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RCN Nursing Awards 2021 open for entries: who will be named nurse of the year?
Individuals and teams invited to nominate across 15 award categories
18 Mar 2021
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COVID-19 backlog could overwhelm workforce, warns cancer charity
Government ‘must address staffing crisis now’ to ensure access to cancer nurse specialists
11 Mar 2021
Your nurse’s uniform: is a national, standardised design a good idea?
NHS consults nurses in England about consistency of uniform design
14 Apr 2021
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RCN Nursing Awards 2021 open for entries: who will be named nurse of the year?
Individuals and teams invited to nominate across 15 award categories
18 Mar 2021
COVID-19 backlog could overwhelm workforce, warns cancer charity
Government ‘must address staffing crisis now’ to ensure access to cancer nurse specialists
11 Mar 2021
Your nurse’s uniform: is a national, standardised design a good idea?
NHS consults nurses in England about consistency of uniform design
14 Apr 2021
End of life care at home: the front line forgotten in the pandemic
Hospice and community-based nursing care deserves more recognition and funding – Marie Curie
13 Apr 2021
Overseas nurses granted free automatic visa extensions
Eligible staff and their dependents to receive extra year as COVID-19 response continues
13 Apr 2021
Scottish pay deal: Unison advises nurses to accept 4% offer
Union urges members to vote for the deal while RCN and GMB hold out for bigger increase
12 Apr 2021
Analysis
Older people with urgent care needs: new advice will aid clinical decision-making
Updated guidance aims to help minimise hospital stays and spot the signs of frailty
09 Apr 2021
Caring for trans and non-binary people: overcoming the fear of ‘getting it wrong’
How to address inequitable treatment and improve communication with patients
05 Mar 2021
COVID-19 vaccination for people with cancer: what you need to know
We answer your questions about COVID-19 vaccinations for people with cancer
01 Feb 2021
COVID-19 cardiac complications: counting the long-term cost
The virus has been linked to heart damage, but has also disrupted care across the specialty
15 Jan 2021
The COVID-19 vaccine roll-out: what you need to know
Nurses are playing a leading role in the mass vaccination programme
08 Jan 2021
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: what to say to allay patients’ concerns
Not everyone trusts the coronavirus vaccine – but advice from nurses can change minds
21 Dec 2020
Clinical update
Cervical cancer: how the NHS at-home HPV testing trial is being rolled out
Cervix home HPV testing kits will help address shortfall in screening attendance
18 Mar 2021
Lung cancer or COVID-19? How to differentiate between their similar presentations
A new resource helps patients and nurses differentiate between the symptoms
05 Mar 2021
COVID-19 vaccine and chemotherapy: advice and guidance
Latest guidance on COVID-19 vaccination for patients receiving systemic anticancer therapy
05 Feb 2021
Long-COVID: what it means and how to manage the longer-term effects
Advice from NICE on how to care for patients with ongoing symptoms of the virus
14 Jan 2021
Preparing to Prescribe toolkit: becoming a non-medical prescriber
Updated online resource is a step-by-step guide for nurses considering a prescribing course
10 Nov 2020
Cervical cancer and screening: advice for nurses
Updated RCN guidance on cervical cancer covers vaccination recommendations and screening
08 Jul 2020
Policy briefing
ReSPECT form update: a more patient-centred focus for advance care planning
How nurses can implement changes to the RCUK process for end of life decision-making
01 Oct 2020
COVID-19: when you can refuse to treat a patient due to inadequate PPE
The implications for nurses of RCN guidance on care provision and inadequate PPE
23 Apr 2020
How to advise women about the new cervical screening test
More sensitive test could save hundreds of lives as infections will be spotted earlier
03 Feb 2020
Helping nurses to ‘defuse’ after difficult situations
The RCN has issued guidance on how to discuss and reflect on challenging incidents at work
20 Aug 2019
Correct use of gloves and how to protect your skin
RCN Glove Awareness week stresses correct use of gloves and how nurses can protect their skin
25 Apr 2019
Marie Curie Legacy Campaign on the benefits of radiotherapy
The treatment is being undervalued in cancer care, experts say
14 Dec 2018
Research news
Physical exercise may reduce risk of prostate cancer
Study finds reduced risk of prostate cancer among men with a specific DNA variation
10 Dec 2019
Screening can reduce incidence of bowel cancer
People with bowel cancer who had colonoscopies tended to live longer, study shows
10 Dec 2019
Gene causing rare form of kidney cancer identified
Children with Wilm’s tumour may no longer need nephrectomies
10 Dec 2019
Drink helps track brain cancer
A chemical drunk before surgery can make brain cancer easier to diagnose and monitor
18 Oct 2019
Skipping urgent referral linked to mortality risk
People with cancer who skip referrals are more likely to die within a year of diagnosis
18 Oct 2019
Smoking down by one quarter in seven years
Cigarette smoking in England fell, pointing to the success of antismoking measures
18 Oct 2019
Journal scan
Haematologic neoplasm in survivors of breast cancer
Incidence of myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplasia higher in women treated for breast cancer
14 Feb 2019
Cancer diagnosis increases the risk of suicide
Researchers find suicide risk is highest in the first six months of a cancer diagnosis
30 Jan 2019
Predictors of location of death for children receiving palliative care
More than one third of all children with cancer in the US die in an institutional setting
30 Jan 2019
US study looks at outpatient palliative care referral patterns in oncologists
Understanding outpatient palliative care referrals among thoracic medical oncologists
10 Dec 2018
Prognosis communication for people with head and neck cancer
Analysis of succesfully communicating prognosis for people with head and neck cancer
26 Nov 2018
Optimising bed rest period to reduce lumbar punctures after chemotherapy
Randomised controlled trial of bed rest optimisation to reduce obstacles in chemotherapies
26 Nov 2018
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