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A nurse talks to an older woman who has a serious expression on her face
Investigation comes amid concerns about lack of openness and transparency
08 Dec 2023
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Nurse retention drive
Scheme includes clinical ‘support squads’ to aid staff with menopausal symptoms
07 Dec 2023
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A student sits in a lecture theatre taking notes
Data show student numbers fell by 10.6% in 2023 sparking criticism of NHS workforce plan
07 Dec 2023
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Photo of busy hospital ward corridor, illustrating story about spending on agency nurses
RCN analysis finds NHS spent more than £3 billion over three years
06 Dec 2023
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Act could be legal breach, say unions and other groups monitoring post-Brexit rule changes
06 Dec 2023
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A nurse puts her hand on the back of an older woman to support her as she walks with the help of a walking frame
Ban on family members will discourage migrants, adding to workforce shortages, say critics
05 Dec 2023
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Health and social care secretary said industrial action is one cause of backlogs
05 Dec 2023
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A nurse holds open a folder to show something to a patient sitting opposite
Report also cites lack of understanding of patients’ requirements in acute hospitals
04 Dec 2023
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Sign for NHS Fife premises with blue sky and partial street scene in background. Hospital in NHS at centre of patient information breach
Security breach is a lesson for all healthcare organisations, said privacy watchdog
01 Dec 2023
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Nurses on strike outside Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
Government anti-strike measures called ‘a brazen attack on the right to strike’
30 Nov 2023
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Two nurses look at a laptop screen together amid the bustle of a ward around them
NMC records a rise of almost 20,000 registrants in six months
30 Nov 2023
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Scene at a busy hospital with medics engaged in various tasks as a trolley with a patient on it is pushed past
‘Political target’ met but nurses still having to care for too many patients, says RCN
30 Nov 2023
Consultants’ better deal exposes injustice our female-dominated profession faces – RCN
29 Nov 2023
Union and care providers call on government to take action against unethical employers
28 Nov 2023
Scottish Government also considering pay changes and protected learning time
28 Nov 2023
NHS nurses received the lowest public sector pay deal, with no promise of pay scale reform
27 Nov 2023
But NHS denies any inappropriate staffing in mental health and learning disability services
27 Nov 2023
Data given precedence over nursing judgement at the cost of patient care, study finds
24 Nov 2023

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