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Royal College of Nursing union says members ‘do not yet feel valued and they are looking for urgent action’

Patients are receiving cancer diagnoses in public areas, and may have to undergo intimate examinations there too, the Royal College of Nursing says.

Mum-of-two Rhian works as a nurse on an acute hospital ward and has been in the NHS for 26 years. The 45-year-old from Leeds said the real terms pay cuts are forcing nurses out

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has demanded a lump sum on top of a "substantial" above inflation pay rise in order to tackle the NHS workforce crisis with thousands leaving

A crisis in nursing recruitment could push the NHS to collapse, a union boss has warned, as new UCAS figures showed another sharp decrease in people applying for degree courses

The average number of patients waiting to be admitted to hospital is the highest since records began in 2011, with one in 15 waiting over 12 hours to be seen

Pat Cullen, General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, warned the Prime Minister that 'every option – including strike action – is on the table'

In a New Year message to members, Royal College of Nursing (RCN) chief Pat Cullen warned of more industrial action over staffing levels amid dangerous shortages across the NHS

The emerging JN.1 Covid variant has helped a rise in cases over the Christmas period as NHS staff in hospitals struggle to meet demand of soaring number of patients

Doctors in training started their marathon 72-hour strike at 7am this morning after negotiations with the group - which makes up about half of the NHS workforce - were halted by Tory ministers

A community nurse, 59, who works in the independent sector in the south of England, said it was a 'shock' to be excluded from the pay deal - meanwhile others continue to strike

The Prime Minister returned from holiday in California to visit Milton Keynes University Hospital and announce the extra capacity - but Labour pointed out how many have been lost

Health bosses accused ministers of failing to address staff shortages after the Department of Health announced a £250million package to boost capacity with more beds

Health Secretary Steve Barclay is accused of not being 'up to the job' as NHS waiting lists hit the highest figure since records began as junior doctors prepare to strike again

The shameless PM tried to blame dedicated staff for going on strike as they try to save the service from collapse after years of austerity

Rishi Sunak will have to explain to 'over a million outraged NHS workers' after yesterday's pay announcement, Royal College of Nursing chief Pat Cullen said

Team GB, ParalympicsGB and Special Olympics GB stars have expressed their gratitude for the NHS supporting them during their lives and careers

Senior NHS doctors have downed tools today in a 48-hour strike following a bitter dispute over pay, as the British Medical Association reveals consultants have had a 35 percent real-terms loss of income since 2008/09

Royal College of Nursing (RCN) infection control lead Rosemary Gallagher told the Inquiry: 'We know that we went into the pandemic with a significant shortage, about 50,000 nurses short'

Child of the Windrush generation, Estephanie Dunn, calls for the doctors and nurses who arrived 75 years ago to help Britain to be honoured by creating real change now

Latest figures show there were 3.7million working days lost in labour disputes in the UK in the 11 months to April, the highest number in an 11-month period since 1990 - and union leaders blame Tories

Royal College of Nursing member Tunde Aduragbemi, who works as a nurse at a hospital in Bolton, said further strike action would show ministers that their pay offer is not enough

The Royal College of Surgeons voted to fall in line with the British Medical Association, the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Nursing

NHS England issued a statement asking people to check on elderly friends and relatives and warning people with conditions such as asthma are at increased risk

The British Medical Association polled 2,000 doctors on the eve of their three day strike from 7am following a decade of below inflation pay deals