Alison Stacey

Photo of nurses on busy ward, illustrating story about nurse pay and retention
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NHS pay review process ‘in dire need of reform’

Nuffield Trust also says nurse-doctor pay gap is one of largest among comparable countries

Photo of nurses on busy ward, illustrating story about NHS Staff Survey results
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NHS Staff Survey: nurses lift lid on working in health service

Latest survey results highlight burnout, sexual harassment and pay dissatisfaction

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt holding up the red budget briefcase
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Restraint urged on nurses’ pay after ‘generous’ award last year

NHS pay body is told budgets are ‘extremely constrained’ for 2024-25 pay offer

Nurses calling for action by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust on parking issues facing staff
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Hospital nurses face abuse and vandalism when parking near work

Trust receives call for action letter signed by 2,000 staff and local residents

Illustration shows person putting their fingers in their ears to show how the NHS is said to be in denial about racism
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Racism in the NHS: how to get through to an organisation in denial

Why is it so hard for nurses to talk openly about racial prejudice at work?

RCN Scotland members protesting over pay and staffing, illustrating story about benefits for nurses under pay agreement
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Shorter working week for NHS nurses in Scotland

Nursing staff on Agenda for Change contracts can also request a review of their band 5 role

NMC headquarters brass plaque showing its name and logo. A nurse who looked up medical records with no legitimate reason was suspended by the regulator
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Suspended: school nurse who looked up family’s medical records ‘out of curiosity’

Nurse, who had a history of similar misconduct, would need ‘serious’ supervision in future

Image showing a close-up of a person's hand holding £20 notes, suggesting nurses' pay rise
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What will the nurse pay offer for 2024-25 look like?

We look at when the process will get started – and whether further strike action is likely

Image from NHS trust's anti-violence campaign, featuring nurse Yvonne Ihekwoaba
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Red card bans for abusive patients and relatives in hospitals

Essex trust’s campaign aims to protect staff as incidents of physical and verbal abuse rise

Joanne Froggatt in the tv drama Breathtaking
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Breathtaking: TV COVID drama ‘too real to watch’ for some nurses

ITV series described as authentic depiction of the trauma front-line nurses experienced

Nurse Michelle Cox, who won a landmark racism tribunal and welcomes a new report on racism
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NHS racism: staff fear being branded ‘troublemakers’ for raising race concerns

Nurse Michelle Cox says black and minority ethnic staff need to feel valued and included

Two nurses happily walk through hospital lobby. Study founds consitency in nurse rostering is good for staff morale
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Shift patterns you can predict: is roster consistency important for work-life balance?

Sensitively spaced days off boost morale, but views are split on length of shifts – study

Composite picture showing a head shot of Lucy Letby and the entrance of the Countess of Chester Hospital
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Letby hospital failed to assure patients it was safe after verdict, says report

CQC says failures included inadequate nurse staffing levels and compromised patient safety

General practice nurse in discussion with a patient. GPNs are seeing delays in delivery of their pay awards
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General practice nurses continue to miss out on pay award as leaders call for action

Primary care staff’s salary rises ‘being treated as an afterthought’

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Nurses offered £6,000 bonuses to remain in hard-to-fill NHS posts

But do ‘golden hellos’ merely shift recruitment issues from one employer to another?

Woman looks distressed, with hand over her face, as she looks at official paperwork. Nurses say they are struggling with bills and cost of living
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Cost-of-living struggles continue to push nurses to think of quitting the profession

Survey suggests many are in arrears with rent, mortgages and bills, and even skip meals

Picture shows the word 'debt' in red letters being rubbed out by an eraser on the tip of a pencil
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Write off nurses’ loans after ten years, says report

Call for nurses’ student debt averaging £48,000 to be forgiven if they stay in the NHS

Nurses preparing medicines in a hospital ward
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Flexible new nursing degree will support work-life balance

Part-time degree aims to enable those with experience in caring roles to enter nursing

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