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COVID inquiry: 'Why were RCN warnings ignored?'

5 November 2024

Nursing testimony at the COVID-19 Inquiry has highlighted how the failure to listen to the nursing profession led to inadequate infection prevention guidance and improper supply of PPE, putting staff at risk.

Tuition fee increase is ‘bad news for patient care’

4 November 2024

A loan forgiveness model for nursing staff who commit to working in the NHS and public services must be introduced.

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Every day, nursing staff are up against unsafe staffing levels, crumbling standards and low pay.

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Budget 2024: what’s next for nursing?

30 October 2024 Bulletin

Before Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ delivered the autumn budget, we set out the big issues facing nursing, and the solutions we’d like to see. Here’s what the government needs to take action on.

12 Nov 2024