Thirteen people responsible for abusing residents with significant learning disabilities and putting them into isolation without toilet facilities have been sentenced.
Following the terrorist attacks in Manchester and London, where one nurse died trying to save the lives of others, the RCN has issued guidance on how to respond to unexpected incidents and emergencies
Karen Roberts says she is thrilled to be taking up the post.
Vacancies and spend on temporary staff continue to rise.
The voice of nursing must be heard, RCN general secretary Janet Davies has said in a her final blog post before the general election on Thursday.
A nurse and other NHS staff have had their cars scratched and angry notes left on their windscreens after parking on a residential street.
Chemicals found in cigarette smoke damage foetal liver cells, a study has found.
Nursing and Midwifery Council proposes use of supervisors and assessors.
Chief executive Jackie Smith says language requirements for international nurses may not change, and review ‘does not mean we are going to lower the test score’.
Updated guidelines on how to recognise the signs of a stroke in a child have been published by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and the Stroke Association.
Not enough priority is being given to mental health by flagship NHS vanguards, a new report by The King's Fund and Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) has said.
What started as a simple Twitter discussion about getting patients dressed and out of their pyjamas has snowballed into an international success story.
A nurse with ‘little understanding’ of English relied on Google Translate while working at a nursing home in Wales, inspectors found.
UK governments have failed to ensure mental and physical health have parity of esteem, RCN congress concluded.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is to review tests to determine the language skills of overseas nurses.
Patients aged 65 or over treated by older doctors in US hospitals were slightly more likely to die than those treated by younger doctors, except when high volumes of patients were being treated, a study has found.
Frailty is not about age but is a physical condition, and nurses can access a wide variety of learning tools on the RCNi website, a fringe event at congress heard.
A motion calling for a reduction in clinical placement hours for nursing students was defeated at RCN congress.