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NHS nursing pay award for 2026-27: your questions answered Following England & Wales govts accepting recommendations to give nurses 3.3%, our Q&A looks at what nurses – wherever they are in the UK – can expect on pay in the year ahead rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Disability-related harassment: NHS nursing assistant wins £25K rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Trying to get my head around 50,000 overpayment 'incidents' to staff across 142 NHS trusts in 2024-5 according to the BBC's FOI data... staff being referred to bailiffs and country court judgements etc. How is this so common? Any nurses affected by this?
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Nurses to strike over ‘deliberate downgrading’ of pay bands. The health visitors claim they should be getting paid at band 7 rather than band 6. Unite says each one has lost out between £8,000-£9,000 a year. rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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NHS pay reforms: are Scotland’s nurses now better off than others in the UK? We look at whether the promised shorter working week, protected learning time and a review of band five roles has paid off... rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Stephanie Heughan retweeted
Kate is not a nurse - we can’t stress that highly enough.
ON @BBCPanorama tonight - the story of Paloma Shemirani, a young woman with an 8cm lymphoma inside her chest, and an 85% chance of a cure with chemo. Her mother Kate, a nurse and conspiracy theorist convinced her to do Gerson Therapy (juicing and enemas) instead. A few months later, Paloma died from a heart attack caused by the growing tumour. @mariannaspring and her team expose this case and the worrying trend of cancer patients turning to alternative cures that do not work. I was interviewed for the program, as I have researched a lot of these so-called cures for my book 'The Cancer Roadmap' We need to raise awareness of the dangers that follow when you get your medical advice online
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Do you know what the latest pay rates are for nurses? Check out our online resource to find out: NHS pay 2025-26: the rates for nursing staff across the UK rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Fatigue and tiredness: 'just part of the job' for nursing staff? ‘I don’t get into bed until about 10:30 to 11pm, and then my alarm is set for 5am’ rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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BREAKING: NHS pay announcement in Nursing staff on AfC in England will see a pay rise of 3.6% says government [Doctors and teachers to get a 4% rise]
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Menopause stigma at work: why do nurses feel they need to quit their jobs? rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Is the NMC starting to serve you better, six months on from ‘toxic culture’ report? We look at what changes have been made at the nursing regulator since the damning review into its culture by @nazirafzal sent shockwaves through the profession: rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Stephanie Heughan retweeted
Six months after a damning review into the culture at the NMC highlighted bullying, racism and sexism issues, has anything changed? My analysis looks at progress – or otherwise – so far 👇🏽 Special thanks to @RCNi_Steph for her help with this one. rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Violence against nurses: how often are perpetrators punished? rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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'Staff can be faced with eye-rolling and negative or insensitive comments' Despite many #nurse employers having #menopause policies, women often feel discriminated against if they disclose having problems Some even want to quit from the lack of support: rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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NMC was told to detoxify – six months on, how is it doing? Six months after a damning review into the culture at the NMC highlighted bullying, racism and sexism issues at the organisation, what has changed? We investigate: rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Could 'nurse' as a job title finally be protected in law? @DawnButlerBrent will be arguing in Parliament for the need for legislation to help #ProtectNurse & ensure that only registered nurses can use the title 'nurse' rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne… @alisonleary1 @caspertown42 @TheQNI
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Hopefully we are about to see some change on an important topic! New push for legal protection of ‘nurse’ in job titles: rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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No time to wee: are overworked nurses risking incontinence? Heavy workloads and understaffing are leaving many nurses no time to go to the toilet during shifts, which could be damaging their bladder health Find out more: rcni.com/nursing-standard/op…
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