British union for nurses
Shock results reveal how many NHS staff are looking to leave the health service: Only one in four nurses said they would recommend working for the NHS
independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-jobs-stagg-quit-survey-b2526906.html
NHS Scotland: Thousands of operations cancelled at the last minute due to hospital capacity and staffing issues
scotsman.com/health/nhs-scotland-thousands-of-operations-cancelled-at-the-last-minute-due-to-hospital-capacity-and-staffing-issues-4581534
More than 250 patients a week ‘die needlessly due to long A&E waits’: Dr Adrian Boyle, president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said excessively ...
standard.co.uk/news/health/nhs-hospital-accident-and-emergency-waits-deaths-rcem-figures-b1148720.html
British-Yemeni nurse raises profile of ‘invisible’ Arab colleagues in UK’s health service
thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2024/04/10/identified-as-arab-but-unseen-in-uk-nursing-until-she-took-a-stand/
Majority of voters urge Government to deliver above inflation pay rise for nurses
inews.co.uk/news/health/majority-voters-government-fulfil-above-inflation-pay-rise-nurses-2984322
Six in 10 nurses in England turning to credit or savings as costs rise: Royal College of Nursing survey shows NHS nurses’ distress as 77% say they are worse off ...
theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/22/nurses-england-credit-savings-costs-rise-nhs-pay
‘I can’t do another year like last year’: nurses in England on cost of living crisis
theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/22/nurses-england-cost-of-living-crisis-nhs
NHS Wales: India nurse deal 'won't close gap', says RCN: Welsh hospitals will get 250 doctors and nurses from Kerala, but nursing union says it's not enough.
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Royal College of Nursing lists steps to safeguard Welsh NHS: The Royal College of Nursing has highlighted three urgent steps to save the NHS in Wales.
southwalesargus.co.uk/news/24212255.royal-college-nursing-lists-steps-safeguard-welsh-nhs/
UK nursing applications fall sharply despite NHS shortages: RCN union warns the 7% drop is ‘direct threat’ to patient safety and calls for emergency measures to ...
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'Only decisive action now can stop staff leaving the NHS': The RCN union also warned of a repeat of industrial action which broke out last year over pay.
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Trainee nurses in England forced to quit over spiralling childcare costs: Experts warn ‘patients will suffer’ as students drop out and nursing course acceptances ...
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Paid articlePaid The problems facing London's late-night: Pricey pints, mass pub and club closures, venue curfews, licensing restrictions and a struggling late-night transport ...
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New £750 'cost of living' scholarships to help students afford the basics: Staffordshire University has announced new £750 “cost of living” scholarships to help ...
expressandstar.com/news/education/2024/03/11/new-750-cost-of-living-scholarships-to-help-students-afford-the-basics/
Monica Berry (1930-2024): lifelong nurse: A nurse with a lifelong commitment to healthcare left “a lasting impact on countless lives”, her family said ...
royalgazette.com/obituaries/news/article/20240304/monica-berry-1930-2024-lifelong-nurse/
Nurses 'abused' for parking near Musgrove Park Hospital: They say they are confronted by residents and fake parking notices are put on their cars.
bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-68414450
NHS Scotland crisis: Top medics on the 'brave decisions' needed to save NHS in warnings to health secretary Neil Gray
scotsman.com/health/nhs-scotland-crisis-top-medics-on-the-brave-decisions-needed-to-save-nhs-in-warnings-to-health-secretary-neil-gray-4522315
NHS nurse reveals 8 years of hell after raising sexual harassment claims: Exclusive: The UK’s underfire nursing regulator took eight years to address reports of ...
independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-sexual-harrasment-staff-nmc-b2486845.html
Nursing union votes to accept latest Manx Care pay offer: Royal College of Nursing members vote to accept Manx Care's 6% pay offer for the current year.
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Most nurses have considered leaving profession due to costs crisis, Royal College of Nursing survey shows
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Isle of Man nurses surveyed on latest pay offer after recent dispute: Royal College of Nursing members are consulted on a 2023-2024 pay offer after a recent ...
bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-68159354
Nurses’ strikes: RCN members urged to push ministers further: More than 85,000 appointments in England have had to be rescheduled because of the latest walkouts ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/nurses-strikes-uk-rcn-walkouts-pay-increase-deal-bzrpdzcwc
Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Nurses Union Threatens New Strikes Over Pay
- The UK's largest nursing union warns of possible strikes in 2024 over pay and working conditions, challenging the government to show support for nursing, the NHS, and social care.
- The union demands a 5% pay increase above inflation to address the cost of living crisis and promote retention and recruitment in the nursing profession.
- Rishi Sunak could face a new wave of nursing strikes before the upcoming general election, as the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) prepares to challenge all parties to prioritize nursing, the NHS, and social care.
- The nursing profession's voice is political, and the RCN intends to use it, according to General Secretary Pat Cullen.
Hospital car parking fees in England rise by 50 per cent: Visitors to hospitals in England paid £145.8 million for car parking in the last year ...
yorkpress.co.uk/news/24012385.hospital-car-parking-fees-england-rise-50-per-cent/
London nurse called Black colleagues slurs and 'monkeys': She has been struck off for the vile remarks, which could have put Black patients in danger
mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/west-london-nurse-called-black-28450515
Nurses threaten fresh NHS strikes after health secretary’s warning over pay: Health Secretary Victoria Atkins has told the NHS pay review body next year's ...
inews.co.uk/news/politics/nurses-warn-fresh-nhs-strikes-ministers-warning-pay-2818844
New exhibition explores stories of nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic: The display aims to lend insight into the struggles faced by health care staff during the ...
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Northern Ireland nurses to strike on 18 January: The Royal College of Nurses confirms members will join other unions in taking action on 18 January.
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Nurses' union calls for pay negotiations to be reopened to anger of other health groups after consultants' pay offer
news.sky.com/story/nurses-union-calls-for-pay-negotiations-to-be-reopened-to-anger-of-other-health-groups-after-consultants-pay-offer-13018472
NHS Wales: RCN chief says things must change in 2024: The Royal College of Nursing Wales' chief says staff are not seeing solutions to building issues.
bbc.com/news/uk-wales-67871491
Letby inquiry: Ex-Countess hospital bosses named as core participants: FORMER Countess of Chester Hospital bosses have been named as having key roles in the ...
chesterstandard.co.uk/news/24015364.letby-inquiry-ex-countess-hospital-bosses-named-core-participants/
Faster action needed to improve nursing workforce retention, union warns: The Royal College of Nursing Scotland said workforce challenges remain acute in the NHS ...
news.stv.tv/scotland/faster-action-needed-to-improve-nursing-workforce-retention-union-warns
East Lancashire hospitals spent £39.5m on agency nurses: Hospitals in East Lancashire have spent more than £41.2 million on agency staff in the last few years ...
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/23984219.east-lancashire-hospitals-spent-39-5m-agency-nurses/
Nursing degree student numbers in Scotland fall for second year: A total of 3,520 students have been accepted to study nursing in Scotland this year – around 800 ...
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Suffolk hospitals spent £3m spent on agency nurses in 2022: Nearly £3million was spent on agency nurses last year in two NHS foundation trusts in Suffolk ...
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Concerns over future of nursing in Scotland as fewer students opt to join profession
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Nurses react with fury over doctor pay offer: Union leaders say strikes more likely, after ministers offer consultants in England up to 19% extra.
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Long-running pay row ends as nurses accept new Manx Care offer: A ballot saw Royal College of Nursing members accept a new pay offer after a two-year dispute.
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Royal Berkshire NHS trust: patients left waiting to be sent home: Almost half of patients at Royal Berkshire NHS Trust were unable to leave hospital despite ...
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RCN calls for 'culture change' to make Labour's NHS overtime plan work
news.sky.com/story/rcn-calls-for-culture-change-to-make-labours-nhs-overtime-plan-work-12979315
Visa fees: Union bosses say piling costs on migrant NHS nurses is ‘short-sighted’
standard.co.uk/news/health/visa-fees-nhs-nurses-home-office-royal-college-nursing-b1111831.html
Watch: 102-year-old abseils 280ft hospital: A former RAF bomber pilot abseils down the Royal London Hospital for charity.
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BREAKING: The Royal College of Nurses said that they weren't invited to today's health round table hosted by PM Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Steve Barclay ... Show more trib.al/YKanzN3
Care managers reach care awards finals in London: Spellman Care Managers reach “Women Achieving Greatness in Social Care” finals.
cravenherald.co.uk/news/23856501.care-managers-reach-care-awards-finals-london/
Behind the strikes: How two women led a million workers into battle against the government
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‘Lucy Letby would have been stopped sooner if she wasn’t white’ says Royal College of Nursing president
inews.co.uk/news/lucy-letby-stopped-sooner-white-royal-college-nursing-2558519
An exodus of nurses has caused a “medical brain drain” in Nigeria. Are rich countries to blame?
qz.com/an-exodus-of-nurses-has-caused-a-medical-brain-drain-1850691171
Paid articlePaid Full timeline of Lucy Letby’s murder campaign - and the damning evidence that finally caught her
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NHS handed £250m to tackle waiting times - but fresh funding labelled 'sticking plaster' after cuts
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Waiting lists for hospital treatment in England surge to new record: NHS data shows rise in routine care backlog to 7.6mn, piling pressure on government’s pledge ...
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Paid articlePaid NHS waiting lists: 1 in 8 people in England now awaiting treatment in new blow to Rishi Sunak’s pledge
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Watch the latest episode of Gardening Matters, as Andy Hutchinson discusses some of the tasks you can tick off in your garden with the arrival of Autumn ... Show more www.shotstv.com/watch/vod/52068775
Isle of Wight NHS Trust teams named in awards shortlists: Isle of Wight health teams could be bringing home and array of prizes between now and the end of the ...
countypress.co.uk/news/23758520.isle-wight-nhs-trust-teams-named-awards-shortlists/
Northampton nurse up for prestigious UK accolade for transforming awareness of PPE waste
northamptonchron.co.uk/health/northampton-nurse-up-for-prestigious-uk-accolade-for-transforming-awareness-of-ppe-waste-4254903
Paid articlePaid 367 Berkshire patients waiting for routine treatments amid pressures: Hundreds of patients were waiting for routine treatment at Berkshire Healthcare in June ...
readingchronicle.co.uk/news/23718957.367-berkshire-patients-waiting-routine-treatments-amid-pressures/
Mental health hubs for NHS doctors and nurses set up during Covid could be axed: The hubs were launched in 2021 during the pandemic to give staff 'who have ...
inews.co.uk/news/mental-health-hubs-nhs-doctors-nurses-covid-axed-2544300
Nurse strikes in England end as vote turnout too low: Ballot of members by Royal College of Nursing fails to reach 50% threshold for walkouts to continue.
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Grimsby's Hospital At Home team up for national award: The Hospital At Home service was only set up two years ago and has cared for more than 1,000 youngsters
grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/grimsbys-hospital-home-team-up-8643999
Two thirds of Scottish student nurses consider quitting due to financial pressures
scotsman.com/health/two-thirds-of-scottish-student-nurses-consider-quitting-due-to-financial-pressures-4242927
Why doctors voted to strike – and nurses didn’t: The Royal College of Nursing has been forced to end its industrial action today after nurses failed to support ...
spectator.co.uk/article/why-doctors-voted-to-strike-and-nurses-didnt/
Nurses begin new walkouts in Wales as pay row continues: The Royal College of Nursing has called on the Welsh Government to reopen negotiations.
shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2023/06/06/nurses-begin-new-walkouts-in-wales-as-pay-row-continues/
Consultant vacancies: Increase in failed recruitment drives: Doctors have called on the Scottish Government to "ramp up" efforts to fill consultant ...
heraldscotland.com/news/23653319.consultant-vacancies-increase-failed-recruitment-drives/
Student nursing applications fall by a fifth in Scotland, UCAS figures show: RCN described the figures as a 'real cause for concern' amid staff ...
news.stv.tv/scotland/student-nursing-applications-fall-by-a-fifth-in-scotland-ucas-figures-show
Will there still be an NHS in another 75 years?: THE NHS celebrated its 75th birthday last week but will it survive another 75 years when it is clearly already ...
thenational.scot/comment/23642851.will-still-nhs-another-75-years/
NHS strikes: Fresh wave of industrial action as nurses in Wales walk out over pay offer
news.sky.com/story/nhs-strikes-fresh-wave-of-industrial-action-as-nurses-in-wales-walk-out-over-pay-offer-12897320
NHS Highland nurse named nurse of the year for transforming Raigmore Hospital ward
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/5873728/nhs-highland-nurse-amy-noble-wins-nurse-of-the-year-award/
Nurses in Wales have begun a fresh wave of strikes amid a bitter dispute over pay.
Members of the Royal College of Nursing rejected a pay offer from ... Show more
Republic to fund 250 nursing places in North in unprecedented cross-Border move: The €10m investment will result in 200 undergraduate places for students from ...
irishtimes.com/health/2023/06/10/republic-to-fund-250-nursing-places-in-north-in-unprecedented-cross-border-move/
Lack of staff blamed amid fall in NHS Scotland operations: THE number of planned operations being carried out on the NHS in Scotland fell in April amid warnings ...
heraldscotland.com/news/23571595.lack-staff-blamed-amid-fall-nhs-scotland-operations/
Nurses' decision to hold out for double-digit pay rise 'curious and confusing', cabinet minister says
news.sky.com/story/nurses-will-hold-out-for-double-digit-pay-rise-says-union-leader-12880512
UK strikes: Teachers, senior doctors prepare to walk out in fresh wave of strikes over pay
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/read-this/uk-strikes-teachers-senior-doctors-prepare-to-walk-out-in-fresh-wave-of-strikes-over-pay-4142535
Paid articlePaid 'Unfinished business': Nurses among hundreds of thousands of workers to vote on further strike action
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School-leavers could join NHS via apprenticeships in plan to fix staff shortages: Up to one in 10 doctors and a third of nurses could be trained through ...
theguardian.com/society/2023/may/10/school-leavers-could-join-nhs-via-apprenticeships-in-plan-to-fix-staff-shortages
NHS pay deal signed off for one million staff: Ministers agree to pay a 5% rise in England - but nurses are still threatening strike action.
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Health Secretary Steve Barclay rules out new pay offer for nurses despite 'constructive' meeting with RCN chief
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Nurses could be on strike 'up until Christmas', says Royal College of Nursing head Pat Cullen
news.sky.com/story/nurses-could-be-on-strike-up-until-christmas-says-royal-college-of-nursing-head-pat-cullen-12870698
Nurses' strike: Critical care exemptions in place for 28-hour walkout, RCN chief insists, ahead of industrial action
news.sky.com/story/nurses-strike-critical-care-exemptions-in-place-for-28-hour-walkout-rcn-chief-insists-ahead-of-28-hour-walkout-12869927
Royal College of Nursing general secretary Pat Cullen says strike action will take place this Sunday and Monday, but not on Tuesday 2 May ... Show more trib.al/xFc8zYJ
All strikes planned for June 2023 so far from trains to civil servants: Rail workers, junior doctors and civil servants are all set to go on strike in June 2023 ...
metro.co.uk/2023/05/28/all-strikes-planned-for-june-2023-so-far-from-trains-to-civil-servants-2-18858412/
Nurses tell PM 'we are not going away' as ballot for another six months of strikes looms
inews.co.uk/news/health/nurses-strikes-rcn-union-ballot-six-months-walkouts-2341326
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