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UNISON nursing officer, Stuart Tuckwood, explains the importance of – and argues for – a renewed focus on mentoring programmes for newly registered nurses

This International Nurses Day, it’s not enough to celebrate nurses, we need to demand proper investment in the profession

Preceptorship campaign – March 2022 update Nurses and students have told us how challenging the transition into their first registered roles are. This has been made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic and the pressures on health and social care. UNISON has been working together with the Florence Nightingale Foundation and the Nursing Times to campaign […]

Union-sponsored annual nursing team award goes to nurses who helped ensure women had access to abortion services during COVID-19

Helga Pile says government must guarantee a fair and consistent wage

Current students should also have fees reimbursed

Trainee nursing associate Carley Kane is hoping to qualify soon – and already has big plans for encouraging the ‘nursing family’ of tomorrow

Celebrating the life and work of Florence Nightingale, on the 200th anniversary of her birth

The agreements negotiated mean student nurses who are more experienced will be able to help where they can, be paid and have this work count towards their learning.

Latest figures show that in England there are currently 39,000 nurse vacancies

Government must make it easier to recruit

Date

2 May 2020 11:00am–5:30pm

Location

Hilton City Centre, 3 Thomas Steers Way, Liverpool, L1 8LW

Outcome

Tuition fees for health students must be waived and grants geared to the cost of living so students are able to complete their training.” Notes to […]

UNISON has today (Wednesday) announced the dates for strikes and industrial action by health and social services staff in Northern Ireland. Workers represented by the union voted overwhelmingly earlier this month to take action over safe staffing levels and pay parity. Health staff in Northern Ireland are paid less than their colleagues in Britain. Waiting lists […]

Mental health workers from Wales talk about what earned them the Team of the Year title at the Nursing Times awards