Student News
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7 Mar 2024
NHS staff survey shows nursing facing almost every type of abuse
Urgent measures needed to tackle abuse, improve morale and retain staff.
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23 Feb 2024
Pay justice now: government must enhance nursing salaries to combat NHS staffing crisis
We’re demanding a significant pay enhancement of ‘several thousand’ to stem the exodus of nursing staff, alongside a substantial above-inflation NHS pay rise.
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21 Feb 2024
Israel and Gaza conflict: RCN reiterates call for ceasefire as MPs prepare for vote in UK parliament
We continue to condemn attacks on health care workers and their patients amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.
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15 Feb 2024
RCN demands emergency package of measures to boost nurse recruitment in March budget
We’ve written to the health secretary calling for urgent action to address the large fall in applicants to nursing degree courses in England.
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6 Dec 2023
£3.2bn agency spend could have paid salaries of 31,000 nurses
New RCN analysis reveals cost of short-term approach to filling staffing gaps.
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1 Sep 2023
Extra funding for students welcome, but more radical support needed to boost nurse numbers
Students in England can claim 50% more for placement expenses following RCN campaigning, but the union warns it doesn’t go far enough to address debt issues for future nurses.
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9 Feb 2023
Fall in nursing degree applicants exposes profession’s recruitment crisis
UCAS figures show 19% drop in overall number of people applying to study nursing across the UK in the past year.
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16 Jul 2020
North West nurses honoured at RCN Awards
Four nurses from across the region have been recognised in the annual awards.
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9 Mar 2020
Region plays host to public debate
The North West recently played host to the RCN Students Committee’s annual public debate.
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15 Oct 2019
New skills event for Chester student nurses
New student nurses at the University of Chester taught importance of self-care at RCN sponsored event.