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Nurses suffer real-terms pay cut

NHS salaries have fallen in real-terms by up to 32%, a new analysis by the RCN has found

Debut novel from IN publisher is praised for its descriptions of nursing

The debut novel by Independent Nurse’s publisher Mark Allen, has won plaudits from leading literary figures for its realistic descriptions of the nursing world.

COVID-19: £7 billion boost for NHS and social care

A £7 billion package for health and care services to support the next phase of the NHS response to COVID-19 has been announced by the Department of Health and Social Care

Prime Minister must stand by nurses who stood by him, says RCN leader

Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, must remember the work of nursing staff he praised after his own hospital stay and reconsider his 1% NHS pay award, Dame Donna Kinnair, chief executive of the RCN...

COVID-19: NHS needs £12 billion to repair pandemic damage

An extra £12 billion a year is needed to invest in the NHS and care system, to recover the damage done by the COVID-19 pandemic, a report from the Institute for Public Policy Research has found

COVID-19: At risk patients urged to get vaccinated

People with underlying conditions including cancer, diabetes and heart disease are being encouraged to get a COVID-19 vaccine by UK health charities

The psychology of nursing

Nicola Davies looks at how nurses can better understand the mind, in order to heal the body

Advising patients on long-acting reversible contraception

Suneeta Kochhar looks at what nurses can discuss with patients who require contraception

Building therapy in type 2 diabetes – metformin and beyond

David Morris looks at the options available for managing this common condition

COVID-19: Current infection control guidelines are ‘fundamentally flawed’

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that the UK’s infection control guidelines are ‘flawed and need replacing, according to a new report commissioned by the RCN

British Journal of Nursing Awards celebrate leading nurses

The British Journal of Nursing Awards’ winners were announced in a special online ceremony on 8 March

RCN to set up industrial action fund

The RCN Council has voted unanimously for the Union to immediately set up a £35 million industrial action fund

COVID-19: ‘Unimaginable’ cost of Test and Trace

The Test and Trace programme failed to deliver central promise of averting another lockdown despite billions of pounds in funding, a report from the Public Accounts Committee has found

Nearly £80 million boost to young people’s mental health

Millions more children and young people will have access to significantly expanded mental health services, backed by £79 million, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced

Pay recommendation ‘pitiful and bitterly disappointing’

Healthcare unions have slammed the Department of Health and Social Care’s recommendation that nurses and other staff receive a 1% pay rise

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