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Freeze on undergraduate places branded as incomprehensible, given agency spend
Funding decision a repeat of past mistakes that are expensive to fix, says nurses’ leader
Nurse struck off after failing to give CPR and trying to cover up
Registrant ‘remorseful’ but failed to engage with regulator after suspension over incident
Job profiles: have your say on whether they value nurses’ skills
Consultation on proposed revisions to band 4, 5 and 6 job profiles begins
What next – and who next – for nursing?
As England’s CNO prepares to step down, what should her successor’s priorities be?
NHS employers reject suggested separate pay spine for nurses
RCN’s proposed nursing pay scale would harm morale, employers tell government consultation
Your employment rights: changes to carer’s leave, pregnancy rules and flexible working
Time off to support dependants becomes a legal right and redundancy protection is extended
Compensation for charge nurse told she had to stop solely working night shifts
Managers rowed back on reasonable adjustments that helped her manage a chronic condition
Sexual harassment faced by hundreds of NHS staff goes unreported
Incidents include being touched or asked for sex, but half those affected don’t raise it
Nurses should get £35k starting salary, government told
RCN head Pat Cullen wants overhaul of pay bandings and improvements to nurse career pathway
Separate pay spine for nurses: decision draws a step closer
Nurses urged to air views on pay as government consultation closes at midnight
Nurse fitness to practise referrals soar amid high case backlog
NMC pledges £30 million to tackle disciplinary caseload
Groundbreaking safe staffing law now in force for nurses in Scotland
All Scottish health and care settings must have enough qualified nurses to provide safe care