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Nursing students hold placards in a march of protest against abolition of nursing bursary
Slump in nursing degree applications blamed on money worries and patronising attitudes
19 Jul 2023
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Protesters demanding better pay for nurses near parliament in May
Report contradicts ministers and says double-digit pay rise would hardly affect inflation
18 Jul 2023
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A nurse holds a hand to her face and appears upset, while another nurse touches her shoulder in sympathy
Nurses silenced by worry over income and visa renewal, says guardian for freedom to speak up
18 Jul 2023
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RCN members on the picket line outside the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich: there is anger at the pay deal disparity between nurses and other public sector staff
Pay deal disparity branded ‘an unnecessary slap in the face’ for nurses
17 Jul 2023
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Striking NHS nurses on Sheffield picket line hold RCN pay campaign banners
Health unions win legal challenge to law allowing temporary staff to cover nurses’ shifts
14 Jul 2023
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District nurses are effectively subsidising employers for work-related journeys, says report
14 Jul 2023
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Striking nurses on NHS picket lines in Devember 2022 call for better pay
NHS deal lags behind offers for junior doctors, police, teachers and prison officers
13 Jul 2023
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Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust chief executive Alex Whitfield giving evidence to the Commons Health and Social Care Committee
Apprentice route oversubscribed, contrasting with university applications, MPs are told
13 Jul 2023
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Photo of person using laptop, illustrating story about nursing degree applications falling
New data show drop in numbers in UK, while applications for computing courses surge by 9%
13 Jul 2023
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Ward nurse making notes
It wants to prevent staff from taking agency work, in bid to curb spending on rota cover
12 Jul 2023
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Last year’s winners at the awards ceremony
Awards attracted record entries and winners will be revealed at a ceremony in November
12 Jul 2023
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Photo of nursing student on a placement - views are divided on whether the number of placement hours should be cut
Students and nurses share their opinions on proposal to reduce placement time by 500 hours
11 Jul 2023
Nurse is accused of murdering seven babies and trying to murder ten others on neonatal unit
10 Jul 2023
Mental ill health most common reason nurses call in sick, as absence levels hit new high
10 Jul 2023
Hospital staff on Tube were able to administer immediate CPR after man’s heart attack
07 Jul 2023
Code is designed to help ensure your practice complies with the law
07 Jul 2023
Unison brands NHS pay review body a failure and calls on ministers to scrap it
06 Jul 2023
Nursing students may have placement requirements slashed in a bid to boost NHS workforce
06 Jul 2023

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