Nursing Standard
Nurses diagnosed with dementia have role to play
Nurses who have dementia should be allowed to continue working, RCN congress resolved on Monday morning.
15 May 2017
Matthew Mckew
Nursing Standard
Corbyn pledges bursaries and safe staffing legislation
Plus EU citizens working in NHS will be given right to remain, Labour leader has pledged.
15 May 2017
Nursing Standard
Blood test may show who will respond to new prostate cancer treatments
A new blood test could show if men with advanced prostate cancer will respond to new, targeted treatments.
15 May 2017
Nursing Standard
Labour and Lib Dem leaders to address RCN congress
Jeremy Corbyn and Tim Farron will today address delegates in Liverpool and take questions from nurses, but Conservatives yet to confirm if they will send a speaker.
15 May 2017
Nursing Standard
Scientists map precise timings for spread of cancer
Scientists have put precise timings on the history of a patient’s cancer for the first time, dating the different stages in the disease’s progression.
14 May 2017
Nursing Standard
Janet Davies in call for safe staffing leglislation
General secretary's address to RCN congress
14 May 2017
Nursing Standard
Summer of protest announced over pay restraint
Ballot will be called if a new government does not scrap the cap
14 May 2017
Nursing Standard
Results of RCN pay poll revealed
The result of the RCN pay poll of members working in the NHS has resulted in an overwheming number of respondents favouring strike action.
14 May 2017
Nursing Standard
Awards and impassioned speech kick off RCN congress 2017
Nurses should not be reduced to using foodbanks, said Cecilia Anim in an impassioned speech at the opening of RCN congress 2017 in Liverpool.
13 May 2017
Nursing Standard
Andy Burnham in tuition fees pledge
The cap on nurse pay must be lifted and nurse bursaries reintroduced, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said on the opening day of RCN congress in Liverpool.
13 May 2017
Nursing Standard
Nurses' Day: 'Celebrate the heroes of healthcare'
RCN urges nurses to honour their colleagues at events across the UK, and patients to share their stories of care on social media for Nurses' Day 2017.
12 May 2017
Nursing Standard
Life expectancy rises for people with HIV, study finds
Life expectancy for 20 year olds starting treatment for HIV has risen by ten years in the US and Europe since the introduction of antiretroviral therapy in the mid-1990s, a new analysis shows.
10 May 2017
Nursing Standard
A new government 'must commit to nurse education and development'
A new government needs to commit to funding nurse and midwifery education sufficiently, the Council of Deans of Health has said.
10 May 2017
Nursing Standard
Jeremy Corbyn and Tim Farron to address RCN congress - but Tories yet to confirm speaker
Labour and Liberal Democrat leaders will attend this year's event in Liverpool.
09 May 2017
Nursing Standard
Homes needed for new falls study
Academics conducting a £1.8 million research project are recruiting care homes to test how effective a new falls procedure is.
09 May 2017
Nursing Standard
Campaign and bursaries aim to attract nursing students to Wales
New campaign promotes Wales as a place for nurses to train, work and live.
09 May 2017
Nursing Standard
Hospital car parking fees would be scrapped under Labour, pledges Jeremy Corbyn
Car parking fees at hospitals in England will be scrapped under a Labour government, party leader Jeremy Corbyn announced today.
08 May 2017
Nursing Standard
Tories promise 10,000 more mental health professionals
Conservative Party leader Theresa May has promised 10,000 more NHS mental health staff by 2020 under a new Conservative government.
08 May 2017