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Nurses skipping meals, going into debt to pay for their training
Many pay for training with loans or savings as employers fail to do so, says report
24 Jan 2024
Could breaking away from Agenda for Change really unblock your access to higher pay?
Some NHS nurses say current pay structure fails to recognise full scope of modern nursing
19 Jan 2024
Fair pay: call for evidence on new separate pay spine for nurses
Nurses’ pay spine could reward experience, says RCN, but others warn of divisiveness
12 Jan 2024
The nurses recognised in the 2024 new year honours list
Leaders in dementia, cancer, community and mental healthcare among those recognised
29 Dec 2023
The Letby effect: FtP referrals surge following nurse’s multiple murder convictions
Nurses with FtP cases pending face prospect of continued delays as NMC caseload lengthens
20 Nov 2023
Nursing Live: Michelle Cox talks of psychological toll of ‘career defining’ racism case
The former senior nurse called for greater progress on tackling racism in the NHS
14 Nov 2023
Nurse-led study will investigate hypnosis used to ease post-colectomy pain
Ana-Maria Toth will examine the use of hypnosis as an alternative to pain medication
06 Nov 2023
Suicide study will unpick why female nurses are at higher risk
The Laura Hyde Foundation welcomed the project, hoping it will fuel prevention measures
19 Oct 2023
Nurses invited to apply for £30k funded learning disability research study
RCN Foundation funds study into learning disability nursing’s impact on patient outcomes
11 Oct 2023
New anti-racism award launched after nurse’s landmark tribunal
The Michelle Cox RCN Foundation Anti-racism Award will support nurse-led projects
04 Oct 2023
Lucy Letby to face retrial on attempted murder charge
Retrial concerns baby girl, known as Child K, who died in February 2016
25 Sep 2023
Safe staffing: concerns that new law will fail as vacancies soar
Unions call for clarification on the role of bank staff and nursing students under new law
21 Sep 2023
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
11 Sep 2023
NMC plans new free speech and social media guidance
Nurse removed from register for saying Tory voters ‘do not deserve to be resuscitated by NHS’
31 Aug 2023
NHS pay must rise if long-term workforce plan is to succeed, says IFS
Workforce targets will only be met if salaries are able to attract and retain staff
30 Aug 2023
Consultation launched on law that could see striking nurses sacked
Ministers seek views on how anti-strike law should work but unions still pledge to oppose it
29 Aug 2023
Nurses encouraged into research to improve patient safety
Combining clinical practice with research would also boost job satisfaction
25 Aug 2023
Number accepted onto UK nursing courses falls 13%, prompting calls to scrap fees
NHS workforce plan ‘stumbles at first hurdle’ as nursing degree figures drop in every country
17 Aug 2023