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RCN urges nurses to raise patient safety concerns during the winter crisis
As the NHS comes under increasing pressure, the RCN advises nurses to ensure they raise any...
16 Jan 2017
Toddler with suspected meningitis ‘lay on makeshift bed during A&E wait’
A toddler with suspected meningitis lay for several hours on a makeshift bed made of two...
13 Jan 2017
Department of Health backs overhaul of the NMC’s fitness to practise process
Fundamental changes to the NMC’s legal framework could speed up fitness to practise cases.
12 Jan 2017
Nurses are ‘broken and distressed’ amid winter pressures, says RCN
Staff across the UK are reporting serious concerns about care quality during the worst...
11 Jan 2017
UK faces shortage of 36,000 nurses by 2030, study claims
Research projection shows shortfall of thousands of nurses in the UK.
11 Jan 2017
BME staff less likely to raise concerns in the workplace
Asian and black healthcare staff are significantly less likely to whistleblow than their...
11 Jan 2017
New hospital documentary series puts NHS staff in the spotlight
A new television documentary is promising to portray the full reality of working for the of...
10 Jan 2017
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Deadline extended to enter the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017
Entries for the profession's most prestigious awards accepted until 13 January
09 Jan 2017
Red Cross defends claim of ‘humanitarian crisis’ in NHS
British charity’s chief executive renews warning about crisis in the UK’s hospital and...
06 Jan 2017
Trust offering up to £5k relocation package to tempt nurses away from London
Relocation packages worth up to £5,000 are being offered to nurses in London, in an effort...
06 Jan 2017
Nurses urged to sign 'scrap the cap' pay petition ...
More than 80,000 people have signed a petition urging the government to scrap a pay cap...
05 Jan 2017
Nominations sought for RCN fellowships
Nurses are being encouraged to nominate those who have made an exceptional contribution to...
05 Jan 2017
Trust makes Twitter plea for off-duty nurses to work amid ‘severe’ A&E pressures
A&E pressures prompts one trust’s plea on social media and radio for off-duty nurses to...
04 Jan 2017
Chief nurse’s BME advisory group needs new chair
Opportunity for senior professional to influence chief nursing officer’s work on race...
04 Jan 2017
EXCLUSIVE: surge in number of NHS staff applying to retire
The number of NHS staff applying for retirement has surged by 25% over the past four years,...
04 Jan 2017
Nurses’ achievements recognised in new year’s honours
Leading Mary Seacole statue campaigner and the UK’s only nursing professor of stroke care...
30 Dec 2016
Nurses must work together to make voices heard, urges RCN president
RCN president Cecilia Anim is urging nurses to make their voices heard through petitions,...
30 Dec 2016