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A group of health visitors in south Wales hold banners, flags and signs during strike action in March

Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal 

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Nurse leaders say highly skilled advanced nurses are not substitutes for any profession

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Student with epilepsy died by suicide: Chloe Roberts

Nursing student Chloe Roberts died by suicide after she was suspended from her university course on health grounds after having seizures. Read about the coroner’s verdict, her...

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Nursing pay talks: nurse with money

Agenda for Change pay structure to be reviewed, which may also see pay backdated

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New nursing apprenticeships: students in training

Scheme will ‘support social mobility’ and target areas with the greatest training shortages

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Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting

Nurse previously wrote to health and social care secretary Wes Streeting about the issue

Analysis

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NHS band 5 role reviews: Illustration of three nurses being viewed through a magnifying glass

Q&A on who is included, why rethink of nurses’ bandings is needed and when reviews start

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The 10 Year Health Plan aims for an NHS fit for the future

The plan aims for advanced nursing practice models and performance-driven appraisals

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Leadership in advanced nursing practice: two advanced nurse practitioners stand by a patient's bedside talking to them

The requirements and benefits of ANP roles, including experience, qualifications and pay

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Nursing band 5 and 6 roles: illustration showing a nurse in scrubs stepping from a platform labelled band 5 to one marked band 6, with bands 4 and 3 behind them

How do pay and career progression compare, and when is the right time to step up?

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A nurse in uniform leaving her shift

RCN survey reveals 45% of nursing staff are considering leaving the NHS

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Close-up of West Streeting during the interview at St Mary’s Hospital in London, gesturing with his hands to emphasise a point

Read our interview with the man who wants to be health and social care secretary

Journal scan

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People affected by depression may have genes associated with anxiety, worry and low mood, a study suggests

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Using probiotics and xylitol chewing gum to alleviate sore throats as an alternative to antibiotics appears to have no effect, a study shows

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Emotional distress

Most people who self-harm do so as a way to deal with emotional distress rather than as a cry for help, research suggests

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