The UK nursing profession’s highest accolade for nursing excellence, the RCNi Nurse Awards, are now open for nominations.

Nurse managers and those in leadership roles are invited to enter the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017 – the UK nursing profession’s highest accolade for excellence.

Children’s nurses are invited to enter the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017, the UK nursing profession’s highest accolade for excellence.

Cancer nurses are invited to enter the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017 – the UK nursing profession’s highest accolade for excellence.

Community nurses invited to enter the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017 – the UK nursing profession’s highest accolade.

Mental health nurses are invited to enter the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017 – the UK nursing profession’s highest accolade for excellence.

Learning disability nurses are invited to enter the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017 - the UK nursing profession’s highest accolade for excellence.

NHS would not cope without nurses from the European Union, Royal College of Nursing warns.

By 2021 the number of people with learning disabilities will increase by 14%, without the corresponding nurses to care for them, a conference has heard.

Take time to prepare for revalidation, learning disability nurses are warned.

Book clubs can help lessen anxiety about healthcare for those with learning disabilities.

A new resource will help mental health nurses to better support and care for people with learning disabilities, according to a charity.

More than half of all directors of nursing in England, Scotland and Wales have been in post for less than three years, exclusive research by Nursing Standard reveals.

 A service user has said learning disability nurses can play a vital role in educating other healthcare professionals away from judgemental behaviour.

People with learning disabilities are three times more likely to die from treatable causes than the general population, said a lead nurse reviewing national mortality.

GPs play vital role in improving care for people with learning disabilities, nurse leaders told the Learning Disability Practice conference in Manchester.

Too many people with learning disabilities are still being admitted into hospital as inpatients, an NHS nurse leader tells the Learning Disability Practice conference in Manchester.

Nurses who work in abortion clinics in the UK are experiencing increasing levels of harassment from anti-abortion protesters, according to a charity which employs them.