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RCN issues alert on sexual incidents on mental health wards

College responds to CQC report that suggests incidents are ‘commonplace’ on wards in England
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RCNi Decision Support: find out how our new digital tool can enhance your practice

Advice from experts will help nurses base their clinical decision-making on best practice

Rise in NHS staff vacancies risks becoming ‘a national emergency’

The King’s Fund and the RCN respond to latest NHS workforce data

RCN calls for clarity about management of staff who refuse flu vaccine

College questions plans to redeploy such staff to ‘lower-risk’ areas

Give me your ideas for making the NHS better, Hancock urges staff

Minister says he’ll listen to what staff say about how to improve the NHS

Deadline looms for nurses to sign petition calling for exemption from parking fines

More than 6,000 staff have already signed but 10,000 are needed

‘Complexity of pay deal contributed to miscommunication from RCN’

Interim report on handling of England pay deal finds ‘lack of clarity’ on its implementation

NHS pay deal row: RCN announces details of no confidence vote in leadership

College says interim findings of external review will also be published shortly

NMC’s new fitness to practise approach acknowledges ‘context’ when errors occur

Regulator aims to help nurses to ‘learn from their mistakes’

More help urged for nurses with mental health issues

Nurses with mental health problems need more help, says a service that supports doctors

NHS staff will be trained to put technology at the heart of the health service

Minister says workforce will receive training to unlock the potential of AI and digital tech

RCN Scotland launches safe staffing campaign as latest vacancy figures reveal crisis

Ask for More campaign will run while Scottish parliament debates legislation on safe staffing

London mayor Sadiq Khan urges new nurses to work in the capital

Social media appeal part of RCN’s #NursingLondon campaign to address nurse shortages

Nurses welcome free parking at all NHS hospitals in Wales

Final two parking firm contracts come to an end

Activists hit out at RCN email that promises action in wake of pay deal row

Message to members from Dame Donna Kinnair ‘suggests college is out of touch’

‘Hospitals would eliminate variations in care if they worked more like supermarkets’

Trust chief executive believes group working would help standardise care

Scottish study recommends ‘rebranding’ of nursing to attract more male recruits

Only 8-10% of Scotland’s pre-registration nursing students are men

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