News
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Help for Heroes’ resources could help front-line nurses deal with impact of COVID-19
Military charity’s Battlefield guide has advice on mental health and well-being
23 Apr 2021
No ‘COVID bonus’ – ministers dash nurses’ hopes for one-off payment
Government insists it has no plans to pay staff in England £500 as gesture of thanks
22 Apr 2021
Fundraiser: nurse who won Great British Bake Off calls on nurses to host cake sales
2019 winner David Atherton supporting Cavell Nurses’ Trust’s Raise Your Whisks campaign
22 Apr 2021
Education and development: RCN and RCNi join forces in plan to boost nurses’ learning
Strategy is designed to embrace innovative ways to learn as nursing looks to the future
22 Apr 2021
Nurses urged to join virtual march on Downing Street in pay protest
Online event on 22 April will demand government reconsider recommendation for 1% pay rise
21 Apr 2021
RCN chief temporarily steps back from role after cycling accident
General secretary Dame Professor Donna Kinnair on sick leave to recover from injuries
21 Apr 2021
Free mentoring: bid to boost diversity in senior nursing roles
Support for Filipino nurses hoping for career progression to UK profession’s top jobs
20 Apr 2021
Nurses help to design kit bag that saves time for community staff
Resource is infection control compliant and enables nurses to carry everything in one place
20 Apr 2021
Student covers cost of nursing degree through Instagram appeal
Crowdfunding plea raises thousands after failed attempt to get student loan
19 Apr 2021
Blood disorder crisis must be treated ‘as urgently as cardiac arrest’
Sickle cell awareness vital, specialist says, after coroner finds patient received wrong care
16 Apr 2021
Union ballots open as nurses in Scotland vote on proposed 4% pay deal
RCN Scotland and GMB urge NHS staff to reject Scottish Government offer
16 Apr 2021
Beauty company backtracks after refusing to treat nurses working with COVID-19 patients
Benefit Cosmetics UK apologises and changes policy after provoking backlash on social media
15 Apr 2021
Nurses want safe staffing law extended to care homes and the community
Safe staffing is most pressing health issue for the next Welsh parliament, RCN survey finds
15 Apr 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
COVID-19 vaccine: nursing staff outside the NHS in longer wait for second jab
Gap in coverage between nurses working for the NHS and those in other sectors
10 Apr 2021