All Royal College of Nursing (RCN) articles – Page 2
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HSJ LocalStaff get ‘aggressive verbal abuse’ over strike cancellations
A hospital trust has said its staff have been verbally abused when contacting some patients to postpone their appointments because of next week’s nursing strike.
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HSJ Local‘One nurse per ward’ warning over next week’s strike
A major acute trust has warned ahead of next week’s nursing strike that it will face ‘very severe staffing shortages’ in children’s A&E, with ‘as few as one nurse per ward’, much less critical care capacity, and fewer operating theatres open than on Christmas Day.
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NewsHealth secretary to seek legal action over nursing strike
The health secretary will be seeking legal action regarding the Royal College of Nursing’s planned strike on 2 May, it has been announced.
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NewsServices risk being scaled back over unfunded NHS pay rises
Unfunded NHS pay rises will likely lead to essential frontline public health and community services being scaled back, senior sector figures have warned.
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NewsMore nursing strikes planned as unions split on pay deal
The Royal College of Nursing has announced fresh strikes after its members voted to reject the government’s pay deal, while Unison healthcare staff voted in favour.
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NewsCQC staff to work to rule from next week
Care Quality Commission staff belonging to four trade unions will begin “action short of a strike” from Monday, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The RCN makes (another) break for it
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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CommentDivide and rule on NHS pay would be disastrous
The government’s proposed settlement to resolve the current wave of industrial action sows the seeds of some incredibly difficult and possibly decisive changes to NHS pay in the future, write Anita Charlesworth and James Buchan
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CommentMake the mental health of NHS staff a priority
As work-related stress and the cost-of-living crisis takes a toll on mental health of NHS staff, policymakers need to ensure national-level action complements and enables local initiatives to reduce stress, improve physical wellbeing and manage workloads of staff, writes Zosia Walecka
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NewsUpdated: CQC staff vote to strike over pay
Hundreds of Care Quality Commission staff belonging to Unison have voted to strike over pay, the union has announced.
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NewsPay rises should not exceed 3.5pc next year, warns government
Giving NHS staff a pay rise of more than 3.5 per cent next year would mean cuts to the NHS’s non-pay budget or an increase in unsustainable borrowing, the government has claimed.
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NewsNurses pause strike action as ministers agree pay talks
The Royal College of Nursing has agreed to pause planned strike action as they enter pay talks with the government.
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NewsNurses to walk out of emergency departments for 48 hours
Nurses will walk out of emergency departments, intensive care units and cancer care services for the first time in the next wave of strike action.
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NewsNurses and ambulance staff to stage co-ordinated strike on 6 February
More than 10,000 ambulance staff will join nurses in co-ordinated walkouts next month, in one of the biggest strikes in NHS history.
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NewsNurse strike to hit at all but one of region’s hospitals next month
Nurses at every acute trust in the South West except one will strike next month, under further action announced by the Royal College of Nursing.
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Doctors union plans 72-hour strike
Junior doctors across England will walk out for 72 hours in March if a ballot for industrial action is successful, the British Medical Association has told ministers.
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NewsNew nursing strikes announced as Christmas ambulance walkout is called off
Nurses will walk out for two consecutive days on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 January, the Royal College of Nursing has announced.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Ambulance strikes - all you need to know
On this episode, our team brings you the very latest news and analysis of the strike action hitting the NHS this week.
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NewsThe trusts with most and least nurses striking
The share of nurses striking at trusts which saw Royal College of Nursing action this week varied significantly, HSJ analysis suggests.
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Expert BriefingAmbulance strike is hospitals' nightmare before Christmas
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.