Alison Stacey

Pat Cullen with striking nurses at St Thomas’ Hospital, London in December 2022
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Sexism plays a part in pay talks, says Pat Cullen in TV fly-on-the-wall documentary

Nursing is treated differently in ‘bullyish’ talks because it’s 90% female, says RCN chief

Photo of Unite members striking outside Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London
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Nurses to get new NHS pay award from today – but strikes continue

Eligible staff get 5% pay rise, while nurse members of Unite take to the picket line

Photo of nurses striking outside Leeds General Infirmary; many staff in England in outsourced NHS services may miss out on pay rise
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Thousands of nurses could miss out on NHS pay award

Many nurses in outsourced NHS services may find their employers cannot afford the pay rise

Close up of Steve Barclay on Sky News
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Barclay rules out improved pay offer for nurses after latest talks

Despite new meeting with RCN’s Pat Cullen, health secretary sticks to previous ‘final’ offer

Mikey Denman, Caitlin Jodrell-Bell and Nivea Solema star in the new fly-on-the-wall BBC documentary series Rookie Nurses
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Rookie Nurses: your new TV series binge watch follows newly qualified nurses

The BBC fly-on-the-wall series shows the highs and the lows of daily nursing life

Photo of nurse Lucy Letby, accused of murdering seven babies
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Lucy Letby: neonatal ward was ‘dirty’ and had raw sewage in sinks

Nurse accused of murdering seven babies claims unit was ‘potentially’ unsafe environment

Front view of Oak Court care home in Norfolk where a nurse has been suspended after saying she was 'too old' to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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Nurse suspended after claiming she was ‘too old’ to resuscitate critically ill resident

Maria Kasmai has been suspended for 12 months after failing to attempt resuscitation

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RCN summer strike ballot: voting starts

Members urged to vote ‘yes’ to achieve new mandate for industrial action in England

Photo of nurses protesting about nurse training cuts outside Stormont in Belfast
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Nursing student cuts will ‘devastate patient care for years to come’

RCN members protest at Stormont in Belfast about loss of 300 training places

GP nurse Sarah Hall told RCN congress how she was forced to remotgage her house when she got diagnosed with cancer
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No sick pay, no pay rise, no incentive: independent sector falls far behind NHS

Calls for pay parity after RCN congress hears about pitiful private contracts for nurses

Jane McCready, speaking against RCN affiliation with TUC and college's 2023 congress
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Would your needs be better met by RCN if it was tied to wider union movement?

College’s congress votes on call to pursue affiliation with TUC

Children's nursing student Jessica Pidcock speaking at RCN congress 2023
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Calls to condemn unsafe rostering as students ‘learn in fear’ on understaffed placements

Nursing students who are ‘excessively’ used to fill staffing gaps feel unable to speak out

Court sketch of nurse Lucy Letby weeping in the witness stand at her murder trial, with judge on left
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Lucy Letby trial: accused nurse was worried about safety on neonatal unit, court hears

Nurse who denies 17 counts of murder or attempted murder raised concerns with colleagues

Geoff Earl said the RCN should seek face-to-face negotiations
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Nurses vote to ditch 'unfit for purpose' NHS Pay Review Body

Direct negotiation seen as better option than NHS pay process which ignores nurses’ plight

Nurse Lynsey Curtis-Dawson speaking at RCN Congress
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Strikes are not over, defiant nurses tell ministers

RCN Congress debates steps to secure better pay offer as ballot on fresh strikes nears

Photo of nursing student with a patient, illustrating story about students being called 'nurse' by patients
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Should nursing students correct patients if called ‘nurse’?

Question on Twitter asked whether not correcting patients is devaluing the term ‘nurse’

Photo of British Red Cross worker, illustrating story about possibility of nurse volunteers for NHS
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Could volunteers be drafted in to plug NHS staffing gap?

House of Lords debate suggests recruits from bodies such as the British Red Cross

nurses will be among the guests at the King’s coronation in Westminster Abbey
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Why we’re honoured to represent nursing at the King’s coronation

And worldwide TV audience will watch as one nurse plays a very special role

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