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Nurses are being urged to weigh up the short-term benefits of opting out of NHS pension ag

12 Oct 2023
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Photo of nurse talking to patient, illustrating story about emergency department triage

Study finds hectic working conditions in emergency departments, including overcrowded wait

11 Oct 2023
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A young woman with learning disabilities interacting with a healthcare professional while holding a jar of multicoloured straws

RCN Foundation has announced a £30,000 fund to investigate the impact learning disability

11 Oct 2023
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Man leading introduction of national uniform for nurses and other staff groups said trusts

10 Oct 2023
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Labour party leader Keir Starmer being interviewed for the BBC

Nurses will be able to volunteer for extra paid shifts at evenings and weekends and proced

10 Oct 2023
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A woman holds a child in her arm as they both look out of the window

The nurse, who has two children with disabilities, was sacked after saying no to working w

09 Oct 2023
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NMC chief executive Andrea Sutcliffe

Nurse regulator to be scrutinised by Charity Commission after newspaper revealed an intern

06 Oct 2023
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Close-up of a passport visa with proof of an indefinite leave to remain

RCN warns home secretary Suella Braverman that ‘unaffordable’ visa fees will price vital o

06 Oct 2023
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Catherine Hudson

Stroke unit nurse Catherine Hudson was remanded in custody following her conviction, and t

05 Oct 2023
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Lisa Way was presented with the Queen’s Gallantry Medal after she and two others tried to

05 Oct 2023
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Rishi Sunak addresses audience at Conservative Party conference podium

Rishi Sunak condemns timing of nurses’ latest industrial action over pay and staffing – bu

05 Oct 2023
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Photo of Lucy Letby and Countess of Chester Hospital

Cheshire Constabulary will ‘consider areas including senior leadership and decision-making

04 Oct 2023

Michelle Cox has teamed up with the RCN Foundation to award an annual grant to support nurs

04 Oct 2023

NHS sickness absence data reveal cost to nurses’ mental health of workload pressures at a t

03 Oct 2023

A petition to save a London NHS trust's nursery has been launched as nurses fear its closur

03 Oct 2023

Union claims surge in nursing membership at NHS trust as staff walk out over short staffing

02 Oct 2023

Nurses with a 1995 legacy pension will now be able to access some or all of their pension w

02 Oct 2023

The options in England’s new national uniform range have been described as ‘too n

29 Sep 2023

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