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Court sketch shows Lucy Letby being questioned by her defence counsel
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Lucy Letby: defence sums up by rounding on ‘poor’ scientific evidence

Research paper in prosecution case is unsafe basis for conviction, says defence barrister

Nurse part shields her face with mask bearing image of Australian flag
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UK struggles to keep its nurses as emigration fuels ‘strikingly low’ workforce numbers

Far more nurses move to practise in Australia and New Zealand than the other way round

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Nurses ‘taking HCA roles to avoid risk of blame over compromised care’

Some fear they will be struck off over care given in overstretched settings, says professor

Photo of RCN ballot paper, illustrating story about members receiving ballot papers too late or not at all
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Claims some RCN ballots never arrived cast doubt over further strikes

RCN members vent their frustration at papers not received or received too late

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Anti-strike bill: MPs again reject changes to protect nurses’ jobs

The House of Lords amendments would allow nurses to strike without fear of the sack

Equality 4 Black Nurses chief executive Neomi Bennett being interviewed on ITV
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Senior NHS staff must be held to account for racist culture, warns equality campaigner

Anti-racism policies will fail without accountability at the top, says Neomi Bennett

England's health and social care secretary Steve Barclay in Downing Street
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COVID bonus: minister stands firm on plan that could mean bank and other nurses lose out

He insists unions agreed some pay-outs will be left to discretion of individual employers

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Partygate: we watched people die, we couldn’t see our loved ones – but they celebrated

Nurses’ anger at Boris Johnson and the conduct of lockdown-breaking political staff

Head shots of eight nurses who have been awarded honours in the King's birthday honours
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King’s birthday honours list: dozens of nurses receive awards

Front-line staff, army nurses and educators among the many nurses honoured by the King

Photo of hands being washed with soap, illustrating news that nurses can use milder soaps to kill many viruses
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Relief for sore hands as mild cleansers found to kill many viruses

Study finds skin-friendly cleansers can stop viruses such as coronavirus and influenza

Nurses protesting at Stormont in May over cuts in the health service
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Lost nursing student places saved by outside funding

Backing by Dublin for 200 university places in North, nurses can work both sides of border

Two nurses in conversation, the one facing the camera looking perplexed
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Nurses fear speaking up at work could put their jobs in jeopardy

More nurses see raising concerns at work as risky and futile, study shows

RCN general secretary Pat Cullen
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Pay is unfinished business, insists Pat Cullen in revealing podcast interview

Winning a fresh NHS strike mandate will be a ‘tight call’, admits RCN leader

Photo of Lucy and partner Kevin receiving a blessing at St Christopher’s Chapel in Great Ormond Street Hospital
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Nurse celebrates wedding day at hospital that cared for her as a child

Great Ormond Street Hospital’s chapel was perfect place to bless Lucy's marriage

Photo of nurses on the picket line in Cardiff
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Nurses’ strike in Wales: live news from the picket lines

RCN members are staging a 12-hour walkout after rejecting the government’s latest pay offer

RCN general secretary looking serious – she warns of collapse in health and care services
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NHS and social care sector risk collapse if ministers fail to address nurse shortage

Nursing leader issues grave warning as government’s NHS workforce plan continues to stall

Nurses' station of a busy hospital ward
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Rise in NHS nurse numbers fails to dent huge vacancy list

A staffing emergency remains with over 40,000 nursing posts still unfilled in England

A nurse in Nigeria where there have been reports of healthcare services struggling due to international recruitment of nursing staff
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Calls to end ‘backdoor’ nurse recruitment deals with red-list countries

UK should ‘move towards self-sufficiency’ says International Council of Nurses CEO

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