Analysis

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Weighing NHS and non-NHS pensions: two piggy banks sit on either end of a see-saw balancing on a spring
Where the schemes differ, and the impact on your career earnings and retirement income
29 Aug 2025
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Nurse pay and below-inflation pay awards: graphic arrows, a bag of shopping and a pound sign show how steeply rising prices will devalue salaries that increase more gently
NHS pay has been falling in real terms since 2010 – find out by how much
22 Aug 2025
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NHS nurses who commit fraud: a timesheet being filled in claiming hours worked
Plus how to ensure you don’t get into trouble if you make a genuine error
19 Aug 2025
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The 10 Year Health Plan aims for an NHS fit for the future
The plan aims for advanced nursing practice models and performance-driven appraisals
15 Aug 2025
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Mutually agreed resignation schemes: are they mutually beneficial? People shake hands across a precarious gap
Mutually agreed resignation schemes are on the rise in the NHS, but they’re controversial
11 Aug 2025
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Clear and compassionate communication: nurse sits and speaks with two family members of a patient
Empathetic, jargon-free sharing of information promotes safety and helps reassure relatives
08 Aug 2025
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A picket line during a previous nurses’ strike. Options now include holding a ballot on industrial action or on action short of a strike.
Unions’ pay consultations leave no room for doubt – so could another NHS pay strike loom?
31 Jul 2025
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Taking a holiday while signed off sick: a woman walks towards an aeroplane wheeling a suitcase
Your rights to holidays when if you’ve been signed-off sick from work
28 Jul 2025
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Nurse pay: a nurse with patients
New standards aim to provide clarity for nursing staff not on AfC contracts
25 Jul 2025
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A nurse sitting on a sofa looks into a camera while creating a video. Social media posts are about making a difference for the people who need nurses most.
How social media and storytelling can help you show what nursing is really about
22 Jul 2025
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Best advice for nurses: montage of six nurses contributing to this article
Nurses talk the advice they have used in their careers – and wisdom they’d like to pass on
14 Jul 2025
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Exodus of overseas educated nurses from the UK: nurse look serious as she picks up her jacket from a coat peg
The pressures making internationally educated nursing staff want to quit the UK
11 Jul 2025
We look at the complex factors behind an apparent surge in nurses losing registration
08 Jul 2025
Electronic patient records can save time and improve productivity
07 Jul 2025
Up to 50,000 nurses could come under the scope of its new principles
04 Jul 2025
Punitive policies, short-staffing pressures and tackling the myth of invincibility
23 Jun 2025
It is often overlooked, rather than seen as a safety risk. We look at what needs to change
20 Jun 2025
The lack of UK guidance on their use and risks is something the RCN wants to address
13 Jun 2025

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