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Congress demands better healthcare in rural areas
RCN council told to lobby for better healthcare in rural areas amid ‘unsustainable pressure’
24 May 2019
Sexual harassment of nurses is too often ‘brushed aside as a misunderstanding’
Congress wants employers to provide more protection for staff
23 May 2019
Demands to show ‘resilience’ put greater pressure on nurses, congress told
Nurses struggling to cope in stressful workplaces are pressured by demands to show resilience
23 May 2019
Whorlton Hall abuse leaves leading nurse 'shocked, saddened and appalled'
RCN LD nursing forum chair condemns lack of action from government and NHS leaders
23 May 2019
Congress demands mandatory sepsis training
RCN members back call for mandatory sepsis training after hearing survivor’s account
23 May 2019
Multitude of nursing uniforms causing confusion in England
Congress discusses whether a national uniform should be introduced
22 May 2019
Bullying in the NHS: ‘Nurses must take collective responsibility to help tackle problem’
RCN congress hears nurses’ own accounts of workplace harassment
22 May 2019
Nursing careers: website aims to demystify the range of jobs open to staff
Online resource explains progression opportunities for registrants and support workers
22 May 2019
LeDeR report highlights care crisis and need for learning disability nursing investment
Report reveals learning disabilities and Down’s syndrome still being given as cause of death
22 May 2019
RCN congress rejects call to create elected general secretary
Some members believe high-profile role should be split from that of college chief executive
21 May 2019
Appeal to nurses: ‘stick by colleagues if they’re caught up in a social media storm’
Staff in controversial care cases face abuse online – with even nurses joining in
21 May 2019
RCN congress rejects call to oppose clinical supervision by non-nurses
‘Siloed thinking would mean nurses miss out on valuable expertise’
21 May 2019
Congress fringe: ‘RCN’s dual role of professional body and union only makes it stronger’
But college is failing to be a trade union for nurse academics, meeting told
21 May 2019
Matt Hancock vows to improve treatment of vulnerable people in patient-segregated wards
Current system ‘not fit for purpose’, says Care Quality Commission
21 May 2019
Members divided over whether college should rejoin ICN
International Council of Nurses ‘offers RCN a global seat’, but some question its function
21 May 2019
Many vulnerable children 'stuck' in mental health hospitals, report reveals
Children's commissioner says recruiting high-quality nurses is vital to improve care
21 May 2019
Strike action must always be an option for members, says RCN general secretary
Dame Donna Kinnair takes aim at politicians for forcing nurses to cope with workforce crisis
20 May 2019
Congress backs call to lobby government to decriminalise prostitution
Sexual health nurse tells members this is the model backed by evidence – and sex workers
20 May 2019