Alison Stacey

Members of Unison protest outside the Northern Ireland Office in Belfast holding placards that say 'NI health workers left behind again?'
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Pay dispute: 48-hour strike in September will go ahead if stalemate continues

‘Don’t leave us behind,’ say nurses calling for equal pay deal for all UK nurses

Photo of Michael Rosen, who will speak at Nursing Live event
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Nursing Live: Michael Rosen will ‘express my gratitude’ to nurses at event

The poet and broadcaster will discuss his COVID-19 experience and the care he received

Nurses on the picket line outside the RCN offices by Cardiff University Hospital in December 2022
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Summer strikes paused as fresh talks agreed – but pay off the table

July strikes have been paused as Welsh Government agrees to discuss current deal

Photo of Rosemary Gallagher speaking at the UK COVID-19 Inquiry hearing
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Lack of PPE due to planning for wrong type of pandemic, inquiry told

Rosemary Gallagher also says government failed to consult nurses when pandemic planning

Close up of a hands on a keyboard in front of a computer screen showing a staff rota being planned
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Enforced 12-hour shifts link to staff burnout and exhaustion

Nurses who are compelled to work longer shifts have higher risk of burnout, study finds

Head shots of eight nurses who have been awarded honours in the King's birthday honours
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King’s birthday honours list: dozens of nurses receive awards

Front-line staff, army nurses and educators among the many nurses honoured by the King

Nurses on a picket line holding placards at Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
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Call to extend COVID bonus to all nurses amid doubts it was promised

Nurse leaders warn that ‘unworkable’ two-tier pay award will push excluded nurses to quit

Lucy Letby looks grave in court sketch at her murder trial
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Lucy Letby trial: plumber recalls frequency of blocked drains in old hospital building

Ageing site had sewerage issues, and nursery flooded when cloth was forced down plughole

Strikers at Northern General Hospital in Sheffield
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NHS pay review body branded 'outdated' as unions asked for feedback

Pay body exists in vacuum and risks disastrous repeat of disputes, Barclay is told

Photo of a hospital parking sign, illustrating a story about nurses' parking restrictions
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Nurses may face fines for hospital parking – or have to park off-site

Glasgow Royal Infirmary nurses cannot park in the patient zone for longer than four hours

Two nurses give care at the bedside of patient in a high-intervention setting – as survey suggests short-staffing is harming care
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NHS staffing crisis is harming care and creating tensions with patients, survey suggests

Poor pay and retention combine to pile pressure on the over-stretched staff who stay

Baroness Frances O’Grady speaking in the House of Lords as Lord Collins looks on from the benches
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House of Lords votes to protect nurses’ jobs from ‘bad’ anti-strikes bill

The Lords’ amendment would restore the right to strike without fear of disciplinary action

Photo of nurse answering phone on a busy ward. A new report calls for more managers to free up nurses' time to care for patients
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More managers to handle admin could free up nurses’ time – report

Think tank sets out measures to address the ‘deep workforce crisis’ in the NHS

Sign for Charing Cross Hospital in London, one of the hospitals run by the Imperial trust
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We can’t afford to recruit: major London trust imposes jobs freeze as it battles debt

Imperial NHS Trust announces recruitment ban but admits the move is unsustainable

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Lucy Letby denies ‘rooting in bin’ for resuscitation notes for baby boy

A paper towel used to record the drugs given was found during police searches at her home

NHS nurses taking strike action in London, an online petition calls for all NHS staff on Agenda for Change contracts to get the full government pay deal
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Thousands call on government to extend full pay deal to nurses in all NHS settings

Petition gains momentum as furious nurses deemed ‘not NHS enough’ miss out

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Lucy Letby one of only two nurses who were on duty both days when two babies were harmed

Accused nurse agrees that insulin was given to the two boys, but says she did not do it

Line of nurses on strike in RCN pay dispute hold protest banner outside Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham
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NHS pay dispute: your concise guide to what’s on offer to staff around the UK

Find out who is on strike, who is not, who could be soon – and why

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