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RCN updates female genital mutilation guidance
Employers need to ensure staff are supported and trained to cope with cases of female gential mutilation, RCN guidance states
Consultation launched to modernise Nursing and Midwifery Council
Government proposes changes to nursing and midwifery legislation
Call for more health visitors specialising in mental health of expectant and new mothers
Two health organisations promote framework to help employers put more specialists in post
Nurse to lead RNIB Scotland
Campbell Chalmers joins sight-loss charity after 30 years in healthcare and voluntary sectors
Patient sets up website to ease pressure on ward nurses
Patient Latest website aims to free up nurses' time by acting as a hub for updates
RCN sets up mental health network in Northern Ireland
Mental health nurses in Northern Ireland will be able to join network launched by the RCN
Nurse teaches tattoo artists about skin cancer
Tattooists shown how to spot clients' unusual moles in an effort to save lives
Online calculator shows nurses how hard working they are
Nurses draw 90 curtains, burn 1,044 calories, hold 27 patients’ hands – and smile 160 times in a 40-hour week
University offers innovative dual nursing master's degree
Adult and mental health nursing course addresses call for better training to meet patients' needs
Agencies struggling to find nurses for temporary shifts
Survey of recruitment firms reveals lack of candidates to meet demand
RCN Wales praises multi-million pound investment in primary care
Welsh government investment in primary care to develop community nursing services
Placemat initiative improves patient communication
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust staff are using A3-size placemats to keep patients informed about hospital services
Number of NHS nurses in England lower than previously thought
Official staffing figures have been recalculated
New advice for travellers on Zika virus
RCN produces leaflet for women returning from countries affected by virus linked to birth defects
Nursing academic recognised in international 'hall of fame'
Researcher gains plaudits from the Honor Society of Nursing for her inspiring contribution
First national whistleblowing policy for England published
National strategy to support whistleblowers wherever they work in the NHS
What is professionalism?
Chief nursing officers from across the UK have teamed up with the Nursing and Midwifery Council to define nursing and midwifery professionalism
Revamped Cancer Drugs Fund urged to monitor outcomes
A revamped Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) is due to be launched in April, but the public accounts committee (PAC) has warned that NHS England must set out the fund’s objectives and be prepared to take tough decisions to ensure that it does not overspend in trying to meet them.