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A nurse puts her hand on the back of an older woman to support her as she walks with the help of a walking frame
Ban on family members will discourage migrants, adding to workforce shortages, say critics
05 Dec 2023
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Health and social care secretary said industrial action is one cause of backlogs
05 Dec 2023
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Sign for NHS Fife premises with blue sky and partial street scene in background. Hospital in NHS at centre of patient information breach
Security breach is a lesson for all healthcare organisations, said privacy watchdog
01 Dec 2023
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Photo of Norma Newcombe celebrating her retirement with colleague Sharon Swift
School nurse Norma Newcombe says she feels ‘humbled and proud’ to have worked in the NHS
01 Dec 2023
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Photo of Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, who features in story about shortage of sickle cell nurses
Dame Elizabeth Anionwu calls for action to increase nurse numbers in specialty
01 Dec 2023
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Nurses on strike outside Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
Government anti-strike measures called ‘a brazen attack on the right to strike’
30 Nov 2023
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Two nurses look at a laptop screen together amid the bustle of a ward around them
NMC records a rise of almost 20,000 registrants in six months
30 Nov 2023
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Scene at a busy hospital with medics engaged in various tasks as a trolley with a patient on it is pushed past
‘Political target’ met but nurses still having to care for too many patients, says RCN
30 Nov 2023
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RCN general secretary looks serious during visit to nurses' picket line outside Leeds General Infirmary in December 2022. Behind her, striking nurses hold signs with messages about staffing and pay. Everyone is dressed for winter weather
Consultants’ better deal exposes injustice our female-dominated profession faces – RCN
29 Nov 2023
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Nurse with her back to the camera appears to feel isolated as union and care sector call on government to act against exploitation of foreign care staff in the UK
Union and care providers call on government to take action against unethical employers
28 Nov 2023
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Photo of nurse staffing rota on ward computer
Scottish Government also considering pay changes and protected learning time
28 Nov 2023
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NHS nurses received the lowest public sector pay deal, with no promise of pay scale reform
27 Nov 2023
Data given precedence over nursing judgement at the cost of patient care, study finds
24 Nov 2023
Nursing leaders warn of mental health crisis and call for funds for dedicated support
24 Nov 2023
Replies to a student survey telling of financial struggles were heard at Westminster debate
23 Nov 2023
The smart scrub tunic, in an array of colours, will be available next summer
23 Nov 2023
Clinical supervision programme focuses on emotional challenges of the role
23 Nov 2023
Investigation will also look at claims of sexism and of a culture of fear at NMC
22 Nov 2023

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