Nursing research: chief nurse wants to hear your ideas
Ruth May’s team at NHS England and NHS Improvement is developing a nursing research strategy
14 Oct 2020
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Fair pay: campaign calls on government to give NHS staff 15% rise
Nurses United and NHS Workers Say No have a week of action planned including tweeting MPs...
13 Oct 2020
Resuscitation notices and COVID-19: RCN backs review of DNACPR use
Care Quality Commission to review notice use during pandemic, after concerns about consent
13 Oct 2020
Overseas nurse recruitment: London trusts to join forces
NHS employers hope to cut international agency costs and standardise incentive packages
12 Oct 2020
Winter pressures: EDs cannot go back to pre-COVID overcrowding, says RCEM
NHS England data reveals emergency department four-hour wait targets slipped by 6% since May
12 Oct 2020
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Tell us what the pandemic has meant for your well-being and working life
12 Oct 2020
The COVID Birthday Honours: Queen recognises nurses’ professionalism in the pandemic
Nurses and midwives given special ‘COVID honours’ for 2020
09 Oct 2020
‘Pay us fairly for the tough job we do,’ RCN tells government
The time for clapping has passed – nurses need an immediate pay rise, says Dame Donna Kinnair
09 Oct 2020
Skin reactions due to surgical gloves lead to lost working hours, study finds
Nurses urged to protect their hands and wear gloves only when required
09 Oct 2020
RCN Nurse of the Year 2020 revealed at virtual ceremony
Innovative nurse set up a project to support and educate young people at risk of knife crime
08 Oct 2020
Worldwide clamour for leper colony nurse heroes to be honoured with Nobel Peace Prize
Devoted nurses spent 40 years caring for leprosy patients on an island in South Korea
08 Oct 2020
BAME nurses receive recognition at RCN London’s Rising Star Awards
Recipients won awards for excellence in patient care, innovation and leadership
07 Oct 2020
RCN calls extraordinary general meeting over suspended presidential election
College was under pressure to allow EGM after disqualifying candidates
07 Oct 2020
PPE: ward staff failed to wear face masks correctly or maintain hand hygiene
Critical CQC report prompted hospital trust to retrain staff in infection control practices
07 Oct 2020
Countdown to the RCNi Nurse Awards 2020
Virtual awards ceremony – and the RCN Nurse of the Year announcement – takes place next week
02 Oct 2020
COVID-19 second wave: nurses need to know their employers will protect them
Nursing leaders want assurances on PPE and workforce well-being measures
02 Oct 2020
COVID-19: NHS staff should be tested weekly, says MPs’ report
Health and Social Care Committee calls for routine tests to help prevent coronavirus spread
01 Oct 2020
Mary Seacole among black Britons honoured with special post boxes
Special edition post boxes to mark Black History Month honour contributions of black Britons
30 Sep 2020