Jo Stephenson

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Stigma, pain and leakage fears: period policy targets nurses’ concerns

National policy follows survey showing many nurses feel unable to discuss impact of symptoms

Photo of nursing student with nurse, illustrating story about student survey
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Nursing students: two thirds want a non-patient-facing career

Survey also finds many worried about their mental health, staff shortages and burnout

Nurse leans on wall looking dejected – as guidance aims to help NHS staff address workplace bullying
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Bullying and abuse in the NHS: new support to help you speak up

NQNs and students among those most at risk – but guidance aims to empower you

A medic standing at the bedside of an older patient checks a sepsis screening tool
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Crucial role for nurses in helping reduce sepsis deaths

Regular in-depth training could help nurses ensure warning signs are spotted

A young female care worker sitting on a chair and looking at her phone
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Overseas care staff 'trapped by fees and threats of deportation'

Calls to helpline from care workers echo reported exploitation of overseas nurses

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Pay rise in general practice: remind employers they must pass on salary rise – union

Nurses in Scotland should expect to see backdated award this month

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NHS employers to formalise flexible work agreements for staff

New guidance also says employers should explore more agile and hybrid working options

A woman sits at a table at home looking anxious with a calculator and laptop in front of her
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NHS pensions: think twice before opting out, nurses warned

Struggling nurses are being urged to reconsider the short-term benefits of opting out

Photo of nurse talking to patient, illustrating story about emergency department triage
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Emergency triage marred by lack of staff and heavy workloads

Study finds hectic working conditions can ‘result in nurses making rushed decisions’

Photo of Amin Abdullah, illustrating story about a well-being research grant named in his honour
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Apply for grant to research nurses’ mental health and well-being

The Amin Abdullah RCN Foundation Grant was set up in memory of a nurse who died by suicide

A nurse, seen from behind, looks up into a clear blue sky in an image representing an individual struggling with mental health issues
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Preventing nurses’ suicides: new toolkit lists warning signs and how to respond

Nurses are seen at particular risk due to work pressure and fear of letting patients down

Nurses holding RCN flag and placards picket Ulster Hospital outside Belfast during winter 2022-23 pay strike
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NHS pay strike: ‘nurses have no intention of staying silent on AfC disparity’

Date of 48-hour strike set as union ramps up pressure in face of health funding squeeze

Brass name plaque at the entrance of the NMC building
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Nurse fitness to practise cases still taking too long, report says

Positive work by NMC is highlighted but it is told to do more to address FtP backlog

Photo of nurses on the picket line in Exeter in May, illustrating story about reforms to pay review bodies
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Call for reforms to ‘critically undermined’ pay review bodies

TUC Congress urges change, including limiting the influence of government

Black woman has a mammogram, aided by health professional. Nurses will be part of project to boost participation in clinical trials of women from black and other minority ethnicities
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Breast cancer care: nurses to be recruited to boost racial diversity in clinical trials

Black women have more aggressive tumours and face inequalities in treatment and mortality

Colin Bell. on the helipad from which he will abseil down the Royal London Hospital
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Man aged 102 to attempt record 17-storey abseil for nursing charity

RAF veteran will abseil down side of Royal London Hospital to raise money for RCN Foundation

Photo of busy hospital ward, illustrating story about workforce survey
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Nurses’ views sought on improving recruitment and retention

Survey feedback will inform improvements to working conditions and nursing vacancies

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Sexual safety charter: 10 pledges to address abuse of NHS nurses

Employers have been urged to sign up to the ‘zero-tolerance’ charter

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