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RCN demands action on bullying in Scottish health service
Parliamentary debate on the issue sparks call for culture change
13 Sep 2019
NMC receives 34 ‘qualifying’ whistleblowing disclosures in 2018-19
Report reveals how the nursing regulator dealt with whistleblowers’ concerns
12 Sep 2019
Irish nurses will be ‘prime targets’ for UK recruiters post-Brexit, union says
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation warns government to improve working conditions
11 Sep 2019
Nightingale Museum’s new exhibit aims to inspire next generation of nurses
Interactive family corner asks young visitors ‘could you become a Nightingale Nurse?’
11 Sep 2019
RCN council elections: some college members receive wrong ballot paper
Correct papers will be posted to people who received one for wrong constituency
10 Sep 2019
Ebola virus: London nurses travel to Congo to provide treatment
Jess Joyce says she and Kirsty Metz must ‘mentally prepare ourselves’ for the trip
09 Sep 2019
The tool that aims to help nurses use social media professionally
Online behaviour doesn’t always reflect nurses’ knowledge of the issue, says OU researcher
06 Sep 2019
Practising mindfulness at work can cut nurses’ stress
Nurse researcher tells RCN event a training programme has also improved ‘mental focus’
05 Sep 2019
NMC defends decision over nurse who manipulated vulnerable patient’s genitals
Regulator faces criticism over fitness to practise interim conditions order
04 Sep 2019
Scheme to develop nurses’ clinical and academic skills improves job satisfaction
Programme also creates leadership and research pathway for band 5 nurses
04 Sep 2019
Student’s treatment for eating disorder inspires her to become a mental health nurse
Rebecca Hackfath says personal experience of mental health issues could benefit the specialty
02 Sep 2019
Nurse abuse claims: RCN ‘would support’ public inquiry as police probe continues
College points to lack of nurse staffing, supervision and support at Muckamore Abbey
02 Sep 2019
Who’s standing in the RCN council elections in your region?
Outgoing council chair urges members to ensure their voice is heard as voting opens
02 Sep 2019
Cramped and crumbling hospital buildings pose risk to patient safety – NHS bosses
Trust chief executives call on ministers to find urgent injection of capital funding
30 Aug 2019
Too stressed to work: the scale of mental ill health among NHS staff revealed
Nurses and other staff deserve rapid access to mental health support – Unison
27 Aug 2019
Awards to showcase best practice in continence care for young people to adult services
Paediatric Continence Forum Awards seek to promote excellence in bladder and bowel services
27 Aug 2019
Nutritional support nurses will address ‘a basic need’ in North Lincolnshire and Goole
Charlie Ellis and Hannah Crichton say good nutrition helps patients to recover faster
26 Aug 2019
‘We don’t need Prue Leith to tell us hospital food should get an overhaul’
RCN unimpressed by call for food campaigner and Bake Off judge to review NHS catering
23 Aug 2019