All news on the topic: Royal College of Nursing
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'Nurses like me should not have to beg for a pay rise as hospitals struggle'
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
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Surgeons are latest medics to drop opposition to assisted dying being legalised
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
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Hospital patients at 'serious risk' as heatwave hits during doctors strikes
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
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9 in 10 doctors expect NHS to get worse, poll shows on eve of 72-hour strike
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
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NHS staff will receive pay rise TODAY after bitter row over wages
The Government has implemented the 5% average wage rise for NHS workers for 2023/24 - which was agreed with a majority of health trade unions despite the pay hike being below inflation
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Patients at risk of serious harm from 'corridor care' at A&E units, nurses warn
The Royal College of Nursing’s annual congress heard one doctor had to give a cancer diagnosis in a crowded corridor and that failings are causing 'catastrophic harm'
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Rise in suicidal nurses sparks call for counselling for 'mental health pandemic'
Mental health specialist Chantal Rose told the Royal College of Nursing’s congress in Brighton she was treating more of her peers than at any stage in her 25-year career
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Nurses still in strong position in bitter pay row with Tories, says union boss
Royal College of Nursing general secretary Pat Cullen urged the Government to return to the negotiating table, as the RCN's annual congress got underway in Brighton
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Nurses fear being taken to court over treating patients in corridors, warns RCN
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has revealed its members worries about being taken to court because of patient safety amid huge pressure on the struggling NHS
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RCN leader says nurses must get double-digit pay rise or risk months of strikes
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members will begin voting on May 23 for further strike action up to Christmas after the union's six-month mandate expired at the beginning of the month
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More than 80 nurses quitting NHS a week - 4 times higher than a decade ago
Last year, 4,231 left the NHS because of the demands of their job – with Royal College of Nursing chief Pat Cullen saying plugging the gaps is taking a heavy personal toll
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Senior nurse who quit NHS in tears now earns same salary in junior job
Sean Sherry spent nine years in the NHS but quit in tears after suffering crippling burnout. It turned out to be a lucrative decision as he now earns the same level in an entry-level tech job
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Accused killer nurse defends Facebook searches of dead babies' relatives
Lucy Letby, 33, is alleged to have murdered five boys and two girls, and attempted to murder another five boys and five girls, between June 2015 and June 2016 at the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital
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Tearful A&E patient begs Rishi Sunak to 'pay staff fairly' after 8-hour wait
An exhausted patient posted a tearful video to Twitter urging Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to support NHS staff and pay them a fair wage, after waiting almost nine hours in A&E to be seen by a doctor
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'Staff who are the backbone of the NHS and deserve a pay rise - not food banks'
The government has woefully misjudged the determination of NHS nurses in England as well as the depth of public support for NHS workers, who did not want to take strike action
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Voters back striking nurses as RCN staff down tools for biggest walkout yet
Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are staging a 28-hour strike over pay and conditions, with nurses across England downing tools until 23.59pm on Monday
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Patients' lives being put at risk 'every day' by NHS crisis, nursing leaders say
The warning comes as NHS staff stages their largest walkout yet until 11.59pm this evening after unions voted to reject an offer of a five per cent pay increase
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Mass nurses strike today as cancer staff walkout for first time - see locations
Nurses are taking part in strikes across England until 23.59pm on Monday night - with A&E and cancer staff are joining the walkouts for the first time
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Ambulance strikes to return as Unite members reject Tories' 'joke' pay offer
Emergency workers in Unite have joined the members of the Royal College of Nursing in rejecting the 5% pay rise. Ambulance staff are now planning to take more strike action
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Nurses' 48-hour Bank Holiday hospital strike is illegal, court rules
Health Secretary Steve Barclay took the Royal College of Nursing to court after warning the union does not have a mandate to stage the walkout beginning this weekend
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Drop the 'Sack the Nurses Bill', 100 politicians from around world tell Tories
Politicians from 18 countries including Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Spain condemned the Tory government's attack on the right to strike
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Government mounts court bid to block next week's 48-hour nurses strike
Nursing leaders accused the Government of trying to 'silence members' with a legal threat against a planned 48-hour walkout from 8pm on Sunday, April 30, to 8pm on Tuesday, May 2
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Lifelong Tory Sir Rod Stewart says he's 'well on the side' of striking nurses
The music legend spoke out in January about how he thought it was time for a Labour government - now he has reiterated his support for NHS staff, saying they come 'before anything'
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500 doctors off sick with stress every day as Tories treat NHS 'with contempt'
Last year 185,664 days were lost to stress out of just over a million sick days in all, 8% more than 2021. That is equal to a daily average of almost 3,000 medics calling in ill
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Two-day nurses strike could be unlawful over ballot row, NHS bosses claim
NHS Employers, an organisation which acts on behalf of NHS trusts, argues the six month period in which industrial action can be taken in England expires during the strike action
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