'Nurses on 12-hour shifts more likely to take sick leave'
Nurses are more likely to take sickness leave if working 12-hour shift patterns, new...
07 Apr 2017
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More A&Es are closing their doors to ambulances, says report
Hospitals had to close their doors to ambulances almost twice as often this winter compared...
07 Apr 2017
NHS could be up to 42,000 nurses short after Brexit, projection claims
The NHS could suffer a nursing shortage of up to 42,000 just six years after Brexit, a...
07 Apr 2017
Nurses urged to apply for funding to improve health for BME communities
Nurses with ideas for healthcare projects to improve health outcomes of black and minority...
06 Apr 2017
'Intentional rounding does not work for all patients and nurses'...
Not all patients and nurses benefit from the system on hospital wards known as intentional...
05 Apr 2017
RCN to consult members on response to continued pay restraint
The RCN is to consult nurses on how it should respond to continuing pay restraint –...
05 Apr 2017
Rise in nurse numbers shows Wales 'moving in the right direction' – RCN...
Report showing nurse, midwife and health visitor numbers rose 1.3% in a year are welcomed by...
05 Apr 2017
Peers urge review of pay restraint and morale
Ministers should review pay policy for nurses and other NHS staff and the impact it has on...
05 Apr 2017
RCN makes urgent call for more clinicians on NHS 111 after allegations of poor service
More clinicians should be placed on the NHS 111 helpline after claims that suicidal callers...
04 Apr 2017
Revalidation: One year on
More than 200,000 nurses and midwives have completed the new system to check they are fit to...
04 Apr 2017
Lib Dems claim custody nurse shortage 'clearly' linked to rising ambulance...
The number of ambulances attending London police stations has doubled in four years, at the...
04 Apr 2017
Nurse who almost died after developing sepsis plans trip of a lifetime
A nurse who lost both legs and an arm after developing sepsis is preparing for globe-...
03 Apr 2017
The fight for better pay goes on, RCN says
College will continue to fight for fair pay for nurses as the 1% pay cap is set to remain in...
03 Apr 2017
Doctor who lied about Pauline Cafferkey's temperature suspended for one month...
A doctor who lied about the high temperature of nurse Pauline Cafferkey was last week...
03 Apr 2017
U-turn over agency ban
NHS Improvement has agreed to pause plans to prevent nurses working for an agency if they...
31 Mar 2017
Plan to speed up NMC Fitness to Practise process welcomed
New powers to give warnings and advice on the future conduct in Fitness to Practise (FtP)...
31 Mar 2017
Nurse sacked after offering to pray with patients awaits tribunal decision
Christian nurse sacked by NHS after offering to pray with patients before surgery claims...
31 Mar 2017
Prince William thanks St Thomas' Hospital staff after Westminster attack...
The Duke of Cambridge visited staff at London's St Thomas' Hospital to thank them for their...
31 Mar 2017