Maitland nurses burnt out, overworked but refusing to give up the fight for ratios They're burnt out, overworked and at the end of their tether - but Maitland nurses still have some fight in them yet. Newcastle Herald · Oct 9, 2022
'Keir Starmer needs to do the right thing and back NHS nurses going on strike' As the Royal College of Nursing ballots for strike action for the first time in its history, Keir Starmer needs to forget the politics and stand up for fair pay Daily Mirror · Oct 8, 2022
NHS nurses call on Labour leader Keir Starmer to speak out in support of strikes Campaigners said Labour leader Keir Starmer must 'stand up for the rights of workers' after he repeatedly refused to back those voting for industrial action this week Daily Mirror · Oct 8, 2022
Man killed and toddler injured as ambulance rams motorcycle THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The Hindu · Oct 8, 2022
Nurses protest at SNP conference as Humza Yousaf warned over strike action The health secretary met with members of the Royal College of Nursing who are calling for a pay rise to help staff struggling with the cost of living. Daily Record · Oct 8, 2022
Drunk veterinary nurse who caused chaos on Turkey flight allowed to keep job Katherine Heyes started 'screaming and swearing at everyone' - including her three-year-old child - on the flight from Manchester Airportto Turkey. Daily Record · Oct 8, 2022
Fuming mum calls police on woman over 'offensive' tattoo that 'traumatised' her child Taking to Reddit, the tattoo owner explained that she was sitting in a hospital waiting room when the parent came in with her sick youngster. Daily Record · Oct 8, 2022
‘I see no other option’: NHS nurses on potential strikes Royal College of Nursing is balloting members about industrial action over pay and staff shortages The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022
'I had 15 minutes to tell family I had a 50% chance of surviving Covid before coma' Darren Buttrick had no underlying health issues when he went to hospital in March 2020 after being one of the first 2,000 Covid-positive cases in the UK - after surviving Covid he went on to give back and inspire others Daily Mirror · Oct 8, 2022
Eileen Brown obituary Other lives: Peace activist and nurse who was made OBE for her work with Romanian orphans The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022
Doctor house calls seeing a resurgence among aging population, healthcare deserts Medical house calls fall under the category of home-based primary care. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 7, 2022
Vodka-fuelled veterinary nurse caused mayhem "screaming and swearing at everyone" on flight to Turkey from Manchester Airport but is allowed to keep her job despite 'bringing profession into disrepute' Katherine Heyes was dubbed 'every passenger’s worst nightmare' following the incident Manchester Evening News · Oct 7, 2022
NI nurses working 12 hours a day full-time struggling to put food on table for their families "I've never known it to be this bad." Belfast Live · Oct 7, 2022
Nurses will continue to supply 'critical services' if they go on strike this winter The Royal College of Nursing has opened its ballot of 300,000 NHS members over whether to strike for the first time in its 106-year history Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022
Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2022 ‘Exhausted, underpaid & leaving in droves’: Why London’s nurses are voting to strike As the Royal College of Nurses prepares to announce results of a strike ballot of its 300,000 members, Daniel Keane speaks to the nurses saying ‘enough is enough’
Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022 How much are nurses paid as voting starts in biggest-ever national strike ballot The Royal College of Nursing is holding its first ever nationwide strike ballot as over 300,000 nurses across the UK are voting on whether to stage a walkout over pay
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022 Nurse ‘faces sack’ after saying ‘Tory voters don’t deserve to be resuscitated’ on Jeremy Vine Former NHS nurse claims current employer in private sector is sacking her for bringing company ‘into disrepute’
Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2022 How much do nurses get paid? Majority of NHS unions accept Government pay offer RCN and Unite members opposed the government’s deal
Liverpool Echo · Oct 6, 2022 300,000 NHS nurses to vote to strike for the first time as pay shrinks New research has shown the average weekly pay for NHS nurses was reduced by six percent in real terms in the last decade
ABC News · Oct 6, 2022 Review of West Australian hospital staffing levels presents scathing findings of 'cumbersome' nurse rostering system An independent review of the number of nurses in West Australian hospitals finds the present system of rostering does not provide staffing levels to enable safe and quality patient care.
Liverpool Echo · Oct 6, 2022 Hungry mum demands refund after taking one look at Uber Eats delivery Nurse Gemma Myers had placed an order from her local Subway
Wales Online · Oct 6, 2022 Nurses balloted for strike action for first time ever over pay It would be the first time in the 106 years since the Royal College of Nursing was created
Nottingham Post · Oct 6, 2022 Hospitals face nurse walkout as union ballots members on strike action The union is demanding action on pay and staff shortages
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022 Nurses across UK to vote in first ever RCN strike ballot over pay Major disruption to NHS over winter feared if ballot of 300,000 staff over 5% pay increase results in industrial action
Daily Mirror · Oct 5, 2022 NHS nurses vote whether to go on strike for first time as pay shrinks Hundreds of thousands of NHS nurses will vote today on whether to go on strike as a decade of Tory rule has seen their pay fall by twice as much as their private counterparts