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Artist’s sketch of Lucy Letby being questioned by her defence lawyer

Nurse accused of killing seven babies takes to witness stand for first

02 May 2023
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Striking nurses at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital

Representatives from bodies including the RCN, Unison and Unite will attend the NHS Staff

02 May 2023
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Nurses on the picket line outside Guy’s Hospital London, for the first time, nurses working in emergency departments and intensive care units are taking to picket lines

Advice for nurses working in intensive care units, emergency departments and cancer care w

01 May 2023
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Nurses on the picket line at Newcastle Royal Infirmary, striking for better pay and working conditions

RCN members will strike from 8pm tonight until 11.59pm on 1 May in their fight for fairer

30 Apr 2023
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Court sketch of nurse Lucy Letby looking sombre and flanked by three uniformed police officers: she is accused of murdering seven babies

The nurse, who is accused of murdering seven babies, talked about the inadequate staffing

28 Apr 2023
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Frances, Baroness O’Grady, former TUC leader and now peer speaking against government bill in House of Lords

Peers move to water down planned strike law designed by government to limit key workers’ s

28 Apr 2023
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Pat Cullen joins nurses outside the High Court

High Court rules that RCN must end this weekend’s strikes a day early a

27 Apr 2023
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Illustration shows digital red button labelled 'unregister' with cursor arrow poised to select it, as NMC relaxes rule on requesting removal form the register

Nurses in FtP processes can request removal from the register in move designed to cut NMC’

27 Apr 2023
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Photo of nurse protesting for more pay, illustrating story about imminent nurses's strike

NHS Confederation says lack of staff in areas such as emergency departments will put ‘pati

26 Apr 2023
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The nurse took a photograph of sympathy card she sent to the grieving parents of Child I,

26 Apr 2023
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A nurse checking a monitor on a hospital ward, with two patients in the background

Many nurses say they are often left alone to care for more than 20 pati

26 Apr 2023
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Unidentified nurse wears small body camera on the front of her uniform to deter assault from patients or the public

Nursing staff face threat of sexual assault and harassment as a matter of routine, so woul

25 Apr 2023

‘A last-ditch attempt to silence us’: RCN criticises health and social care secretary Steve

25 Apr 2023

Long walks to public transport at night, dimly lit car parks, prohibitive hospital parking

25 Apr 2023

RCN's Pat Cullen rejects 'bullying' by ministers and insists ‘We won’t b

24 Apr 2023

Paul Blakemore worked with actor and soap’s hair and make-up crew to ensure storyline

24 Apr 2023

Nurses in Wales are set to vote on the new pay offer which includes a one-off ‘recovery’ pa

21 Apr 2023

RCN defends validity of one of the strike dates in upcoming industrial action and says

21 Apr 2023

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