Nursing students play casualties in simulated terrorist incident
Training event allowed them ‘to develop their acute patient assessment skills’
23 Sep 2019
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Advanced clinical practitioners urged to join emergency medicine forum
An ACP forum will share best practice and ideas about improvements to training
20 Sep 2019
RCN Nurse of the Year praised by prime minister
Taurai Matare met Boris Johnson during his publicity visit to London hospital
19 Sep 2019
Strike ballot: RCN names the date for industrial action vote in Northern Ireland
Low pay and nurse staffing levels have left members ‘angry and disillusioned’
19 Sep 2019
Cavell Nurses' Trust welcomes hospice to its staff welfare scheme
Cambridge Hospice will encourage staff facing hardship to use the programme
19 Sep 2019
Prime minister tackled on nursing shortages by angry father during hospital visit
Omar Salem confronted prime minister Boris Johnson during a press visit to a London hospital
18 Sep 2019
Nurses – be kinder to each other and patients will benefit, says NHS trust
New project urges staff to appreciate colleagues and check on their welfare
17 Sep 2019
Safe nurse staffing campaign: RCN takes its fight to the public
College appeals for the public’s support in its bid to secure a safe staffing law in England
17 Sep 2019
RCN demands action on bullying in Scottish health service
Parliamentary debate on the issue sparks call for culture change
13 Sep 2019
Emergency department attendance is twice as high in most deprived areas
People in bottom 10% of poorest areas account for over half of emergency admissions
13 Sep 2019
Front-line NHS staff brace themselves for winter crisis period
Data show emergency department and cancer treatment waiting times are going up
12 Sep 2019
NMC receives 34 ‘qualifying’ whistleblowing disclosures in 2018-19
Report reveals how the nursing regulator dealt with whistleblowers’ concerns
12 Sep 2019
Irish nurses will be ‘prime targets’ for UK recruiters post-Brexit, union says
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation warns government to improve working conditions
11 Sep 2019
Nightingale Museum’s new exhibit aims to inspire next generation of nurses
Interactive family corner asks young visitors ‘could you become a Nightingale Nurse?’
11 Sep 2019
EU funds €4 million programme for hospitals to achieve Magnet status
US model would improve nurse to patient ratios and focus on interdisciplinary relationships
10 Sep 2019
RCN council elections: some college members receive wrong ballot paper
Correct papers will be posted to people who received one for wrong constituency
10 Sep 2019
Ebola virus: London nurses travel to Congo to provide treatment
Jess Joyce says she and Kirsty Metz must ‘mentally prepare ourselves’ for the trip
09 Sep 2019
The tool that aims to help nurses use social media professionally
Online behaviour doesn’t always reflect nurses’ knowledge of the issue, says OU researcher
06 Sep 2019