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Leading nurses speak at student conference
Leading nurses offered advice and expertise to students during a conference at the RCN’s London headquarters.
12 Apr 2017
Matthew Mckew
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Remote Scottish island seeks new nurse
Fed up of the hustle and bustle of hospital life? A dream nursing job has just become available on the remote Scottish island of Fair Isle.
11 Apr 2017
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Patients and nurses join forces on app-review website
Specialist nurses and patients have joined forces to create a freely accessible app-review website for those with stroke or brain injuries.
11 Apr 2017
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Nurse at the heart of response to Sweden truck attack
A nurse was one of the first people on the scene of the truck attack in the Swedish capital Stockholm on Friday.
11 Apr 2017
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RCN to consult members on response to continued pay restraint
The RCN is to consult nurses on how it should respond to continuing pay restraint – including whether members should consider taking industrial action.
05 Apr 2017
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England's only learning disability hospital to close
England's only specialist learning disabilities hospital will close in 2019 as part of move towards more community care and a reduction in long-terms inpatient stays.
05 Apr 2017
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Cancer nursing workforce needs to be adaptable, says Marsden chief nurse
The new chief nurse at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has placed emphasis on an agile workforce to deal with the rapidly changes to cancer care.
05 Apr 2017
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App helps nursing students with prescribing
A pharmacology app has been developed at Birmingham City University to support non-medical students with prescribing.
05 Apr 2017
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Lib Dems claim custody nurse shortage 'clearly' linked to rising ambulance call outs to London police stations
The number of ambulances attending London police stations has doubled in four years, at the same time as a deepening recruitment crisis for specialist custody nurses.
04 Apr 2017
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British-led research uncovers new information on brain cancer
Scientists have found 13 new genetic errors associated with an increased risk of developing glioma, the most common form of brain cancer.
04 Apr 2017
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The fight for better pay goes on, RCN says
College will continue to fight for fair pay for nurses as the 1% pay cap is set to remain in England, Scotland and Wales.
03 Apr 2017
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Nurse academics set for RCN International Nursing Research Conference
Nurse academics from across the world will visit Oxford this week for the RCN International Nursing Research Conference and Exhibition 2017.
03 Apr 2017
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Tribunal hearing for nurse sacked after offering to pray for patient
Sarah Kutie, who was sacked for gross misconduct, will appear at an employment tribunal tomorrow (Thursday).
29 Mar 2017
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Bedside devices save 4,000 hours of nurse time, says trust
London trust has linked integrated bedside devices with an electronic patient record system.
29 Mar 2017
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Unions condemn 'derisory' pay rise
Nurses in England to receive 1% pay rise
28 Mar 2017
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Nurse pay rise in Wales capped at 1% for 2017-18
Nurses in Wales are set to get a 1% pay rise from April, as the NHS pay cap continues for a seventh year.
28 Mar 2017
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More nurses boost productivity in consultant colleagues, claims report
The importance of a strong nursing workforce has been identified in a new report focused on England.
27 Mar 2017
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NHS cannot afford to lose EU nurses, RCN says
Value of EU nurses reinforced by the RCN ahead of Article 50 trigger
27 Mar 2017