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Two officials sit together conferring over paperwork to show the FtP process that is currently subject to planned changes that could reduce need to go to formal hearings
Nurses could fear repercussions of accepting guilt, regulator and NHS Employers warn
30 Apr 2024
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Illustration of sex-based inequality in NHS nurse career progression shows a male nurse standing on top of a structure with his arms folded while a female nurse lags behind, with ladders still to climb
Report reveals sex and race inequality in the NHS, with male nurses enjoying faster promotion
26 Apr 2024
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A smiling nurse offers a cup of tea and a biscuit to an older patient
Decaf drinks reduced urgency in those with overactive bladder or incontinence
25 Apr 2024
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Coroner rules that neglect contributed to Patricia Dawson’s death in the ED
18 Apr 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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Illustration of steps showing different pay bands as nurse steps down onto band 5 step
RCN chief brands practice ‘shameful’ and vows to get college’s lawyers to review issue
16 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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Photo of nursing students in a lecture, illustrating story about declining student numbers
University says it cannot meet national targets and had to scrap mental health intake
11 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
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

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