Latest NHS Safety Thermometer figures reveal a fall in patient assessments that showed a pressure ulcer – and a rise in 'harm-free' assessments

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The Royal College of Midwives has formerly become an affiliate to the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

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Speaking at an RCN congress fringe event, Wellington Makala from North East London NHS Foundation Trust said that the trust is pushing to improve black and minority ethnic representation at senior levels.

Only one-tenth of learning disability nurses say they have enough time to deliver the right care

At an RCNi fringe event at congress, nursing students heard from a peer who blew the whistle and a nurse who supports staff whose reports of bad practice have been ignored

RCN members voted unanimously in favour of a resolution to lobby for improved mental health services for LGBT people

Members at the RCN congress in Bournemouth voted unanimously to call for a reversal on the decision to halt NICE's work on safe staffing.

Nutrition and hydration guidance for nurses caring for dying patients has been launched by the RCN at congress

Congress backs resolution to oppose surveillance as a way of exposing abuse and poor care

In her first speech to RCN congress as president, Cecilia Anim tells the audience in Bournemouth that the decision by NHS England to suspend NICE's work on safe staffing should be reviewed.

RCN says that more than 2,000 senior nurses have been lost from the NHS in the past five years, putting government plans for seven day services at risk.

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The Nursing and Midwifery Council will introduce language controls for European Economic Area (EEA) trained nurses and midwives