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Your right to strike: Lords move to block power to sack nurses who join picket lines
Peers vote to water down ‘dictatorial’ law that would curb your scope to go on strike
28 Apr 2023
10,000+ Keralan nurses recruited from India help address NHS staffing crisis
A Keralan nurse recruited the nurses after campaigning for more realistic language tests
20 Apr 2023
Lucy Letby trial: diary notes show private anguish at what was said of her, court told
Phrases ‘I killed them. I don’t know if I killed them’ among those found in documents
18 Apr 2023
Recruitment drive for 900 overseas nurses to plug staff shortages
Swansea Bay University Health Board hopes move will slash annual agency bill by £1.5 million
12 Apr 2023
Nurse stars in inspirational choir of worldwide healthcare staff
Choir formed to raise spirits amid COVID meets in Geneva to mark WHO anniversary
06 Apr 2023
Lucy Letby trial: colleagues recall how staff stabilised infant after his sats dropped
Neonatal nurse accused of attempting to murder baby boy by injecting air into his stomach
04 Apr 2023
Lucy Letby trial: baby had extensive haemorrhaging from ‘impact-type’ injuries to liver
Child O’s injuries similar to those common in a road traffic accident, says pathologist
30 Mar 2023
NHS nurse pay offer: key talks on how to fund award haven’t even started yet
Chancellor reveals Treasury has not discussed nurses’ pay funding with health department
30 Mar 2023
NMC keeps registration fee at £120 to ensure affordability
Regulator says the registration fee will be frozen for ‘as long as possible’
30 Mar 2023
Nurses report trouble voting on pay deal as they ‘break the internet'
Frustration as RCN website is overwhelmed by nurses trying to vote on negotiated pay deal
28 Mar 2023
Partygate: ‘If Boris Johnson were a nurse, he’d be struck off’
Nurses voice their anger about former PM’s evidence to parliament about pandemic gatherings
23 Mar 2023
Lucy Letby trial: nurse said non-critical care on neonatal ward was ‘boring’
A senior nurse said the accused nurse was upset when given shifts away from intensive care
21 Mar 2023
Growing doubts about how nurse pay offer will be funded
Government will not increase budget to pay for it, so will existing NHS coffers be raided?
17 Mar 2023
Post-baby nursing careers: the gap between the impact of motherhood and fatherhood
While women’s careers stall, male nurses can enjoy faster promotion than childless peers
06 Mar 2023
Free
Prestigious RCN Nursing Awards 2023 open for entries
Nominations now being accepted, with entries open to individuals and teams in 15 categories
27 Feb 2023
Discrimination at work: black nurse wins ‘landmark’ tribunal case
Judgement finds against NHS England after Michelle Cox experienced racism from her team
24 Feb 2023
Lucy Letby sheds tears in court as doctor gives evidence
Ms Letby reacts as doctor recounts care of boy she is alleged to have attempted to murder
17 Feb 2023
Government urged to recognise long-COVID as an occupational disease
Parliamentary group says failure to offer nurses support will lead to more NHS tribunals
14 Feb 2023