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Health unions call for Christmas pay rise for 1.3m NHS workers

By Union Web
November 9, 2020
Trade unions representing more than 1.3m NHS workers across the UK have today written to the Prime Minister to call for a pay rise for all NHS staff ...
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Royal College of Nursing urges members and supporters to email MP’s asking for pay rise for nurses

By Union Web
October 28, 2020
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) union has developed a template for members and supporters to email their local MP and ask the government to commit to a ...
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Unions respond to government’s “shambolic” and “disastrous” new immigration system

By Union Web
July 13, 2020
Several unions have responded to the government’s new post-Brexit immigration policy with condemnation, describing it as “shambolic” and “disastrous”. The government today revealed its new immigration policy, which ...
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Royal College of Nursing warns of problems ahead due to ageing workforce, despite recent rise in nursing numbers

By Union Web
July 9, 2020
The total number of nurses, midwives and nursing associates on the permanent register of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has risen in the past year, but the ...
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The Royal College of Nursing publishes guidance for school nurses returning to work

By Union Web
June 3, 2020
School nurses have been provided with updated guidance to help protect themselves, school children and teachers from COVID-19 as schools begin to reopen. Nursing union the Royal College ...
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RCN say they are ‘satisfied’ with new government guidance on PPE use, but will ‘monitor’ situation

By Union Web
April 2, 2020
Earlier in the week, the RCN called on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to investigate shortage of PPE available in UK hospitals. The Royal College of Nursing ...
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RCN says nurse shortage is putting patient safety at risk, after NHS trust is told to improve

By Union Web
March 9, 2020
The UK’s largest professional nursing union says a shortage of nurses is risking the safety of patients, after an NHS trust is downgraded by the Care Quality Commission ...
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Survey of RCN members finds ‘corridor nursing’ is becoming the norm in busy A&E’s

By Union Web
February 27, 2020
Seven out of ten nurses surveyed say they look after patients in “non-designated” areas such as corridors every day. A&E departments across the country are becoming so overcrowded ...
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Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke becomes ambassador of the Royal College of Nursing and launches fundraising campaign

By Union Web
April 18, 2018
Emilia Clarke, famous for her role as the ‘mother of dragons’ Daenerys Targaryen in the hit series Game of Thrones, plans to use her high profile to campaign for ...
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Unions accused of double standards after gender pay gap analysis

By Union Web
April 10, 2018
Despite campaigning for equal pay for years, some unions have the worst pay gaps in the UK with women paid a median hourly rate up to 42.7% less ...
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