‘Student nurses graduate with £54k of debt, shouldn’t we pay them a wage instead?’
The Government claims students are "supernumerary" and "not contracted to provide nursing care".
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A fresh start?
I’m excited and I’m nervous. I qualified as a nurse just 15 months ago. I left a career in IT ...
‘Give us a break’ because we ‘try our damn hardest’, begs nurse
Give NHS staff “a break” because “more often than not we haven't had one (or a wee) in 7 hours ...
“Elderly” – an outdated and potentially harmful term?
The term elderly has no clear meaning and evokes stereotypes.
Hospital gowns leave patients feeling open and vulnerable – their time is up
Being escorted in this attire, often through public areas of a hospital, pretty much completes the humiliation.
Are overweight nurses ‘fit to practise’?
A recent study highlighted that up to 1 in 4 healthcare workers are overweight with the highest levels of obesity found in nurses ...
‘I stand on a platform of transparency, accountability and democracy’
"We will soon be electing a new Council but what we really need is a new type of Council."
Ethical ‘Voluntourism’ for Healthcare Professionals
Here are some questions you may want to ask yourself and the company you are paying for your placement.
Chaos in the RCN over pay deal ‘scandal’
Unison are flat out denying any faults with the pay deal, and the RCN are stating that they will press ...
Why am I against the ‘vote of no confidence’ in the RCN?
"I feel that asking Council to resign is not in the best interests of the Royal College of Nursing or ...
Why did I call for a ‘vote of no confidence’ in the RCN?
A year ago, I attended the biggest RCN rally in Parliament Square, calling for the government to ‘scrap the cap’.
Support for a ‘vote of no confidence’ in the RCN is not just about the NHS pay deal
We need an RCN that will stand up for health care workers, nurses and nursing.
Why the role of the nursing associate is the role of the future
The role isn’t just clearly defined – it is one that the health service has been crying out for, for ...
Nurses don’t need bursaries – here are four reasons why
Until 2017, students studying nursing in England received a bursary and paid no fees. The bursary was paid by the NHS and ...
Students need to be involved in the vote on NHS pay
Students should be included in the vote on the proposed NHS pay deal - because it directly affects their future. ...
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