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‘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
Results of RCN pay poll revealed
The result of the RCN pay poll of members working in the NHS has resulted in an overwheming...
14 May 2017
Awards and impassioned speech kick off RCN congress 2017
Nurses should not be reduced to using foodbanks, said Cecilia Anim in an impassioned speech...
13 May 2017
Andy Burnham in tuition fees pledge
The cap on nurse pay must be lifted and nurse bursaries reintroduced, Greater Manchester...
13 May 2017
RCNi launches new Write for us author hub
Free resources will help nurses and other healthcare professionals share best practice...
12 May 2017
Nurses urge prime minister to 'sit up and value' the profession...
More than 100 nurses sign a letter to Theresa May warning that the pay cap is causing...
12 May 2017
Nurses’ Day: From pattern cutting to palliative care
To mark Nurses’ Day, Marie Curie celebrates those who have switched to a career in nursing.
12 May 2017
Nurses' Day: 'Celebrate the heroes of healthcare'...
RCN urges nurses to honour their colleagues at events across the UK, and patients to share...
12 May 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Congress chance to influence the agenda
With an unexpected general election just weeks away, and with some high-profile political...
11 May 2017
A new government 'must commit to nurse education and development'...
A new government needs to commit to funding nurse and midwifery education sufficiently, the...
10 May 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Poll points to nurses' political leanings ahead of general election...
Nurses overwhelmingly want a Labour government, Nursing Standard poll suggests.
10 May 2017
Jeremy Corbyn and Tim Farron to address RCN congress - but Tories yet to confirm speaker
Labour and Liberal Democrat leaders will attend this year's event in Liverpool.
09 May 2017