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Congress demands mandatory sepsis training
RCN members back call for mandatory sepsis training after hearing survivor’s account
23 May 2019
Multitude of nursing uniforms causing confusion in England
Congress discusses whether a national uniform should be introduced
22 May 2019
Substance misuse: ‘Doctors have a support service and so should nurses’
Congress hears of initiative to offer psychological help for nursing staff
22 May 2019
Bullying in the NHS: ‘Nurses must take collective responsibility to help tackle problem’
RCN congress hears nurses’ own accounts of workplace harassment
22 May 2019
Mandatory vaccination will not eliminate parental opposition, says RCN congress
Speakers argue educating parents and understanding their fears is more effective
22 May 2019
Nursing careers: website aims to demystify the range of jobs open to staff
Online resource explains progression opportunities for registrants and support workers
22 May 2019
Nitrous oxide risks not widely understood, ‘even by nurses’
Mental health forum flags up dangers, such as breathing problems, burns and brain damage
22 May 2019
Nurses back public health strategy to prevent and reduce violence
But some at RCN congress say burden should not fall on nurses to report people at risk
22 May 2019
Congress votes to urge government into action over homelessness
RCN members discuss lack of social housing and making healthcare more accessible
22 May 2019
RCN congress to hear call for mandatory sepsis training for nurses and midwives
Sepsis survivor Tom Ray will use keynote speech to campaign for better support for nurses
22 May 2019
RCN congress rejects call to create elected general secretary
Some members believe high-profile role should be split from that of college chief executive
21 May 2019
Appeal to nurses: ‘stick by colleagues if they’re caught up in a social media storm’
Staff in controversial care cases face abuse online – with even nurses joining in
21 May 2019
RCN congress rejects call to oppose clinical supervision by non-nurses
‘Siloed thinking would mean nurses miss out on valuable expertise’
21 May 2019
Congress fringe: ‘RCN’s dual role of professional body and union only makes it stronger’
But college is failing to be a trade union for nurse academics, meeting told
21 May 2019
Members divided over whether college should rejoin ICN
International Council of Nurses ‘offers RCN a global seat’, but some question its function
21 May 2019
Nitrous oxide: nurses say young people must be warned about the risks of its use
RCN congress will hear that current legislation is not working
21 May 2019
Strike action must always be an option for members, says RCN general secretary
Dame Donna Kinnair takes aim at politicians for forcing nurses to cope with workforce crisis
20 May 2019
Congress backs call to lobby government to decriminalise prostitution
Sexual health nurse tells members this is the model backed by evidence – and sex workers
20 May 2019