A debate has started over whether the RCN should rejoin a global federation of nurses.

Being single or living in a deprived area makes it twice as hard to cope with bowel cancer, research shows.

A nurse has been suspended from practice after working at least 500 hours in agency shifts while on paid sick leave.

A nurse who was at school with prime minster Theresa May has warned the government must stop paying nurses a ‘pittance’.

Time is ticking for nurses and nursing students to have their say on plans for an overhaul of the profession’s education standards.

The International Council of Nurses chief executive Frances Hughes has left the organisation due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’.

Comic actors and political activists Sir Tony Robinson and Rob Delaney are to speak at the RCN’s biggest-ever rally next month.

International students’ effect on the UK labour market is to be assessed by independent migration advisors.

Nurses are missing special family occasions as they take on work in bars and extra shifts just to make ends meet.

Nurses have expressed support for fundraisers whose donations were rejected by an NHS trust because their fancy dress nurse outfits were ‘demeaning’.

Nurses and midwives are being reminded that they should get themselves to a place of safety in the event of a terrorist attack.

One in four medical students claims to be teetotal, and only one in 10 drinks more than the recommended maximum in an average week, research has found.

Extra nursing training places promised by the government have been made available for students receiving their A-level results today.

Outgoing RCN professional lead for mental health Ian Hulatt approves of high profile figures discussing mental health, but wants the public to know that we no longer just need mental health awareness, we need services.