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All the latest on current nursing issues, including employment matters, health and safety in the workplace, public health policy and clinical skills, as well as updates on the work of the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ.
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20 Nov 2023
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ fights for members’ freedom to strike
We’ve responded to a UK government consultation on how to maintain minimum service levels in hospitals during strike action, saying ministers misled nursing staff on how they would be applied.
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17 Nov 2023
Long COVID: ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ demands action from UK government
We’ve written to the Department for Work and Pensions to insist long COVID is classed as an occupational disease for health care workers, which could mean they get more financial support.
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16 Nov 2023
'Dangerously inadequate staffing levels': NHS waiting list growing 4 times faster than nurse workforce
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ analysis exposes failure of UK government’s promise to recruit 50,000 nurses to tackle the crisis facing the NHS.
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15 Nov 2023
Israel and Gaza conflict: ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire
We’re standing with other global health organisations to condemn every attack on health care workers, their patients and all civilians.
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13 Nov 2023
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ's message to new health secretary: invest in NHS before it’s too late
We’ve written to Victoria Atkins outlining the unprecedented NHS crisis that she’s inherited and encouraging her to meet with us to find solutions.
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11 Nov 2023
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Nursing Awards: winners announced
Julie Roye, an inspirational nurse commended for transforming care in GP surgeries, has been named ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Nurse of the Year 2023.
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8 Nov 2023
Manx Care make further pay offer after pressure from nurses
The Isle of Man’s largest nursing trade union is to survey its members once again over a revised pay offer from employer Manx Care.
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7 Nov 2023
King’s speech: government fails to address nursing workforce crisis in last chance before election
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ responds to government’s legislative plans for next parliamentary session, warning patient care will suffer without law to ensure safe nurse staffing in England.
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6 Nov 2023
NHS pay update: staff denied lump sum in England could now get it in new funding deal
Following ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ campaigning, the UK government has announced it’ll provide funding for non-NHS organisations to give one-off payments to staff on dynamically linked Agenda for Change contracts, but clarity on eligibility and timing of payments is urgently needed.
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3 Nov 2023
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ instrumental in new warning system for spotting deterioration in children and young people
The patient safety tool was developed by NHS England, in partnership with the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ, after calls for a standardised system to detect signs of clinical deterioration such as sepsis.
