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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 who work in outsourced NHS services, including district and community nursing,

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 suspend recruitment from vulnerable countries and ‘move towards self-sufficiency

31 May 2023
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Young graduates standing in front of university building on graduation day

Proposal to curtail three-year nursing courses seen as risky move that

31 May 2023
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Nurse and service user sit at table talking, the nurse smiling as she takes notes

Numbers lag behind other areas of nursing and almost one third of all nurse vacancies are

30 May 2023
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Close up of Steve Barclay on Sky News

Despite constructive meeting with RCN’s Pat Cullen last week, health se

30 May 2023
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Nurses check paperwork together, one explaining it to the other

Nurses discuss potential dangers and risk of burnout when they are forced to cover for sta

30 May 2023
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Nurses on picket line in Cardiff hold placards bearing their 'fair pay' message

5% deal struck with majority of health service unions but RCN holds out for higher settlem

25 May 2023
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Photo of nurse Lucy Letby, accused of murdering seven babies

Nurse accused of murdering seven babies claims the intensive care unit where she work

24 May 2023
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board’s recruitment campaign targets seasonal visitors with a 'That holiday feeling all year round' tagline

Nurse recruitment campaign includes postcards advertising posts and targets those visiting

24 May 2023
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Nursing Live

Live entertainment, well-being activities, development opportunities and clinical practice

24 May 2023
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Photo of overseas nurse with patient, illustrating story about rise in overseas recruits

Latest NMC register data show record number of joiners last year, but regulator says reaso

24 May 2023
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Front view of Oak Court care home in Norfolk where a nurse has been suspended after saying she was 'too old' to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Care home nurse Maria Kasmai, who showed ‘no evidence of reflection or apology’, has been

23 May 2023

Attempts to water down controversial bill that could see nurses and othe

23 May 2023

Members urged to vote 'yes' to achieve new mandate for industrial action in England,&n

23 May 2023

Employers are using financial sweeteners to help them stand out from the crowd, as crisis i

22 May 2023

RCN members protest at Stormont in Belfast as college’s Northern Ireland director says she

19 May 2023

RCN Foundation appeals to nurses and healthcare support workers to say what’s important to

19 May 2023

Calls for pay parity after RCN congress hears about pitiful private contracts which saw one

18 May 2023

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