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Nurses in Wales are set to get a 1% pay rise from April, as the NHS pay cap continues for a seventh year.

28 Mar 2017
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The importance of a strong nursing workforce has been identified in a new report focused on England.

27 Mar 2017
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City, University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust are planning to work in partnership to improve nurse retention.

27 Mar 2017
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Value of EU nurses reinforced by the RCN ahead of Article 50 trigger
27 Mar 2017
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Pay increase capped at 1% for 2017-18
24 Mar 2017
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NHS staff are more than twice as likely as patients to be served fresh food in hospitals, according to a new report

24 Mar 2017
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A practice nurse has set up an online project to help highlight the work of nurses and encourage others into the profession

24 Mar 2017
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From 1 April, many nurses will only be able to take on extra work as overtime or through staff banks.

23 Mar 2017
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Staff from Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation trust ran towards Westminster Bridge to help victims of a terrorist attack.

23 Mar 2017
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NHS Improvement’s draft guidance for community and inpatient mental health services does not recommend minimum staff-to-patient ratio

23 Mar 2017
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Foundation of Nursing Studies (FoNS) is making a short 'Flipagram' film to celebrate World Nurses Day.

22 Mar 2017
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Protections for NHS whistle-blowers are to be extended under new government plans.

22 Mar 2017

Volunteer admits misleading health professionals in relation to Pauline Cafferkey's temperature, but colleague tells tribunal she is one of the best doctors she has worked with

22 Mar 2017

All new nurses should complete a mandatory preceptorship year to help them meet new Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements, an academic leading the regulator's 'radical' overhaul of education standards has said.

21 Mar 2017

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has downplayed fears that Brexit will lead to a collapse in the recruitment of European Union health professionals.

21 Mar 2017

Organisations must support nurses' well-being if they are to deliver high standards of care.

21 Mar 2017

Doctor admits 'misleading' other health professionals during airport screening in relation to the nurse's temperature but denies misconduct

21 Mar 2017

Voting is now open for the Patient’s Choice category of the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017, the profession’s top accolade for nursing excellence.

20 Mar 2017

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