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Congratulations to Frances Blackburne who has been given an BEM in the King's Birthday Honours 2026 for services to nursing and elderly care @NewbloomH  rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Tributes have been paid to a nurse described as ‘one in a million’ who died in a crash involving a car and a van. Our thoughts are with her loved ones. rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…

Tributes paid to ‘one in a million’ nurse who died in accident on way home from work

Thousands of pounds have been raised following the death of nurse Sarah Crook

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Which areas have the highest staff parking fees for nurses? Our investigation shows the huge variation in workplace parking fees for nursing staff across England and the UK, with some trusts charging more than £100 a month. Click here to read more > rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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A petition is urging an NHS trust to end its flat rate for bank shifts, saying it does not ‘accurately reflect the level of responsibility staff are expected to undertake’. It claims the bank rate cuts are demoralising nursing staff. rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…

Bank nurse pay: petition to reverse 'demoralising' rate cut

RCN says flat rate does not ‘accurately reflect the level of responsibility expected of staff’

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Congratulations to naval nurses @QARNNS chief petty officer Laura Fallon and lieutenant Megan Muirhead who have both been named in the King's Birthday Honours 2026  rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Congratulations to specialist perinatal psychiatric nurse Leanne Howlett who has been named in the King's Birthday Honours for her services to health visiting @iHealthVisiting @howlett_leanne  rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Congratulations to @helenwhyley at @theRCN who has been made an MBE in the King's Birthday Honours 2026 for her services to nursing  rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Congratulations to nurse leader @caspertown24 Paul Trevatt who has been made an MBE in the King's Birthday Honours 2026  rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Congratulations to medicines management nurse Evelyn Smyth from the @SouthernHSCT who has been made an MBE in the latest King's Birthday Honours 2026 rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Congratulations to neonatal nurse and lecturer Anne Moylan from @NHSForthValley @EdinburghNapier and @NewbornsVietnam who has been made an MBE in the King's Birthday Honours 2026 rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Congratulations to nurse Diane Laverty from @macmillancancer and @Ldn_Ambulance who has been awarded and MBE in this year's King's Birthday Honours  rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Congratulations to hospice nurse Kiera Jones @SoulMidwifeKLJ who has been awarded an MBE in the King's Birthday Honours 2026  rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Congratulations to @macmillancancer nurse Corrine Galletly, formerly of @NHSGrampian, who has been made an MBE in the King's Birthday Honours 2026  rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Is cutting nursing student placements by 500 hours a good idea? The NMC is consulting on cutting nursing students’ practice learning time from 2,300 to 1,800 hours. Here’s what our readers’ panel think about this > rcni.com/nursing-standard/op…

Is cutting nursing student placements by 500 hours a good idea?

Nursing undergraduates’ required clinical placement hours could be cut. Our readers share a wide spectrum of views on concerns such as safety, quality of learning, deprofessionalisation and confide...

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Congratulations to nurse Sara Barr-Frost from @PennineCareNHS who has been made an OBE in the King's Birthday Honours 2026  rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Congratulations to deputy chief public health nurse @JamieWaterall who has been made an OBE in the the Kings Birthday Honours 2026 @DHSCgovuk  rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Congratulations to cancer nurse Rachel Hollis from @YLvsCancer who has been made an OBE in the Kings Birthday Honours 2026  rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Congratulations to admiral nurse @HildaHayo , CEO of @DementiaUK who has been awarded an OBE in the King's Birthday Honours 2026  rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Congratulations to chief nurse for Wales Sue Tranka who has been made a Dame in the King's Birthday Honours 2026  rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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Congratulations to Dr Crystal Oldman who has been made a Dame in the Kings Birthday Honours list @CrystalOldman @TheQNI  rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…
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