Nurses’ CPD budgets: ‘severity of cuts has been underestimated’
Council of Deans of Health said spending has dropped by as much as 60%
30 Nov 2018
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First prison term handed down under law designed to protect nurses from assault
Magistrates use new powers under Assaults on Emergency Workers Act 2018
29 Nov 2018
English language test: new hope for more than 1,000 foreign nurses
NMC lowers written exam pass, giving nurses who failed test a fresh chance of UK registration
28 Nov 2018
Midwives in Northern Ireland ‘send a clear message’ over pay lag
RCM members in NI vote in favour of industrial action, including strikes
28 Nov 2018
Scottish safe staffing bill needs more clarity, committee finds
Health and sport committee’s report asks for extra detail on who can decide staffing levels
27 Nov 2018
Nurses’ charity launches gift appeal as it reveals steep rise in hardship cases
Cavell Nurses Trust says requests for its help have more than doubled in three years
26 Nov 2018
Decision to increase immigration health surcharge is ‘morally bankrupt’, RCN says
Fee for using NHS for nurses from outside the European Economic Area will double to £400
23 Nov 2018
Trusts will be forced to show how they respond to staff concerns over patient safety
Health secretary announces new legislation prompted by Gosport report
22 Nov 2018
Written English test could soon be easier for overseas nurses to pass
NMC proposes a lower pass mark for written language test
22 Nov 2018
Nursing students lobby MPs over investment in nurse education
Students hope to influence policymakers as part of RCN campaign to secure funding boost
21 Nov 2018
Nurses who donate blood are urged to keep their appointments in the run-up to Christmas
Blood stocks can drop in festive period as donor bookings are missed or cancelled
20 Nov 2018
Nurse restored to register after alcohol misuse says ‘it should be easier to get help’
Kenneth Brady was struck off by Nursing and Midwifery Council for six years
19 Nov 2018
RCN Wales appoints new interim director
Helen Whyley, a nurse who advised government on safe staffing levels, replaces Tina Donnelly
19 Nov 2018
RCN announces new president and deputy president
Anne Marie Rafferty and Yvonne Coghill will take up their posts on 1 January
15 Nov 2018
How a ‘real’ nurse’s uniform for children could help banish the old stereotypes
Nurse leader wants to end profession's gender bias, starting with the dressing-up box
15 Nov 2018
Chronic staffing shortage could jeopardise NHS long-term plan, say leading think tanks
Joint report points to acute problems in the supply of nurses
15 Nov 2018
Government plans to close all learning disability institutions in England causes dismay
RCN learning disability forum chair says proposals are ‘far too simplistic’
12 Nov 2018
Email or tweet your MP to scrap NHS immigration surcharge rise, RCN urges
Parliament due to vote on £200 increase in the fee overseas nursing staff pay to use NHS
12 Nov 2018