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New GP access plans will have ‘minimal impact’ on patients, doctors warn

The Royal College of GPs has accused the Health Secretary of not consulting on her new plans.

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Veteran nurse's heartbreak as colleagues forced to quit due to stress in 'broken NHS'

June Ramsay, 55, has worked as an NHS nurse for 35 years, but after decades inside the health service she has been left "terrified" at how nurses are being increasingly burned out and worn down

Daily Mirror · Sep 15, 2022

Tin-eared Liz Truss is obsessed by tax cuts, so why shouldn’t NHS nurses strike?

If ministers can afford £150bn for energy bills, they can afford to pay nurses more, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2022

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NHS is ‘over the precipice’, warns nurses’ leader as strike vote looms

Low-paid workforce could leave the profession in droves, with very survival of health service at risk

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2022

Government ‘asleep at the wheel’ as NHS job vacancies hit ‘staggering’ high

‘We cannot afford to lose a single professional, and patients pay a heavy price,’ warns Royal College of Nursing chief

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022

NHS vacancies in England at ‘staggering’ new high as almost 10% of posts empty

Quarterly figures show 132,139 roles were vacant at end of June, including more than 46,000 nurse posts

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2022

The UK’s new official opposition: how powerful union leaders are taking on the Tories

As the cost of living crisis bites, leaders of barristers to bin collectors are becoming a force to be reckoned with

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2022

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Slump in nursing course acceptances will worsen staffing crisis – union boss

There are 21,130 accepted applicants onto nursing courses this year compared with 22,690 last year, the RCN said.

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2022

Nurse who does six 13-hour shifts in a row says 'we are undervalued' as strike looms

The Royal College of Nursing has said it is expecting its angry and determined members to vote for change, but acknowledged that strikes are always a last resort

Daily Mirror · Aug 13, 2022

Union boss warns of nurses' strike this winter

The Government is 'sleepwalking' into a winter of NHS strikes, according to Pat Cullen, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing

Wales Online · Aug 13, 2022

Nurse strike ‘inevitable’ this winter, says union leader in response to government

The Royal College of Nursing is currently consulting on whether to take industrial action

Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2022

Nurses in England and Wales to vote on strike action over pay

Hundreds of thousands of nurses in England and Wales will vote next month on whether to strike in a row over pay, the trade union representing them said on Tuesday, threatening further disruption to an already understaffed health service.

Reuters · Aug 9, 2022

Nurses to start voting next month on whether to strike over pay

If its members support strike action, it will be the first ever strike by Royal College of Nursing members in England or Wales.

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022

NHS workers 'threaten strike in autumn' amid pay row after below-inflation offer

Medical organisations will meet on Friday to discuss industrial action as NHS staff consider striking after a below-inflation pay rise offer

Daily Mirror · Jul 22, 2022

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Chronicle Live · Jul 20, 2022

NHS nurses to hold strike vote 'immediately' following 'pitiful' real pay cut

The Royal College of Nursing held an emergency meeting last night and has 'immediately and unanimously decided to ballot our members now'

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022

NHS nurses to vote on strike action after emergency meeting over pay ‘contempt’

‘It’s time now to stand up and say enough is enough for our profession,’ Royal College of Nursing general secretary says

Daily Mirror · Jul 20, 2022

NHS nurses agree to hold strike vote 'immediately' over 'pitiful' real pay cut

The Royal College of Nursing held an emergency meeting last night and has 'immediately and unanimously decided to ballot our members now' in a summer of discontent

Daily Mirror · Jul 18, 2022

NHS, teachers and police pay announced today as nurses brace for industrial action

Ministers are expected to announce the settlement for most NHS workers, teachers and police on Tuesday in England - but it's feared it will be well below inflation, making a real terms pay cut

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Wales Online · Jul 16, 2022

Nurses pay rise ‘not remotely acceptable’ says union

Royal College of Nursing says its members' work and current personal hardship 'warrants better from government'

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2022

Nurses say reported 5% pay rise ‘not remotely acceptable’

Public support for industrial action over the issue has risen sharply, research suggests

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2022

Hospital patients being treated in corridors and waiting areas, says RCN

Poll reveals more than a quarter of UK hospital nurses have seen patients cared for in ‘inappropriate’ settings

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

Thousands expected at protest to call for help with cost-of-living crisis

Trade union leaders, frontline workers and community organisations will be among those at the demonstration in London.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022

£4bn of NHS COVID PPE to be burned as it is unusable, says committee report

Opposition parties say the findings show the Conservatives are ‘burning taxpayers money by the billion’

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

Government plan to burn £4bn of PPE ‘costly to environment and Treasury’

The Public Accounts Committee has asked the Department of Health and Social Care to clarify its proposal, including predicted costs.

Chronicle Live · Jun 6, 2022

Staff shortages creating 'unacceptable risk' to patient safety and leaving nurses 'demoralised', says union

A new report from Royal College of Nurses backs up local figures revealing how nursing shortages are hitting the health and social care sector.

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