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Strikes over pay: RCN chief urges government to value nurses as she calls for a higher starting salary for new nurses
£7K pay uplift for new nurses would attract brilliance, says RCN chief
30 Sep 2024
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Specialist school nurse roles have variable Agenda for Change banding
Specialist nurse argues his band 6 role should be upgraded to band 7
27 Sep 2024
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Photo of Kevin Fong giving evidence at the COVID-19 inquiry
Former national adviser tells inquiry about trauma of nurses’ experiences in the pandemic
26 Sep 2024
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Nurse understaffing on surgical wards has a negative effect on patient recovery; picture shows a nurse smiling at a woman in a hospital gown who is sitting up in a hospital bed
Understaffed surgical wards also have higher mortality rates, research finds
25 Sep 2024
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Nursing staff tell RCN 5.5% pay award for the NHS is not enough
RCN members in show of resolve over this year’s delayed pay rise
23 Sep 2024
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New nurses report working as baristas as trusts impose recruitment freezes and staff cuts
20 Sep 2024
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A total of 23,800 nursing students have been accepted onto courses across the UK, down by one fifth since the peak in 2021. A stressed student looks at some documents
Slump in course acceptances prompts call for urgent action on student finances
19 Sep 2024
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Former chief nurse for England Dame Ruth May gave emotionally charged evidence to the COVD inquiry 
She said ‘catastrophic’ loss of NHS student bursary robbed workforce of thousands of nurses
17 Sep 2024
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A brass plaque at the entrance to the NMC. An FtP panel finds 77 charges were proved, ten were not proved and on 14 there was no case to answer​​​​​​​
FtP panel told of inappropriate challenges to medication and patient discharge
16 Sep 2024
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Sepsis happens when the immune system overreacts to presence of infection in the blood
Specialist nurses welcome new push to improve diagnosis and care by identifying priorities
13 Sep 2024
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Image depicts a nurse sitting on a pile of coins with arrows pointing to a 5% figure in the background. The NHS Pay Review Body (RB) recommendation of a 5.5% pay rise has been accepted by the Welsh Government
Award receives tepid response from RCN Wales, which will now ask members if it’s enough
11 Sep 2024
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People with lower limb wounds experienced faster healing and lower recurrence during the trial in eight NHS trusts
Leg ulcer healing times were vastly reduced and recurrence dropped
10 Sep 2024
Thirlwall Inquiry will examine events at trust and hear evidence from parents and staff
09 Sep 2024
Learning disability nurses tell survey about struggles with Court of Protection work 
05 Sep 2024
NMC panel hands out two-month suspension, but finds nurse is not ‘inherently dishonest’
04 Sep 2024
Band 4-6 revised profiles will be published after review of all bands is complete
03 Sep 2024
New NHS pay points incentivise staff on band 7 to seek promotion despite loss of overtime pay
02 Sep 2024

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