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RCN wants your views in e-nurse consultation

Nurses asked to describe how they use technology in their practice, and how ditigal skills...

Nurses add their voice and support to protest over lack of NHS funding

Protesters took to the streets of London and other parts of the UK on Saturday 3 February to...

Fees to use NHS by temporary migrants to double

Charges paid by temporary migrants to use the NHS are to double, a move the government says...

RCN calls for urgent national campaign to boost student applicant numbers

Number of applicants for nursing student courses has fallen for a fourth year running

Infographic: How nursing degree applicant figures have fallen since the loss of the...

See our infographic demonstrating how the number of nursing degree applicants has fallen...

Hundreds of nurses march in rally to protect the NHS

RCN president Cecilia Akrisie Anim calls for urgent action to address the staffing crisis.

Apply now for the Mary Seacole awards to improve health of people from black and...

The awards support ‘outstanding work to improve leadership skills and health outcomes’

National charity wants suicide prevention included in pre-registration nurse education

The charity Papyrus wants the NMC to educate trainee nurses on how to ask patients questions...

Rugby league mental health campaign shows how to connect with hard to reach men

The Offload project delivers mental health messages through rugby league to reach men from...

Public Health England to launch £15 million mental health resilience campaign

A campaign to be launched by Public Health England this autumn will focus on giving people...

Nursing and Midwifery Council expresses unease at voting for chair and members’ pay rise

A pay rise for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) chair Dame Janet Finch and members...

Staff shortages are preventing nurses from taking breaks

Nursing Standard readers have responded to the Commons health committee report on the...

Nurse education overhaul moves a step closer

Plans to replace nursing student mentors wins support

Mental health funding not reaching services, trust governors warn

Nurses among senior members of a London trust who are calling on local MPs to take action,...

Marginalised groups ‘bear undue proportion of mental ill-health’

London Assembly committee report recommends action to improve access to timely, appropriate...

New survey asks if nurses have enough time for dying patients

Two in three nurses responding to a survey last year felt they had too little time to...

NHS staff to get first chance to buy homes built on surplus land

NHS staff will be given first refusal to buy thousands of affordable homes to be built on...

Guidance on safe nurse staffing aims to improve healthcare services

NHS Improvement says resource will help leaders and staff to deliver effective and...

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