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Public backs better pay for nursing as tens of thousands vote on NHS award

As ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ members have their say on the 3.6% pay award, the public shows its support for nursing

ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ publishes guidance for care home managers

The document provides practical support to help ensure patient safety

Dedicated care home nurse announced as ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Scotland Nurse of the Year 2025

Kirsty Cartin was called "truly inspiring" for supporting staff and developing students in "a too often overlooked area of nursing"

Education collaboration agreed between ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ and International Council of Nurses

The ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ will work with the ICN to help more nursing staff grow and develop their careers

Spending Review won't transform nursing as ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ calls for action on workforce crisis

The ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ tells the Chancellor she must show ambition to improve nursing and patient care, following the government Spending Review

ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ pay consultations in England, Northern Ireland and Wales now open

The NHS Pay Review Body recommended a 3.6% consolidated pay uplift for all Agenda for Change staff in the NHS/HSC. Do you think this is enough?

Nursing workforce investment needed to tackle emergency care

The ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ demands more detail on how the staff needed to make new urgent and emergency care plans work will be supported

GP mental health nurse is ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year 2025

A senior mental health nurse has won the award for empowering patients in managing their mental health and transforming access to emotional support

New NHS nursing profiles: ‘Staff need access to timely job evaluations’

We’ve ensured members' voices were considered in changes to the profiles, to support fairer pay and career progression

ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Activism Strategy will support members to effect change in nursing

Details of our new plan to grow our activist community, to empower members to be influential and to show how action results in real change

Your England and Wales NHS pay awards are here

Is this increase enough? Get ready to have your say and check your details are up to date

Pay Award for HSC staff in Northern Ireland signed off by Minister

The Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, has announced that he has signed off on a pay award in line with the Pay Review Body (PRB) recommendation of a 3.6% pay rise for those employed under Agenda for Change terms and conditions for 2025-26. 

ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Wales responds to Welsh Government's NHS pay award for 2025/26

NHS Wales staff on Agenda for Change contracts will receive a 3.6% pay increase backdated to 1 April 2025.

Nursing Workforce Standards update: key changes to protect staff further

Support for senior nurses when they speak out, staffing uplift figures and planning for pandemics are among the latest changes

An ‘explosion’ in nurse lecturer cuts risks nursing jobs and patient safety

We’re calling for urgent government action to protect nursing courses now

ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ members in Scotland vote to accept NHS pay offer

ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ members in Scotland have spoken on pay and accepted offers for the next two years.

Migrant nursing staff plan to leave UK due to low wages, abuse and ‘hostile environment’

Meanwhile the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ says government plans to reduce immigration into the UK could accelerate the nursing staffing crisis

ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ defines nursing support workers and their level descriptors

The new definitions will help support and protect nursing staff, and give clarity to employers and the public. They can be applied across all fields and settings

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