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Emergency departments see 'abhorrent' rise in violence against staff

Emergency departments see 'abhorrent' rise in violence against staff

By Liz Wells 12 August 2025

Punching, spitting and acid attack threats are just some of the behaviours staff in emergency departments are exposed to, new RCN analysis reveals.

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BREAKING NEWS: RCN members say 3.6% pay increase is not enough

BREAKING NEWS: RCN members say 3.6% pay increase is not enough

By Liz Wells 31 July 2025

RCN members have said that a 3.6% increase in pay for nursing staff employed on NHS/HSC Terms and Conditions (Agenda for Change) is not enough.

Government to crack down on fake nurses

By Liz Wells 12 May 2025

The government has unveiled new measures to make it a criminal offence for people who are not qualified as a nurse to use the title and mislead the public.

Nurses would stay in the NHS for longer if their student loans were 'forgiven'

By Liz Wells 21 March 2025

NHS nurses would stay in their jobs for between 7-10 extra years if the government forgave their student debt, new research reveals.

Half of public say corridor care crisis could be solved in a year

By Lee Peart 03 February 2025

Half the public think corridor care could be eradicated within a year if the Government took immediate action, a poll has found.

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Nurses give 'devastating testimony' on corridor care

By Lee Peart 16 January 2025

A survey of over 5,000 NHS nursing staff has offered ‘devastating testimony’ of patients dying in corridors, lack of equipment and unsafe practices.

Over 32,000 nursing students 'could quit' by 2029

By Liz Wells 17 December 2024

More than 32,000 student nurses could drop out of their courses by the end of the next parliament, enough to fill every nursing vacancy in the NHS in England, new analysis reveals.

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RCN members vote to reject 5.5% pay award

By Liz Wells 23 September 2024

RCN members working for the NHS in England have voted to reject the 2024/25 pay award from the UK government.

RCN urges next Government to prioritise pay talks

By Lee Peart 03 June 2024

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has urged the next Government to negotiate on pay this summer in order to avoid a six-month delay to a wage lift.

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Over one in three nurses delivering corridor care, survey finds

By Lee Peart 03 June 2024

Over one in three nursing staff are regularly delivering car in inappropriate settings such as corridors, a new survey has found.

NHS workforce plan will be 10,000 nurses short by 2025, says RCN

By Lee Peart 03 June 2024

Falling student numbers mean the NHS workforce plan will be 10,000 nurses short of its target by 2025, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned.

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Social Worker - Children's Assessment and Safeguarding

Salary from ASYE level £35,235 up to £47,754

North East LincolnshireSalary from ASYE level £35,235 up to £47,754

RECRUITER: North East Lincolnshire Council

Youth Engagement Officer

£34,434- £37,280

Kirklees, West Yorkshire£34,434- £37,280

RECRUITER: Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Senior Family Support Worker (CDC)

Grade 8, £33,708 - £37,399

Doncaster, South YorkshireGrade 8, £33,708 - £37,399

RECRUITER: City Of Doncaster Council

frederica-diamanta

Social Worker - Children's Assessment and Safeguarding

Salary from ASYE level £35,235 up to £47,754

North East LincolnshireSalary from ASYE level £35,235 up to £47,754

RECRUITER: North East Lincolnshire Council

Youth Engagement Officer

£34,434- £37,280

Kirklees, West Yorkshire£34,434- £37,280

RECRUITER: Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Senior Family Support Worker (CDC)

Grade 8, £33,708 - £37,399

Doncaster, South YorkshireGrade 8, £33,708 - £37,399

RECRUITER: City Of Doncaster Council