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All the latest on current nursing issues, including employment matters, health and safety in the workplace, public health policy and clinical skills, as well as updates on the work of the RCN.
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COVID inquiry: 鈥楴ever again can nursing and the public be failed like this鈥欌��
Nursing staff were a constant presence during the pandemic, and now formal recognition of long COVID as an industrial disease is urgently needed
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Assisted dying bill rejected at final vote
MSPs have voted against passing legislation to legalise assisted dying in Scotland.
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Unions escalate action with joint letter to challenge 3.3% pay award in England
Fourteen unions have told the Westminster government that NHS staff feel 鈥渁ngry and let down鈥�, and are urging their members to sign the letter
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RCN welcomes progress towards tackling corridor care, but urges more investment
NHS England announces an official corridor care definition for the first time, after sustained RCN-led pressure
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RCN 'deeply concerned' by escalating crisis in Middle East
The RCN President calls for international law to be upheld and health workers to be protected
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Artist Haleema Aziz installing her Balikbayan box artwork, 鈥業nside Home鈥� RCN unveils major exhibition on 150 years of nursing migration
Historic artefacts and contemporary creative work reveal the personal journeys of migrant nurses
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Pay Review Body recommends 3.3% pay award - but NI nursing staff still waiting
The Pay Review Body (PRB) has recommended a 3.3% pay rise for nursing staff across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Westminster government announces Agenda for Change pay award in England
The RCN says the government鈥檚 below-inflation 2026/27 NHS pay award is an insult
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The Welsh government announces Agenda for Change pay award in Wales鈥�
The鈥疻elsh鈥痝overnment鈥痟as鈥痑nnounced that the鈥痯ay award for nursing staff鈥痠n Wales鈥痚mployed on NHS鈥痶erms and鈥痗onditions (Agenda for Change)鈥痜or 2026/27 will be鈥�3.3%.
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Government funding to improve nursing career progression in England
After sustained RCN pressure, nursing staff will benefit from a package to tackle barriers to progression
