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20 May 2020

Nurse pay up over the past few years but down on 2010

Matt Hancock claimed nurse salaries had risen significantly in recent years. These increases don’t counterbalance falls in real terms pay over the past decade.

Nurse pay up over the past few years but down on 2010

14 April 2020

Claim that Conservatives voted against a nurse pay rise needs some context

In 2017 the Conservatives voted against a Labour amendment aiming to end the public sector pay rise cap, before ending it themselves anyway for the next financial year.

Claim that Conservatives voted against a nurse pay rise needs some context

5 February 2020

The Royal College of Nursing hasn’t told nurses to call women by gender-neutral terms

The Royal College of Nursing’s style guide recommended using the word “women” instead of “ladies”. This is for official RCN documentation and not advice to nurses.

The Royal College of Nursing hasn’t told nurses to call women by gender-neutral terms

9 December 2019

What is the total number of vacancies in the NHS for medical and support staff?

This article is part of our Ask Full Fact series on the 2019 general election, answering your questions about the election, from claims the main parties are making to what …

What is the total number of vacancies in the NHS for medical and support staff?

2 December 2019

UK has one of the highest levels of foreign-born doctors and nurses in the EU

A Telegraph columnist’s comments exaggerate by claiming the UK is the only EU country with a health service heavily dependent on foreign staff.

UK has one of the highest levels of foreign-born doctors and nurses in the EU

20 November 2019

Lib Dem claims about EU health workers and the NHS are generally true

It is true that tens of thousands of NHS staff are from other EU countries, and that other EU nursing numbers have noticeably dropped.

Lib Dem claims about EU health workers and the NHS are generally true

1 November 2019

Claim about social care spending and nurse numbers needs more context

Just under 97,000 nurses voluntarily resigned from the NHS in England between 2010 and 2018. Overall the number of nurses working in the NHS is higher than in 2010.

Claim about social care spending and nurse numbers needs more context

13 May 2019

GP numbers: up or down?

Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clashed over the trend in GP numbers at PMQs, but they were talking about different things.

4 April 2019

Have 200,000 nurses quit the NHS?

Around 200,000 nurses and health visitors who have left the NHS in England in the last eight years, including those who have retired or died in service.

21 November 2018

EU staff in the NHS: what has happened since the referendum?

EU nationals make up a similar percentage of the NHS workforce in England now as they did in 2016.

EU staff in the NHS: what has happened since the referendum?

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Nurse pay up over the past few years but down on 2010

Claim that Conservatives voted against a nurse pay rise needs some context

The Royal College of Nursing hasn’t told nurses to call women by gender-neutral terms

What is the total number of vacancies in the NHS for medical and support staff?

UK has one of the highest levels of foreign-born doctors and nurses in the EU

Lib Dem claims about EU health workers and the NHS are generally true

Claim about social care spending and nurse numbers needs more context

GP numbers: up or down?

Have 200,000 nurses quit the NHS?

EU staff in the NHS: what has happened since the referendum?

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