News
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20 Dec 2023
North Tees and Hartlepool to upband and backpay 100s of band 2s in collective bargaining success
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has become the third trust in the Northern region to commit to upbanding eligible band 2 health support workers to band 3, to reflect the increasing importance of the role and the value of this staff group’s contribution to patient care.
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6 Nov 2023
Band 2 uplift negotiations underway after job evaluation reveals unfair pay
Negotiations are underway to upband and backpay all band 2 support workers who have been delivering work at band 3 level at 2 Teesside trusts in the region.
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10 Aug 2020
Branch executive committee roles up for election
Several branch executive roles are available for members of northern region branches to express their interest in by 30 August.
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19 May 2020
Serious concerns over inadequate fit testing at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
The RCN has raised serious concerns after an admission by North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust that it failed to adequately fit test respirator masks worn by its theatre staff over a five-week period, subjecting them to serious danger.
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14 May 2020
A royal thank you to mark International Nurses' Day
A prominent nursing figure from the North East received an unusual phone call to mark International Nurses’ Day.
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20 May 2019
Cumbria's Karen Dutton receives RCN Award of Merit
Karen Dutton, a Clinical Educator at Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded the RCN’s Award of Merit at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) annual Congress in Liverpool.
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18 Sep 2018
Victory for NHS staff as trust axes plans to transfer them to subsidiary company
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust has decided against transferring 500 estates and facilities staff to its wholly owned subsidiary company.
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1 Jun 2018
Northumbria learning representative takes tea with the Queen
RCN learning rep Sheryle Miller attended Buckingham Palace Garden Party as part of an RCN delegation on 31 May.
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23 Jan 2018
NHS reveals staffing crisis in new recruitment figures
NHS figures published this morning show that seven out of ten nursing vacancies remain unfilled in the North East.
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15 Jan 2018
Michael Appleby elected to the Northern seat of the new RCN Trade Union Committee
The chair of the RCN Northern region board reflects on his five RCN roles, the benefits of getting active in the RCN, and the challenging times that lie ahead.
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