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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’ negotiations because profession is 90% female

06 Jun 2023
NHS and social care sector risk collapse if ministers fail to address nurse shortage

As government’s NHS workforce plan continues to stall, nurses’ leader issues grave warning

05 Jun 2023
Students slam ‘nightmarish’ plan to chop six months off nursing degrees

NHS workforce plan to plug staffing gap with fast-track training could backfire with burno

02 Jun 2023

Eligible staff on Agenda for Change contracts get 5% pay rise, while nurse members of Unit

01 Jun 2023
Rise in NHS nurse numbers fails to dent huge vacancy list

A workforce emergency remains despite a rise in the number of nurses in

01 Jun 2023

Many nurses who work in outsourced NHS services, including district and community nursing,

01 Jun 2023
Calls to end ‘backdoor’ nurse recruitment deals with red-list countries

UK should suspend recruitment from vulnerable countries and ‘move towards self-sufficiency

31 May 2023
Plan to chop six months off nursing degree sparks criticism

Proposal to curtail three-year nursing courses seen as risky move that

31 May 2023
Boost in mental health nurse numbers should be urgent concern for government – report

Numbers lag behind other areas of nursing and almost one third of all nurse vacancies are

30 May 2023
Barclay rules out improved pay offer for nurses after latest talks

Despite constructive meeting with RCN’s Pat Cullen last week, health se

30 May 2023
Don’t treat us like numbers: why covering in unfamiliar settings comes with risk

Nurses discuss potential dangers and risk of burnout when they are forced to cover for sta

30 May 2023
Rookie Nurses: your new TV series binge watch follows newly qualified nurses

A far cry from Call the Midwife, but just as uplifting, a new BBC fly-on-the-wall document

26 May 2023

Unite members to walk out at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust as union puts pressu

26 May 2023

Trust says it is making positive changes after inspectors raised concern

26 May 2023

5% deal struck with majority of health service unions but RCN holds out for higher settleme

25 May 2023

Nurse accused of murdering seven babies claims the intensive care unit where she worke

24 May 2023

Nurse recruitment campaign includes postcards advertising posts and targets those visiting

24 May 2023

Live entertainment, well-being activities, development opportunities and clinical practice

24 May 2023