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A senior nurse gives a demonstration using an oxygen mask to other nurses
New definitions in professional framework aim to end ‘ambiguity’ that can limit careers
14 May 2024
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ame Ruth May, England’s chief nurse, meeting Roald Dahl Nurse Holly
Nurses mark event by sharing what inspired their career choice and drives their commitme
10 May 2024
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Queen’s University Belfast, one of the two higher education institutions in Northern Ireland where nursing degrees are offered
Funding decision a repeat of past mistakes that are expensive to fix, says nurses’ leader
09 May 2024
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Brass name plate outside NMC building
Registrant ‘remorseful’ but failed to engage with regulator after suspension over incident
07 May 2024
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Photo of nurse analysing a clinical display screen, illustrating story about whether nurses' clinical skills are valued enough
Consultation on proposed revisions to band 4, 5 and 6 job profiles begins
01 May 2024
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Chief nursing officer for England Ruth May, who has announced her retirement
As England’s CNO prepares to step down, what should her successor’s priorities be?
17 Apr 2024
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Striking nurses in Plymouth, Devon, in May 2023
RCN’s proposed nursing pay scale would harm morale, employers tell government consultation
15 Apr 2024
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Older woman stands facing younger woman, possibly her daughter who has a supportive hand on her shoulder. Carer's leave is now a right, which will support the nurse workforce
Time off to support dependants becomes a legal right and redundancy protection is extended
12 Apr 2024
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A tribunal panel looks as documents, with witness facing them across a table. A nurse with Chron’s disease won a tribunal after NHS employer reneged on reasonable adjustments
Managers rowed back on reasonable adjustments that helped her manage a chronic condition
10 Apr 2024
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Close-up of the face of a woman who is holding up her hand with fingers spread in a protective gesture
Incidents include being touched or asked for sex, but half those affected don’t raise it
09 Apr 2024
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Photo of RCN general secretary Pat Cullen, illustrating story about RCN's response to government proposals on nurse pay
RCN head Pat Cullen wants overhaul of pay bandings and improvements to nurse career pathway
08 Apr 2024
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Nursing staff from York Hospital in North Yorkshire on the hospital picket line during the RCN strike in May last year
Nurses urged to air views on pay as government consultation closes at midnight
04 Apr 2024
NMC pledges £30 million to tackle disciplinary caseload
03 Apr 2024
All Scottish health and care settings must have enough qualified nurses to provide safe care
02 Apr 2024
Temporary register saw thousands return to nursing to aid vulnerable at peak of pandemic
01 Apr 2024
First nursing associates expected to begin training in autumn 2025
28 Mar 2024
Regulator found evidence of fraudulent computer-based tests at a centre in Nigeria
27 Mar 2024
NMC gives nurse four-month suspension for breaching code and patient privacy
26 Mar 2024

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