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Congress votes to get tough on missed breaks
Employers who fail to ensure staff take required shift breaks will be challenged by the RCN...
19 May 2017
'All nurses should be dementia-aware'
Nurses across all specialties should have an understanding of dementia
19 May 2017
Congress backs call for review of disability benefits
Nurses spoke of the hardships faced by their patients since the disability living allowance...
19 May 2017
Get involved in NHS transformation plans, nurses urged
Nurses need to be ‘knocking on the door’ to ensure their voices are heard in NHS...
17 May 2017
Call to support adult survivors of child sex abuse
Nurses need to be ‘professionally curious’ to help identify adult survivors of child sexual...
16 May 2017
PM condemned for RCN congress no-show
Theresa May accused of showing 'contempt' for nurses
16 May 2017
Motion to reduce practice hours defeated at congress
A motion calling for a reduction in clinical placement hours for nursing students was...
16 May 2017
Nurse debriefings are 'crucial' but doubts raised over timing...
Nurse debriefing sessions can be an effective way to provide psychological support and to...
16 May 2017
‘More research for autism,’ say nurses across disciplines
Increase research into autism spectrum conditions, urge nurses.
16 May 2017
‘NHS still the fairest way to deliver healthcare’
Resolution passed at RCN congress declares UK system still offers the fairest method of...
16 May 2017
Nurses treated like ‘dirt’ by government, says Tim Farron
Nurses are being treated ‘like dirt’ by the government, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron...
15 May 2017
Corbyn pledges bursaries and safe staffing legislation
Plus EU citizens working in NHS will be given right to remain, Labour leader has pledged.
15 May 2017
‘Employers must give nurses time for training’
Some employers are withholding pay increments from nurses who do not complete statutory and...
15 May 2017
Risk to patients if nursing education not better funded, say nurses
There is ‘a real and significant’ risk to patients if nursing education is not properly...
15 May 2017
'Poor shift patterns and missed breaks'
Nurses raise concerns over the way night and day shifts run into each other.
15 May 2017
Labour and Lib Dem leaders to address RCN congress
Jeremy Corbyn and Tim Farron will today address delegates in Liverpool and take questions...
15 May 2017
Janet Davies in call for safe staffing leglislation
General secretary's address to RCN congress
14 May 2017
Make your voices heard over pay, urges RCN president Cecilia Anim
RCN president Cecilia Anim has urged nurses to make their voices heard following the...
14 May 2017