Category: Nursing

Union anger over Labour government’s ‘insulting’ 2.8% public sector pay plan

Pay review bodies will make final recommendations on proposed rises for teachers, NHS staff and other workersThe government is set for a clash with trade unions after ministers recommended a 2.8% pay rise for teachers, NHS staff...

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Nurses in England reject government’s 5.5% pay award

Royal College of Nursing union says members ‘do not yet feel valued and they are looking for urgent action’Nurses in England have rejected the 5.5% pay rise they were given for this year, in a move that may lead to...

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Cutting winter fuel payments ‘right decision’, says Reeves, as No 10 says no change to council tax discount for single people – Labour conference live

Chancellor says £22bn gap in current spending budget and state pension rise meant she had to make decision on means-testing fuel paymentsIn interview this morning Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, defended her own decision to...

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Nurses in England took an average of one week off sick for stress last year, data shows

Chronic workforce shortages have put nursing staff under unbearable pressure, says union chiefNurses in England took an average of a week off sick last year because of stress, anxiety or depression, NHS figures reveal.The...

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