New competency framework for emergency nurses.

A competency framework for emergency nurses and those wanting a career in the role has been launched in an effort to aid recruitment and retention.

Health secretary 'sympathetic' about nurses' case for pay rise.

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt (pictured) used his address to the NHS Confederation conference last month to announce renewed talks with the RCN over nurses' pay.

Preceptorships planned for all new nurses and midwives.

All new nurses should complete a mandatory preceptorship year, an academic heading up the regulator's 'radical' overhaul of education standards has said.

Nurses quitting register faster than those joining it.

More nurses and midwives are leaving the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register than are joining it, new figures reveal.

Pay must be overhauled, says re-elected nurse MP.

Nurses should be able to expect the same pay for doing the same job wherever they work, a re-elected nurse MP has said.

RCN consultation will reveal nurses' appetite for action.

The RCN is to consult nurses on how it should respond to continuing pay restraint - including whether members should consider taking industrial action.

More senior BME nurses on agenda for new chief.

The new chief executive at the Florence Nightingale Foundation, Ursula Ward, is keen to promote black and minority ethnic (BME) issues and tackle systemic problems in nursing.

EU nurse figures in decline long before Brexit vote.

The falling number of European Union (EU) nurses applying to work in the UK has been widely blamed on Brexit. But figures obtained by Nursing Standard reveal interest from EU nurses was waning months before the June 2016 referendum, a trend experts say could be due to tougher language requirements introduced by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Nurses deserve more, but funds are tight, says Hunt.

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt says he 'dearly' wants to increase nurse pay, but is restricted by limited resources and other pressures on the NHS.

Study finds risk of suicide higher for female nurses.

Female nurses have a higher risk of suicide compared with some other occupations, according to a new analysis.

NMC to review language tests for overseas nurses.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is to review the tests used to determine the language skills of overseas nurses.

Nurse vacancies climb to all-time high in Scotland.

Nursing and midwifery vacancies in Scotland continue to rise, as does spend on temporary staff, according to data released by the Information Services Division Scotland (ISD).

Election wins boost nurse numbers in the Commons.

Nursing voices in parliament have been strengthened following the election of a fourth nurse to the House of Commons.

Health secretary to meet with RCN over nurse pay.

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt will meet with the RCN to talk about nurses' pay, health leaders at the NHS Confederation conference heard last week.