Flu jab: nurses lag behind doctors in uptake of seasonal vaccine
Healthcare workers at elevated risk of contracting flu
25 May 2018
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Chief nurse Jane Cummings to step down
England’s chief nurse Jane Cummings to step down after more than six years
24 May 2018
Suspended: nurse 'out of his depth' at time of Connor Sparrowhawk’s death
Nurse said he was unsuited to his management role
23 May 2018
Nursing and Midwifery Council publishes new proficiency standards
NMC describes standards, to be implemented by 2020, as ‘ambitious’ despite some criticism
22 May 2018
Outrage at plan to sell NHS building that offers London nurses affordable housing
Queen Mary's House in upmarket Hampstead, London, currently houses 52 mainly NHS staff...
21 May 2018
NHS pay – government needs to go further, says Manchester mayor Andy Burnham
Greater Manchester NHS is an example for the rest of the country, says ex-Labour health...
18 May 2018
Social care needs NHS-style funding model, urges RCN activist
Let’s look back to start of NHS and do the same for social care, nurse tell congress
18 May 2018
Nurses worldwide need better pay to make profession more attractive – ICN
Governments are failing to use nurse pay and conditions as a lever of workforce expansion
17 May 2018
Caution urged over wider use of bodycams
Body cameras can protect nurses, but may undermine patient dignity, RCN congress hears
17 May 2018
What role for retired nurses in the RCN?
An RCN league of retired nurses could ensure their knowledge is not lost
17 May 2018
Congress calls for referendum on final Brexit deal
RCN resists congress call to lobby for final Brexit referendum until it consults membership
16 May 2018
Don’t forget about us – independent sector nurses issue plea to RCN
Nurses in care homes and other sectors outside the NHS feel neglected by RCN
16 May 2018
Why diagnostic overshadowing could be costing lives
Making assumptions about people with learning disabilities harms outcomes, congress told
16 May 2018
Don't mistake ‘safe’ for therapeutic staffing, congress tells RCN
Therapeutic relationships need more than just safe staffing, mental health nurse warns
16 May 2018
Congress votes unanimously to preserve field of learning disability nursing
In a congress debate, members heard that universities were closing programmes and nurses...
15 May 2018
Nurses’ reluctance to strike tied our hands, says RCN chief pay negotiator
We couldn’t press for a bigger pay rise as nurses are unlikely to strike – Josie Irwin
15 May 2018
‘My boss made me move bay because of a patient’s racist abuse’
Congress gasps as Kenyan nurse recalls how abusive patient questioned her ability
15 May 2018
Congress rejects call for strategy on recruiting men
Speakers say they would rather promote nursing to everyone, regardless of gender
15 May 2018