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MPs back call for end to the public sector pay cap for NHS
14 Sep 2017
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Thousands of nurses, care home staff and pharmacists are to be urged to look out for symptoms of sepsis, Jeremy Hunt has announced.

13 Sep 2017
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More than one in 10 of the world's pagers is being used in the NHS, according to estimates.

12 Sep 2017
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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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Just 2% of nurses at the top of the NHS in England self-identify as BME
08 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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A Macmillan and nfpSynergy survey showed that 52% of nurses and GPs have concerns about cancer care. 

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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New workforce data reveal the ‘highest ever’ number of nursing and midwifery vacancies, according to RCN Scotland.

05 Sep 2017

The Scottish First Minister has committed to lifting the 1% public sector pay cap in Scotland from next year.

05 Sep 2017

​New chief executive Gill Walton has started work at the Royal College of Midwives.

05 Sep 2017
Speculation mounts over Prime Minister scrapping the 1% cap
04 Sep 2017

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

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

01 Sep 2017

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

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