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Last chance to have your say on proposed 3% pay award
RCN members in England and Wales have until 13 September to cast their vote
10 Sep 2021
Unions warn against compulsory COVID and flu jabs for healthcare staff
Mandatory vaccines could destroy fragile morale and further deplete the workforce
09 Sep 2021
Sirens to ring on 9 September to remember emergency workers who have died by suicide
Charity wants nurses to use event to promote suicide prevention
07 Sep 2021
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End of life care survey: share your experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic
Marie Curie and Nursing Standard team up to uncover nursing staff’s views on end of life care
06 Sep 2021
RCN calls in QC to lead review of its culture after sexual harassment claims
‘We must hold ourselves to the highest standards’, says college general secretary
03 Sep 2021
Sexual harassment allegations: RCN launches 24-hour helpline for its members and staff
Organisation pledges to ‘tackle the issues and behaviours that have no place in our college’
02 Sep 2021
Free ‘thank you’ breaks to nursing staff from holiday cottage owners
Short breaks and holidays a show of gratitude to NHS workers for caring in the pandemic
02 Sep 2021
More time off: victory for nurses who asked for longer hours over fewer shifts
Staff had called on trust to take action to protect patient safety and prevent nurse burnout
01 Sep 2021
RCN congress to be online-only amid 'serious allegations of sexual harassment'
Review of safeguarding and policies will also take place, council says
29 Aug 2021
Blood tube shortage: what nurses need to know
Non-urgent primary care and community testing in England halted until 17 September
27 Aug 2021
Voluntary retirement from the NHS: do you understand why nurses want an early exit?
Numbers have shown upward trend over past decade
26 Aug 2021
Hospital parking fees scrapped permanently for all NHS staff in Scotland
RCN hopes move will prompt England and Northern Ireland to follow suit
26 Aug 2021
Preceptorship: new registrants want more support in their first workplace
We need protected learning time and regular study days, say newly qualified nurses
25 Aug 2021
Sepsis diagnosis: overworked nurses fail to assess patients within an hour – study
Sepsis Six protocol training should be mandatory for all nurses, says lead author
24 Aug 2021
CNO resignations: Scotland and Northern Ireland chief nurses to step down
Charlotte McArdle and Amanda Croft have both announced they are leaving their posts
23 Aug 2021
UK-based Australian nurses offered £4,200 relocation costs to tempt them home
Non-Australians can also apply for scheme from Western Australian government
20 Aug 2021
Patient who attacked and threatened ED nurses gets four-month suspended sentence
Martynas Dagilis admitted attacking and injuring one nurse and threatening another
19 Aug 2021
Race campaigner criticises trust over ‘I’m new here’ badges for nurses from overseas
Equality 4 Black Nurses founder said singling out foreign recruits was outrageous
18 Aug 2021