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Thousands of NHS workers turn to COVID-19 mental health helpline

Volunteers offer psychological support and signpost staff to practical and financial help

After the pandemic: £5million to boost workforce mental health and well-being

Nurses in Scotland are promised enhanced workplace mental health support

RCN council to elect new chair and vice-chair

President reveals timetable – but announces she was disqualified from presidential election

RCN begins campaign for 12.5% pay rise for nursing staff

#FairPayForNursing campaign to focus on NHS first, but wants better pay across all sectors

We Are the NHS campaign switches tone after heavily-criticised video

Social media posts draw on nurses’ feedback, but ‘embarrassing’ advert remains online

Nurses help in study to see if dogs can sniff out COVID-19

NHS staff at 11 hospitals support effort to train dogs to detect the virus

RCN council chair Dee Sissons resigns

Ms Sissons says decision was one of regret and she had been honoured to represent members

Nurse morale: pay rise would help prevent looming workforce exodus – RCN

Survey finds poor staffing and long hours are pushing nurses to consider quitting

RCN reveals details of presidential candidates’ disqualification

Activist says he is one of those barred, as college explains why it suspended election

So you think it’s embarrassing being a nurse, do you?

Nurses’ anger at NHS recruitment video that some say implies nursing is a second-best career

Grant applications now open: is your career plan in need of some cash support?

RCN Foundation is offering education funds for registrants and nursing students

How to get ready to nurse again after surviving COVID-19

Staff nurse who was seriously ill with coronavirus shares tips for a safe return to work
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Six shortlisted nurses have all transformed the lives of patients and services users

Campaign aims to coax former nurses back to practice in London

Registrants’ return could cut capital’s high nurse and midwife vacancy rates

Nurses’ child-friendly scrubs appeal for immunisation campaign

Team needs volunteers to make cartoon-style PPE that helps put children at ease

Concerns over PPE for nursing students as universities prepare for new academic year

New guidance advises on risk assessment, PPE and life assurance for clinical placements

Power nap booths help Oxford emergency nurses fend off fatigue and stress

Sleep pods funded by charity allow nurses to ‘decompress’ during and after long shifts

Improve staffing levels to fight COVID-19 in nursing homes, study suggests

US research says nurse staffing may have more impact than greater infection control measures

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