
06 Jun 2023
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Pat Cullen with striking nurses at St Thomas’ Hospital, London in December 2022
Nursing is treated differently in ‘bullyish’ talks because it’s 90% female, says RCN chief
06 Jun 2023
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RCN general secretary looking serious – she warns of collapse in health and care services
Nursing leader issues grave warning as government’s NHS workforce plan continues to stall
05 Jun 2023
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Bid to plug staffing gap with fast-track training could backfire, say overstretched students
02 Jun 2023
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Photo of Unite members striking outside Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London
Eligible staff get 5% pay rise, while nurse members of Unite take to the picket line
01 Jun 2023
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Nurses' station of a busy hospital ward
A staffing emergency remains with over 40,000 nursing posts still unfilled in England
01 Jun 2023
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Photo of nurses striking outside Leeds General Infirmary; many staff in England in outsourced NHS services may miss out on pay rise
Many nurses in outsourced NHS services may find their employers cannot afford the pay rise
01 Jun 2023
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A nurse in Nigeria where there have been reports of healthcare services struggling due to international recruitment of nursing staff
UK should ‘move towards self-sufficiency’ says International Council of Nurses CEO
31 May 2023
Making students qualify in just 30 months could mean inferior education, say critics
31 May 2023
Delayed NHS workforce plan needs to treat mental health nursing as key priority
30 May 2023
Despite new meeting with RCN’s Pat Cullen, health secretary sticks to previous ‘final’ offer
30 May 2023
Having transferrable skills doesn’t mean we’re all interchangeable, insist nurses
30 May 2023
Most health unions accept 5%, but RCN holds out for offer ‘matching nurses’ value’
25 May 2023
Nurse accused of murdering seven babies claims unit was ‘potentially’ unsafe environment
24 May 2023

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