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Male nursing student

Bursary aims to address gender imbalance on courses.

04 Aug 2017
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A campaigning group of European nurses are set to meet with the Nursing and Midwifery Council to press for the pass mark for English language tests

04 Aug 2017
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Carmel Bagness

RCN says nurses and midwives can help make a difference to those at risk from domestic abuse.

04 Aug 2017
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Money wasted

The NHS needs to put its house in order and improve standards before it can justify asking central government for more cash, the man leading a

04 Aug 2017
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Bystanders and health professionals can improve outcomes if they act fast

03 Aug 2017
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People waiting in A&E departments should be given Wi-Fi access, emergency care doctors say.

02 Aug 2017
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Nurses on the Isle of Man are set to receive a 2.5% pay rise following an arbitrated agreement with unions.

01 Aug 2017
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MPs Karen Lee and Maria Caulfield

A Conservative MP and cancer nurse who voted against removing the public sector pay cap has been accused of ‘hypocrisy’ after agreeing to host a Scr

01 Aug 2017
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Where appropriate, patients are encouraged to sit rather than lie
01 Aug 2017
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The heads of the RCN and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) have written to a national newspaper to complain about the negative portrayal of nurses in one of

31 Jul 2017
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Bethany Shipsey

A nurse whose daughter died after taking online diet pills containing a toxic chemical is calling for tighter controls on its supply.

31 Jul 2017
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The RCN will ballot members over industrial action later this year if the government continues its refusal to scrap the pay cap, the college’s gener

28 Jul 2017
40 events held as part of Scrap the Cap campaign
27 Jul 2017

Doctors’ orders to 'complete the course' for some antibiotics may be wrong, and patients should stop treatment when they feel better, according to an article in a medical journal.

27 Jul 2017
Call from RCN on national day of campaigning
27 Jul 2017

Nurses and other NHS staff in Scotland are facing increasing workload pressures due to a government failure to plan its workforce, according to a new report.

25 Jul 2017
Pay restraint and Brexit to blame for falling numbers and rising vacancies, say unions
25 Jul 2017
David Knowles saved by first aid trainees
24 Jul 2017

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