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Labour shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth promised a review of closures across the NHS and sustainability and transformation plans.

03 May 2017
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Relatives who call patients in hospital are still being forced to pay 'rip off' charges of 50p a minute despite a promised clampdown on the issue.

03 May 2017
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Hardship grants

Eight nurses a day seek urgent help to cope with the rising cost of living and one-in-four callers receive hardship grants according to the RCN whic

03 May 2017
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Theresa May

Theresa May critised by nursing leaders and Labour MPs for failing to explicitly say if it is wrong that nurses have to turn to food banks to make ends meet.

02 May 2017
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Nurse shortages

England could be hit by a shortfall of 42,000 nurses by 2020 and almost half of all nurses are worried about stretched staffing levels, a new report says.

02 May 2017
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The government comfortably avoided a symbolic defeat over funding for nursing students in the dying moments of the current Parliament.

28 Apr 2017
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MPs say 150,000 workers face an uncertain future
28 Apr 2017
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Voting in the Patient's Choice category in the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017 closes at midnight on 28 April.

27 Apr 2017
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Election pledges to scrap the cap, reinstate bursary and safe staffing legislation
26 Apr 2017
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Nurses and porters are being charged 'extortionate' fees of almost £90 a month to use hospital car parks, a new study reveals.

26 Apr 2017
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Chronic understaffing of nurses is continuing to put patients at risk, a survey has revealed.

24 Apr 2017
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Hospital food

A slug in a sandwich and a Muslim patient being offered pork were among the complaints.

24 Apr 2017

A patient with complex health needs has been waiting more than three-and-a-half years to leave hospital after being declared fit for discharge, it has been revealed.

24 Apr 2017

Sugary drinks will be banned from hospital shops next year, unless action is taken to cut their sales, NHS England has announced.

21 Apr 2017

A campaign has been launched to help nurses and midwives avoid being taken off the Nursing and Midwifery Council register because of late fee payments.

20 Apr 2017

More than 2,200 people have registered to attend London event

19 Apr 2017

Black and minority ethinic (BME) nurses and midwives are continuing to 'suffer in silence' in England, but there are signs of improvement in a new report.

19 Apr 2017

The number of hardship grants handed to struggling nurses have soared in the first three months of the year.

18 Apr 2017

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