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NHS staff survey: nurses bear the brunt of short-staffing, violent assaults and bullying
Survey points to unhappiness over pay and working hours – but enthusiasm remains high
27 Feb 2019
Nurse spared jail after stealing more than £25,000 from a former employer
Sarah Merry took advantage of a payroll error after leaving Cwm Taf University Health Board
26 Feb 2019
Claims of surge in male nursing applicants ‘ignore overall decline’
NHS England credits recruitment campaign, but others say numbers are ‘not even close to 2016’
26 Feb 2019
Police reinforcements deployed in two Northern Ireland emergency departments
RCN Northern Ireland admits violence in EDs is a continuing problem, particularly at weekends
26 Feb 2019
Trust enables patients to access online health records from home
System gives patients more control over their healthcare, says Southampton trust
25 Feb 2019
RCN congress 2019: fringe events include care of LGBTQ+ patients, social care and pay
Agenda also explores health challenges posed by large crowds, and staff support post-Grenfell
25 Feb 2019
Nurses’ leader goes on hunger strike over pay progression row
Union president’s protest at legal move against striking nurses in Portugal
22 Feb 2019
‘Nurses would be paid more if employers recognised their role as safety-critical’
Academic tells BBC Woman’s Hour male nurses get more than their fair share of top jobs
21 Feb 2019
New three-minute sepsis detection test ‘could save thousands of lives’
Experts hope low-cost biomarker test will be available in the NHS in three to five years
20 Feb 2019
Create robust post-trauma and mental health support for staff, report advises
Health Education England commission recommends 33 improvements
20 Feb 2019
Gender pay gap: male nurses disproportionately represented in profession’s top jobs
Men reach higher Agenda for Change pay grades faster than women – London South Bank study
19 Feb 2019
‘Environmentally-friendly ambulances would cut toxic impact of NHS road journeys’
NHS chief executive says ‘green’ ambulance fleets would cut risk to health from air pollution
18 Feb 2019
Helen Whyley takes up permanent post as RCN Wales director
New head says she is proud to lead the team that supports and advocates for nurses
15 Feb 2019
Nurses meet to start planning campaign for a safe staffing law
RCN members in England begin latest move to lobby government over nurse numbers
14 Feb 2019
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Celebrate your work and others who have helped you at the RCNi Nurse Awards 2019
Chair of judges Yvonne Coghill says her recent CBE ‘belongs to a lot of people’
14 Feb 2019
Work-life balance driving increasing number of staff to leave the NHS
Health Foundation report highlights ‘worrying’ lack of improvement in retention rates
13 Feb 2019
Irish nurses call off planned strike action
Nursing unions suspend industrial action to consider Labour Court's proposals
13 Feb 2019
Unsafe staffing levels at heart of inadequate rating for NHS trust
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust rated as inadequate by CQC
13 Feb 2019