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Pat Cullen with striking nurses at St Thomas’ Hospital, London in December 2022
Nursing is treated differently in ‘bullyish’ talks because it’s 90% female, says RCN chief
06 Jun 2023
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RCN general secretary looking serious – she warns of collapse in health and care services
Nursing leader issues grave warning as government’s NHS workforce plan continues to stall
05 Jun 2023
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Bid to plug staffing gap with fast-track training could backfire, say overstretched students
02 Jun 2023
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Photo of Unite members striking outside Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London
Eligible staff get 5% pay rise, while nurse members of Unite take to the picket line
01 Jun 2023
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Nurses' station of a busy hospital ward
A staffing emergency remains with over 40,000 nursing posts still unfilled in England
01 Jun 2023
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Photo of nurses striking outside Leeds General Infirmary; many staff in England in outsourced NHS services may miss out on pay rise
Many nurses in outsourced NHS services may find their employers cannot afford the pay rise
01 Jun 2023
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A nurse in Nigeria where there have been reports of healthcare services struggling due to international recruitment of nursing staff
UK should ‘move towards self-sufficiency’ says International Council of Nurses CEO
31 May 2023
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Young graduates standing in front of university building on graduation day
Making students qualify in just 30 months could mean inferior education, say critics
31 May 2023
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Nurse and service user sit at table talking, the nurse smiling as she takes notes
Delayed NHS workforce plan needs to treat mental health nursing as key priority
30 May 2023
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Close up of Steve Barclay on Sky News
Despite new meeting with RCN’s Pat Cullen, health secretary sticks to previous ‘final’ offer
30 May 2023
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Nurses check paperwork together, one explaining it to the other
Having transferrable skills doesn’t mean we’re all interchangeable, insist nurses
30 May 2023
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Mikey Denman, Caitlin Jodrell-Bell and Nivea Solema star in the new fly-on-the-wall BBC documentary series Rookie Nurses
The BBC fly-on-the-wall series shows the highs and the lows of daily nursing life
26 May 2023
Unite members to walk out at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust on 1 June
26 May 2023
Trust ‘making changes’ after concerns raised over ‘burnout, stress and work overload’
26 May 2023
Most health unions accept 5%, but RCN holds out for offer ‘matching nurses’ value’
25 May 2023
Nurse accused of murdering seven babies claims unit was ‘potentially’ unsafe environment
24 May 2023
The campaign comes after a ward at Tywyn Hospital was closed due to staff shortages
24 May 2023
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