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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
COVID-19 vaccination programme gets underway
Nurses crucial in encouraging uptake of vaccine, says RCN
07 Dec 2020
Cancer charity calls on experienced nurses to join its leadership programme
Prostate Cancer UK is offering all-expenses paid coaching and peer support
07 Dec 2020
Fitness to practise backlog may mean delays until 2022
Regulator hiring temporary staff and using outside law firms to deal with rising caseload
04 Dec 2020
DNACPR notices: review finds ‘unacceptable and inappropriate’ use early in pandemic
Care Quality Commission says older and vulnerable people most at risk
04 Dec 2020
NHS trusts reveal emergency travel plans for staff this winter
Community nurses may be driven to appointments in 4x4 cars in extreme weather conditions
03 Dec 2020
Nurses taking on role of patients’ families amid visitor curbs
Compensating for restrictions is one of the biggest struggles of COVID-19, seminar hears
03 Dec 2020
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine: what is it and when will nurses get it?
The RCN says nurses will have a key role in delivering the COVID-19 vaccine
02 Dec 2020
Britain’s Got Talent winners cast spotlight on lung cancer
Shadow theatre troupe Attraction’s video urges early diagnosis amid COVID-19 pandemic
02 Dec 2020
Three nurses dance their way to the Strictly NHS final
NHS charity ballroom competition announces its 12 finalists
01 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
RCN disputes government claim to be on target for 50,000 more nurses in the NHS
Data shows rise of 14,813 nurses on last year, but also 36,655 FTE nursing vacancies
30 Nov 2020
RCN to launch review of how it is governed, after members’ vote
Two resolutions passed at extraordinary general meeting over disrupted presidential election
27 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
ICU nurse’s rainbow mural honours colleagues’ work during COVID-19’s first wave
Mural incorporates names of staff at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s ICU
26 Nov 2020
Chancellor’s spending review denies nurses early pay rise
RCN general secretary says Rishi Sunak has failed key workers he applauded earlier this year
25 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
Student attrition: why do nursing students leave their course before completion?
Call for strategy to get to grips with reasons for leaving and help tackle nurse vacancies
25 Nov 2020