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Close-up of a nurse's hands on a computer keyboard with a screen displaying X and tick marks to indicate 'unacceptable' or 'acceptable'
Consultation to open on what nurses think of government’s pay award in England
30 Jul 2024
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Archive image of striking nurses in Devon, illustrating recent context of government's 5.5% pay offer to Agenda for Change staff
Union to consult members and says nurses employed by NHS contractors must be part of deal
29 Jul 2024
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Final-year children’s nursing students ‘strung along’ after interviews for non-existent jobs
25 Jul 2024
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Person in shadow looking out of window, illustrating story about nurse and midwife suicides
Regulator confirms number of deaths while undergoing fitness to practise process
24 Jul 2024
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Health board insists pre-employment checks were done, after matron finds CV discrepancies
23 Jul 2024
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Strikers outside Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool, in February 2023
Recommended pay rise seen as minimum, with RCN to ballot members before accepting any offer
22 Jul 2024
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Photo of Antrim Area Hospital sign, where nurses working locally were targeted in a racist attack
Police investigate after houses vandalised, sparking outpouring of support from fellow nurses
19 Jul 2024
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Images of a nurse squatting down due to exhaustion against a background showing nurses doing various tasks
Stark data show thousands leave nursing early which is a tragedy for patient care, says RCN
19 Jul 2024
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Outside shot of Birmingham Hospice, one of a number in England facing financial crises and nurse job losses
Nurse describes devastating impact of underfunding in end of life care
17 Jul 2024
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The ACC Liverpool displaying the dates of the Nursing Live event 2024
Unique two-day celebration of nursing, with a focus on continuing professional development
16 Jul 2024
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Nicola Ranger
Nicola Ranger has been named as RCN’s next general secretary 
10 Jul 2024
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A brass name plaque at the entrance of the NMC headquarters
Government urged to act after review finds toxic culture and ineffective FtP processes
10 Jul 2024
Innovative campaign highlights breadth of roles, from air ambulance to global opportunities
09 Jul 2024
Nurses are being let down by their regulator, leading lawyer finds
09 Jul 2024
Former nursing chief, an adult nurse and a mental health nurse win Westminster seats
05 Jul 2024
Suspicions were aroused because competence tests were completed ‘exceptionally fast’
04 Jul 2024
Helen Herniman is now in post as the regulator’s interim chief executive 
03 Jul 2024
A trust has been accused of trying to employ ‘highly skilled nursing staff on the cheap’
02 Jul 2024

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