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Members of the Royal College of Nursing have overwhelmingly passed a vote of no confidence in their governing council, it has been announced. Over 15,000

More training is needed at both pre- and post-registration level to ensure nurses feel “confident” to ask about and recognise the signs of violence

This week nurses highlighted that one of the most popular social media sites, Twitter, was perpetuating unhelpful and misogynistic stereotypes that have historically dogged the profession.

Social media site Twitter is being urged to remove sexist, misogynistic and “appalling” imagery of nurses currently available on its platform. Several

Top left to right: Zeba Arif, Sharon Fowler and Joyce Aldrige. Bottom left to right: Stacie May, Leanne Patrick and Ann Keen Sexual harassment against nurses at work has been “so normalised” that it appears little progress has been made in recognising it as a serious issue or supporting staff to report their experiences. These conclusions are evident from the accounts of five nurses – ranging from some who trained in the 1970s through to those who trained in recent years – with most of ...

Published: 6:00 PM March 16, 2021    Updated: 12:32 PM March 18, 2021 Health Minister and Mid Bedfordshire MP Nadine Dorries has sparked a public outcry over sexist comments regarding nurses proposed one per cent pay rise - Credit: UK Parliament A health minister who is the MP for Mid Bedfordshire is at the centre of a public backlash against sexism, with concerns she has suggested the government protecting husbands pay will help nurses understand their one per cent pay rise. Health min...

The health minister and MP for Mid Bedfordshire, Nadine Dorries, is at the centre of a public backlash against sexism, with concerns she has suggested the government protecting husbands' pay will help nurses understand their one per cent pay rise.

Ben Bradley speaking in the House of Commons (Twitter/@BBCPolitics) Conservative MP Ben Bradley is joining the Women and Equalities Select Committee, months after calling on the government to protect the rights of straight men. The cross-party parliamentary group holds the government to account on equality law and policy, including the Equality Act 2010 and the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Bradley announced on Monday (1 March) that he was becoming a committee member to “be part of th...

The grinding and steaming sounds are new in Littleton. They are what folks can expect to hear from the baristas working behind the counter at the newly opened Daphne’s Coffee Shop on Main Street. Amid the warm, specialty coffee drinks and pastries, folks mingled to experience the new Daphne’s on Friday during its grand opening. Owners Deb and Ed Fitts have been working on the construction/rehabilitation of the new business for about two years. Stacy Woodhouse, the Fitts Foundation con...