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RCN leadership told to forge better relationships with college members
Read what independent governance review says about how RCN needs to change
12 Jun 2020
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COVID-19: woman who deliberately coughed at nurse is jailed
Judge says woman who also spat at police officer ‘abused the very people there to help you’
11 Jun 2020
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COVID-19: return-to-practice nurse lives in camper van to shield high-risk husband
Ros McManus spent six weeks living in the James Paget Hospital car park
11 Jun 2020
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Exhausted nurses ‘will need support to restart services’ after pandemic
RCN and NHS Confederation call for focus on staff well-being across health and social care
10 Jun 2020
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COVID-19: Yvonne Coghill to lead BAME safeguarding drive before retiring from post
Ms Coghill will step down as head of Workforce Race Equality Standard programme in September
10 Jun 2020
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A model nurse: how posing for Vogue was all part of a ‘normal day’ at work
Ward sister hopes magazine’s coverage will encourage young people to consider nursing careers
09 Jun 2020
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Study links COVID-19 to new inflammatory syndrome in children
Syndrome has been compared to Kawasaki disease, but UK researchers have noted differences
09 Jun 2020
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COVID-19: take part in the Nursing Standard survey
Tell us your experience of working in the pandemic and how it might shape nursing’s future
08 Jun 2020
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COVID-19: surgical masks compulsory for all hospital staff in England from 15 June
What you need to know about new government guidance
08 Jun 2020
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Colleagues applaud as nurse leaves hospital after ‘remarkable’ COVID-19 recovery
Orlando Fulgencio had spent more than a month in critical care with the disease
08 Jun 2020
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COVID-19: nurses eligible for support from NHS volunteers
Extending access to the scheme is intended to reduce unnecessary exposure to coronavirus
06 Jun 2020
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Access to adequate PPE ‘still patchy’ for nurses, RCN head tells Question Time
Dame Donna Kinnair claims provision is particularly poor outside of hospitals
05 Jun 2020
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COVID-19: trust finds offbeat way to reinforce safety rules
Quirky posters remind staff to continue to observe social distancing
04 Jun 2020
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Kawasaki-like syndrome more likely to affect black children, study suggests
Study at Paris hospital highlights need for vigilance on rare syndrome linked to coronavirus
04 Jun 2020
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Nurses take pay and PPE protest to Downing Street
Demonstrators demand respirator masks for all nurses during pandemic and a 10% pay rise
03 Jun 2020
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Cartoon-style PPE: how staff are reassuring young patients on a paediatric unit
Nurses say animal and Disney character visors have helped calm nerves during pandemic
03 Jun 2020
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Revealed: the extent of the mortality risk BAME nurses face from coronavirus
PHE report lays bare the statistics behind COVID-19 deaths of nursing and other health staff
02 Jun 2020
Stress-busting dogs help nursing students cope with their courses
Canine teaching assistants are available for drop-in pet therapy sessions
02 Jun 2020