How fitness to practise fears raise suicide risk for troubled nurses
Campaign group calls for better support for nurses reported to regulator
08 Jun 2018
Newsroom
Personality disorders: how the new consensus statement seeks to improve care and
Consensus statement looks to overturn stigma of personality disorders
04 Jun 2018
NMC consults on removing ‘unnecessary barriers’ for nurses returning to practice
Nursing and midwifery regulator plans more flexible ways to re-join register
24 Sep 2018
News
Training standards on use of restraint could become mandatory for NHS in England
The Restraint Reduction Network has been commissioned to create the evidence-based standards
14 Jun 2018
Mental health tool for older people launched
An online tool has been launched to help older people worried about their mental health
06 Apr 2018
NMC consults on removing ‘unnecessary barriers’ for nurses returning to practice
Nursing and midwifery regulator plans more flexible ways to re-join register
24 Sep 2018
Community nursing initiatives show benefits far beyond their remit
QNI report says men’s health projects reveal nurses’ impact on families and social issues
24 Sep 2018
New chief nurse will ‘bridge the gap’ between NHS England and NHS Improvement
Jane Cummings’ successor will be a joint appointment and lead a single team
21 Sep 2018
‘Wales needs a national recruitment plan to support our new staffing law’
Nurse staffing lead wants to see an end to competition between employers
20 Sep 2018
Analysis
How fitness to practise fears raise suicide risk for troubled nurses
Campaign group calls for better support for nurses reported to regulator
08 Jun 2018
Personality disorders: how the new consensus statement seeks to improve care and
Consensus statement looks to overturn stigma of personality disorders
04 Jun 2018
RCNi launches interactive decision support tool created by nurses for nurses
Evidence-based resource aids clinical decision-making at the bedside
11 Sep 2018
Boosting support for people with cancer who are at high risk of suicide
Public Health England's examination of patients’ cause of death highlights the need for...
22 Aug 2018
Nurse training targeted to reduce suicide rate
Initiative aims to cut suicides by 10%; funding focused on eight hotspots
14 Jun 2018
What’s happened to the mental health nursing workforce?
RCN warning for one year old mental health workforce plan, suggesting initial targets will...
12 Jun 2018
Clinical update
Consider the risks associated with ADHD
New National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines suggest that early signs of...
23 May 2018
Recognise and respond to child abuse and neglect
Read our summary of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance to help...
03 Nov 2017
Parkinson’s disease
Updated guidance from NICE on the diagnosis and management of Parkinson’s disease includes...
23 Oct 2017
Multiple morbidities assessment
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released its new guidelines...
06 Apr 2017
Learning disability and mental health
Read our guide to a new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) quality...
02 Feb 2017
Mental well-being and independence for older people
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued a quality standard...
20 Jan 2017
Policy briefing
Updated National Early Warning Score
In December 2017, the Royal College of Physicians updated the National Early Warning Score...
08 Mar 2018
Acas guidance on sexual harassment in the workplace
Acas has produced new guidance on recognising sexual harassment in the workplace and the...
01 Dec 2017
Acid attacks
Read our policy briefing on new guidance for helping in the immediate aftermath when people...
01 Oct 2017
Scotland's new mental health strategy ...
Read our policy briefing on the Scottish government's new ten-year mental health strategy.
29 Apr 2017
Policy update: physical restraint in healthcare settings in England and Wales
Memorandam of Understanding clarifies when police and nursing staff should respond to...
01 Feb 2017
Responding to a request to hasten death
The RCN has published updated guidance on assisted suicide.
17 Jan 2017
Journal scan
Parents’ mental health impaired when children are seriously ill
Parents whose children need intensive care treatment suffer clinically significant...
19 Mar 2018
Alcohol use disorders a major risk for dementia, especially early-onset
Alcohol use disorders are a major risk factor for all types of dementia, especially early-...
09 Mar 2018
Learning, memory problems seen in adolescents with OCD
Adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder have learning and memory problems that could...
05 Mar 2018
Women prone to mood swings prompted by season, daylight
Women experience seasonal changes in their mood across the year, including more depression...
05 Feb 2018
Singing in groups shown to promote recovery, improve mental health
Singing in groups could help improve patients’ mental health, promoting a feeling of...
18 Jan 2018
Young show perfectionism more than past generations
Young people display greater perfectionist tendencies today than 30 years ago due to the...
18 Jan 2018
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Series 3 Episode 6: Nurse practitioner Amor Palada talks about preventing cardiac arrest
14 Sep 2018
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Reaching out to nursing students via the internet
Series 3 Episode 4: how the online Student Nurse Project is connecting students nationwide...
16 Aug 2018
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Nursing Standard podcast: Could parliament's Brexit chaos be the catalyst for...
Episode 7 of the Nursing Standard podcast has an interview with nurse peer Baroness Mary...
02 May 2018
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Nursing student bursary was ‘far from ideal,’ says nurse MP Maria Caulfield
The nursing student bursary should not be championed as the best way to train nurses and new...
07 Mar 2018
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'Integrate the four fields of nursing,' leading academic tells the Nursing...
A two-stream system should be introduced to replace the four fields, nurse leader tells...
26 Feb 2018
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Nursing Standard podcast: Foundation years for nursing students
Universities may need to use foundation years to ensure students can meet new registration...
20 Feb 2018
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Newly qualified Mental Health Nurse Luke Pybus, from Somerset, is delighted he made the...
31 Aug 2017
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30 Aug 2017
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29 May 2016
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28 May 2016
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01 May 2016