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Daily digest August 10 2015

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Unions react angrily to 'malicious' move to scrap automatic fee payments

The government wants to stop trade unions from collecting membership fees directly from employees' salaries because it says it creates a 'taxpayer-funded administrative burden'

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Daily digest August 6 2015

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NMC asks registrants: are you 'revalidation ready'?

The Nursing and Midwifery Council is sending postcards and emails to all its registrants with tips on how to prepare for the new revalidation system.

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Janet Davies vows to speak up for RCN members as she starts chief executive role

Janet Davies has started her new role as RCN chief executive and general secretary upon replacing Peter Carter

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George Osborne writes to nurses for advice on budget cuts

The government has asked for ideas on how find £20 billion in savings from millions of public sector workers

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Daily digest August 3 2015

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RCN president Cecilia Anim praises outgoing chief exec Peter Carter

RCN chief executive and general secretary Peter Carter is leaving the organisation after eight years in the role

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Leading nurse Dame Eileen Sills appointed to advisory role at the NMC

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust chief nurse Dame Eileen Sills will work closely with NMC chief executive Jackie Smith to advise her on public protection issues.

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Daily digest July 31 2015

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NMC plans more engagement with smaller healthcare organisations on revalidation

NMC director of continued practice Katerina Kolyva said there will be 'particular focus' on engaging with social care organisations about revalidation.

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End of life patients should be helped to hydrate, says NICE guideline

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published a draft guideline to improve the quality of care provided to people at the end of life in NHS hospitals

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Clearer route into IPC nursing needed, says report

The Centre for Workforce Intelligence recommends clearer training routes and the development of core competencies for infection prevention and control nursing

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Daily digest July 28 2015

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Recruitment scheme sees trust offer staff extra annual leave

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is offering its staff the incentive of an extra day's holiday if they recommend a nurse who goes on to work for the trust or its nurse bank

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Spending nearly £2bn on NHS redundancies is a 'slap in the face' for nurses, says Peter Carter

RCN general secretary Peter Carter has criticised the total cost of NHS severance payments

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Daily digest July 27 2015

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A&E attendances due to assaults drop by nearly a third in five years

Figures published today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre show that attendances due to assaults have fallen by 30% between 2009/10 and 2014/15

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