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Back pay for underpaid nurses: band 5 nurses who stepped up to band 6 roles awarded back pay after job evaluation
The 13 staff secured the award after job evaluation moved their roles from band 5 to band 6
31 Jul 2024
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Close-up of a nurse's hands on a computer keyboard with a screen displaying X and tick marks to indicate 'unacceptable' or 'acceptable'
Consultation to open on what nurses think of government’s pay award in England
30 Jul 2024
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Archive image of striking nurses in Devon, illustrating recent context of government's 5.5% pay offer to Agenda for Change staff
Union to consult members and says nurses employed by NHS contractors must be part of deal
29 Jul 2024
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Person in shadow looking out of window, illustrating story about nurse and midwife suicides
Regulator confirms number of deaths while undergoing fitness to practise process
24 Jul 2024
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Strikers outside Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool, in February 2023
Recommended pay rise seen as minimum, with RCN to ballot members before accepting any offer
22 Jul 2024
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Images of a nurse squatting down due to exhaustion against a background showing nurses doing various tasks
Stark data show thousands leave nursing early which is a tragedy for patient care, says RCN
18 Jul 2024
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Outside shot of Birmingham Hospice, one of a number in England facing financial crises and nurse job losses
Nurse describes devastating impact of underfunding in end of life care
17 Jul 2024
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The ACC Liverpool displaying the dates of the Nursing Live event 2024
Unique two-day celebration of nursing, with a focus on continuing professional development
16 Jul 2024
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Nicola Ranger
Nicola Ranger has been named as RCN’s next general secretary 
10 Jul 2024
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A brass name plaque at the entrance of the NMC headquarters
Government urged to act after review finds toxic culture and ineffective FtP processes
10 Jul 2024
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Photo of air ambulance nurse Amy Buxton, who features in recruitment campaign
Innovative campaign highlights breadth of roles, from air ambulance to global opportunities
09 Jul 2024
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A woman, viewed from behind, facing professional panel of four, to illustrate NMC FtP panel process
Nurses are being let down by their regulator, leading lawyer finds
08 Jul 2024
Former nursing chief, an adult nurse and a mental health nurse win Westminster seats
05 Jul 2024
Suspicions were aroused because competence tests were completed ‘exceptionally fast’
04 Jul 2024
Helen Herniman is now in post as the regulator’s interim chief executive 
03 Jul 2024
A trust has been accused of trying to employ ‘highly skilled nursing staff on the cheap’
02 Jul 2024
Sir Ed Davey wants to provide a specialist nurse for every cancer patient if party is elected
27 Jun 2024
‘Chronically overworked’ staff at London trust to strike for two days in protest
26 Jun 2024

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