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More than 100 taken off NMC register for fraudulent registration
Nursing and Midwifery Council removed nurses who have misled the regulator in past five years
25 Jan 2022
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RCN Nursing Awards 2022, a chance to showcase practice that makes a difference, now open
Entries invited for individuals and teams in 13 categories covering diversity of nursing
24 Jan 2022
Inflation-proof pay rise for nurses might ‘persuade many burnt-out staff to stay’
Unions give evidence to NHS pay review body and demand action from ministers
24 Jan 2022
Mental health: helpline’s highest number of calls from nurses
A fifth of more than 800 calls to Our Frontline support service made during pandemic
24 Jan 2022
NHS staff absence and critical COVID cases down, but do you feel pressure lifting yet?
Crisis in nurse numbers, and treatment backlogs give no grounds for complacency
20 Jan 2022
One-off pay rise for ‘superhuman efforts’ of Northern Ireland nurses
Payment for pandemic work is welcomed, but RCN wants talks on ‘a long-term pay structure’
20 Jan 2022
COVID-19: what will the lifting of Plan B restrictions mean for nurses?
RCN says end of mandatory measures will ‘do nothing to relieve pressure on NHS’
19 Jan 2022
Nurse tells of ‘insurmountable’ pressure to get jab or lose job
From 1 April, all patient-facing NHS staff must have had both COVID-19 vaccine doses
19 Jan 2022
NHS pensioners who returned to practice in pandemic are to lose financial incentive
Return of abatement rule, suspended at the height of COVID-19, likely to spark departures
18 Jan 2022
Compulsory COVID-19 jabs for nurses: stark rules on redeployment or dismissal set out
NHS England stance to redeploy or fire patient-facing nurses unvaccinated by April deadline
18 Jan 2022
Nursing students are not part of COVID-19 workforce, RCN asserts
College says Scottish Government implies students on placements are ‘additional staff’
17 Jan 2022
Shorter self-isolation time gets you back to work sooner – but is it worth extra risk?
Science adviser admits rule-change comes with risk, as RCN calls for nurse exemption
17 Jan 2022
New COVID-19 self-isolation rules: what nurses need to know
Isolation period for people testing positive in England reduced to five days from 17 January
13 Jan 2022
Mandatory vaccinations for nurses would be ‘sabotage’ amid staffing pressures, says RCN
College joins demands to delay making jabs compulsory from April for front-line staff
13 Jan 2022
Free tickets to see Florence Nightingale-inspired ballet
English National Ballet’s show centres on a woman who becomes a nurse during the Crimean War
13 Jan 2022
Struck off: mental health crisis nurse’s actions contributed to woman’s death, said NMC
Patrick McKee turned 22-year-old away from unit two hours before her death
12 Jan 2022
Nurses condemn Boris Johnson over lockdown party in Downing Street
Prime minister apologises for lockdown party as nurses take to social media to protest
12 Jan 2022
NHS nurse vacancies: short-term private sector deal cannot conjure up staffing solution
Turning to independent healthcare to support NHS will not address chronic staff shortfall
11 Jan 2022