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The 1% pay cap is set to be lifted for police and prison officers, prompting speculation that nurses’ pay may increase too.

12 Sep 2017
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Britain's shortage of nurses and midwives could increase by 20,000 by 2020 if trends following last year's Brexit referendum continue, the government has been

12 Sep 2017
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Plans to sell off a major NHS staffing agency have been abandoned by the government.

07 Sep 2017
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Unregistered support staff working under specialist nurse job titles, study reveals
07 Sep 2017
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RCN rally calls for end to 1% pay cap
06 Sep 2017
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2,000 nurses expected at Parliament Square rally calling for pay cap to be removed
06 Sep 2017
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The Scottish First Minister has committed to lifting the 1% public sector pay cap in Scotland from next year.

05 Sep 2017
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Speculation mounts over Prime Minister scrapping the 1% cap
04 Sep 2017
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RCN vows to continue promoting ‘vital work’ of learning disability nurses.

04 Sep 2017
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The NHS is facing its worst winter in recent history if it does not receive an immediate cash boost, health chiefs have warned.

04 Sep 2017
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Philippa Morrison and Theresa May

A nurse who was at school with prime minster Theresa May has warned the government must stop paying nurses a ‘pittance’.

01 Sep 2017
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Time is ticking for nurses and nursing students to have their say on plans for an overhaul of the profession’s education standards.

01 Sep 2017

Nurses' tributes to 'incredible' University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust chief nurse Philip Norman, who has died suddenly.

31 Aug 2017

Allied health professionals to get support back to practice following career breaks.

30 Aug 2017

The International Council of Nurses chief executive Frances Hughes has left the organisation due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’.

30 Aug 2017

Lack of information about the number of black and minority ethnic (BME) nurses in position in senior manager or executive positions in the NHS means talent is being lost, say healthcare leaders.

28 Aug 2017

Comic actors and political activists Sir Tony Robinson and Rob Delaney are to speak at the RCN’s biggest-ever rally next month.

24 Aug 2017

International students’ effect on the UK labour market is to be assessed by independent migration advisors.

24 Aug 2017

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