Nurses strike called off in Wales as talks with Welsh Government resume The strike has been paused as nurses hope to get a new agreement on non-pay issues in their job Wales Online · Jun 27, 2023
NHS nurse shortage left Britain vulnerable to pandemic, Covid Inquiry told Royal College of Nursing (RCN) infection control lead Rosemary Gallagher told the Inquiry: 'We know that we went into the pandemic with a significant shortage, about 50,000 nurses short' Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2023
West Lothian dementia nurse scoops top honour at awards ceremony Melissa Rowlands took home a top prize at the RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards Daily Record · Jun 26, 2023
'Windrush gen paved way for me to become NHS nurse - but history can't repeat itself' Child of the Windrush generation, Estephanie Dunn, calls for the doctors and nurses who arrived 75 years ago to help Britain to be honoured by creating real change now Daily Mirror · Jun 22, 2023
Bristol hospital strikes force bosses to freeze some waiting lists Some unions have accepted a government pay offer while others are still balloting members on industrial action Bristol Post · Jun 21, 2023
Nursing strike vote to be ‘close call’, says union leader Royal College of Nursing boss Pat Cullen says members feeling ‘pain’ of previous industrial action as ballot to close on Friday Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2023
NHS nurses strike in England could reach ‘end of the road’ this week Royal College of Nursing raises doubts over whether enough members will get postal votes in on time The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2023
Astound Broadband Sets Mobile Rollout Plan RCN, Grande markets in Massachusetts and Texas to see first offerings this month via partnership with T-Mobile Multichannel News · Jun 16, 2023
Nurses ‘struggling to live’, union leader warns amid new strike ballot The Royal College of Nursing is currently balloting members in England on further strike action over pay. The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023
NHS staff lose half a million working days to mental health issues in a month Health experts warn workforce ‘much sicker than before pandemic’ as figures lay bare pressure on staff Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2023
NHS staff to begin receiving pay rises as new deal takes effect It comes after protracted pay disputes, with some NHS staff still threatening strike action. The Independent UK · May 31, 2023
Strike: Inside the Unions review – will make you furious about MPs with £250k swimming pools This documentary follows union leaders as they battle for workers’ pay rises. Brace for infuriating pundits and heartbreaking picket lines The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023
Health workers to stage fresh strikes in dispute over pay Unite members from across the Guy’s and St Thomas’ workforce, including nurses and other frontline workers, will stage a 24-hour strike on June 1. The Independent UK · May 23, 2023
Nurses start voting on whether to renew mandate for industrial action Almost 300,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing in England are being balloted. The Independent UK · May 22, 2023
The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023 Nurses in England offered ‘golden hellos’ as trusts try to ease staff crisis Staff are being promised up to £4,500 to take up – and stay in – hard-to-fill jobs
Wales Online · May 20, 2023 More than 300 more nurses have left Swansea Bay University Health Board than joined in the past four years International recruitment of nurses is really gathering momentum though
Daily Mirror · May 18, 2023 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'
The Independent UK · May 18, 2023 Nurses demonstrate over ‘deteriorating’ NI health service The Royal College of Nursing said there were almost 3,000 unfilled nursing posts in the health service.
Belfast Live · May 18, 2023 NI nurses to hold demonstration over 'lack of political leadership' for health service The action comes as voters prepare to go to the polls across Northern Ireland for the local elections.
The Independent UK · May 17, 2023 Nurses to demonstrate at Stormont over ‘escalating crisis’ in NI health service The demonstration will come as voters across Northern Ireland head to the polls for the council elections.
Evening Standard · May 16, 2023 Health Secretary Steve Barclay and nursing union leader Pat Cullen to meet as pay row continues The Royal College of Nursing, that is holding its annual conference, has warned that strikes could go on until Christmas
The Independent UK · May 16, 2023 Health Secretary and nursing leader to meet as pay row continues A Royal College of Nursing postal ballot on further industrial action will open on May 23 and close on June 23.
The Independent UK · May 15, 2023 Nursing leader urges Rishi Sunak to ‘get this job finished’ and end strikes A postal ballot on further strike action will open on May 23 and close on June 23.
Daily Mirror · May 15, 2023 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
The Independent UK · May 15, 2023 Nurses are living in poverty, says RCN chief Pat Cullen Nurses are to be balloted over the prospect of further strikes after rejecting the Government’s revised pay offer.