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The nursing associate role was announced by the previous government in 2016 to bridge the gap between healthcare assistants and registered nurses
Petition calls for recognition and role clarity to ensure future of nursing associate role
27 May 2025
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Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting
Health and social care secretary says ‘undoing years of disregard will be a journey’
23 May 2025
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Despite the above-inflation pay increase, the RCN says starting salaries for nursing staff remain too low
Pay award will be ‘entirely swallowed up by inflation’ and undervalues nursing, says RCN
22 May 2025
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Jail time for fraudulent nurse: Dean Armitage will serve 18 months for false pay claims
Ward manager created 185 overtime shifts using the trust’s booking system
21 May 2025
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Nursing staff in England’s NHS are still waiting for news of an already-delayed 2025-26 pay offer: close-up shot of a £20 note
Nursing leaders’ warning to health secretary as ministers stay silent on pay offer
20 May 2025
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Fitness to practise debate: Samantha Spence speaking at a previous RCN congress
Nurses at RCN congress question whether the nursing regulator is fit for purpose
19 May 2025
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A rise in nursing lecturer redundancies has sparked concern for the future of nursing courses and the profession as a whole
Surge in redundancies poses ‘real threat’ to UK’s future nursing workforce – report 
16 May 2025
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NMC fitness to practise panel found band 6 nurse obtained free hospital parking permit under false pretences
Karen Horton used permit meant for relatives of end-of-life care patients, NMC panel fin
14 May 2025
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Jessica Thorpe: nursing assistant awarded £24,000 for constructive unfair dismissal
A nursing assistant won her tribunal after a mishandled and lengthy suspension
13 May 2025
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At the RCN annual congress, general secretary Nicola Ranger called on ministers to
RCN pushes for swift pay rise and warns government over consequences of delays
12 May 2025

Change will mean nursing staff no longer have to repeat already completed training

12 May 2025
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A review of the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff uncovered alleged racism and reports of theft and drug-taking by staff
Reports of racism, theft and drug-taking by hospital staff have been uncovered
08 May 2025
Study suggests when EU nurses left UK, it affected nursing skill mix as well as outcomes
07 May 2025
Practice nurse lacked insight into her actions, despite years of delivering good care
06 May 2025
Prevention of future deaths report finds staff may have lacked clinical skills to save her
01 May 2025
Support from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust delayed or denied on return post-haemorrhage
29 Apr 2025
Unions criticise ‘double blow’ of proposed pay reduction and 8.5% parking fee increase
28 Apr 2025
Claire Chick was subjected to months of stalking and violence before fatal stabbing
25 Apr 2025

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