RCN demands better PPE to protect staff against COVID-19 variant
College calls for all nurses to have ‘intensive care’ quality face masks amid heightened risk
25 Jan 2021
Petra Kendall-Raynor
RCN joins health unions’ plea to Boris Johnson for ‘significant’ pay rise
Call to end ‘needless delays’ for demoralised and traumatised nursing staff
19 Jan 2021
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COVID-19: remembering the nursing staff who have lost their lives
Colleagues and families pay tribute to nursing professionals who have died across the UK
18 Jan 2021
Psychological first aid: has it helped care home nurses in the pandemic?
RCN Foundation will fund study into effectiveness of PFA for staff in the care sector
14 Dec 2020
Northern Ireland nurses to receive long-awaited strike payout in December wages
The decision to reimburse pay docked for strike action was made in March
10 Dec 2020
Micro-sculpture of nurse to be auctioned to raise money for PPE charity
The Invisible Battle represents work of healthcare staff during COVID-19 pandemic
08 Dec 2020
Made-to-measure face masks: nurse working on prototype for healthcare staff
Universities helping to create reusable mask based on a scan of the user’s face
30 Nov 2020
NMC acknowledges ‘uncomfortable truths’ on race equality in report
Regulator calls in consultants over career opportunities and pay gap for BAME employees
27 Nov 2020
Uber offers free Christmas rides and meals for NHS staff
‘Helping hand’ for health and social care staff across the UK valid at Uber and Uber Eats
25 Nov 2020
Nurse in the running for inspirational businesswoman award
Julia Senah set up community care business after experiencing amnesia and partial paralysis
24 Nov 2020
COVID-19 visiting: families ignoring social distancing rules ‘adds to pressures’
Intensive care nurse says staff are facing the extra pressure of trying to enforce the rules
02 Nov 2020
Highly respected chief nurse retires after 43-year NHS career
Elaine Inglesby-Burke compared to nurse pioneers Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole
09 Oct 2020
Worldwide clamour for leper colony nurse heroes to be honoured with Nobel Peace Prize
Devoted nurses spent 40 years caring for leprosy patients on an island in South Korea
08 Oct 2020
NMC investigates allegations of patient abuse at mental health hospital
Regulator reviews concerns at Cygnet Yew Trees in Essex amid staff suspensions and dismissals
28 Sep 2020
Long-COVID: nurses struggling to recover from coronavirus need support of employers
Call for research into COVID-19’s long-lasting effects among nursing staff
28 Sep 2020
RCN launches phone app for students and newly qualified nurses
Starting Out app offers learning resources, career and financial advice and counselling
28 Sep 2020
NHS figures reveal April peak in nurse sickness absence due to COVID-19
Anxiety, stress and depression also accounted for one quarter of absences in May
25 Sep 2020
SSKIN pressure ulcer song: award for team’s ‘uplifting’ awareness campaign
Community nurse’s rewrite of Pet Shop Boys hit has had thousands of views of YouTube
25 Sep 2020