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RCN begins campaign for 12.5% pay rise for nursing staff
#FairPayForNursing campaign to focus on NHS first, but wants better pay across all sectors
28 Aug 2020
We Are the NHS campaign switches tone after heavily-criticised video
Social media posts draw on nurses’ feedback, but ‘embarrassing’ advert remains online
27 Aug 2020
Nursing programmes: funding announced for thousands of extra clinical placements
Health Education England said expansion will be tailored to areas of most need
27 Aug 2020
Study will examine impact of pandemic on critical care nurses’ mental health
Researchers want to find out how ICU nurses have been affected
26 Aug 2020
RCN council chair Dee Sissons resigns
Ms Sissons says decision was one of regret and she had been honoured to represent members
21 Aug 2020
Nurse morale: pay rise would help prevent looming workforce exodus – RCN
Survey finds poor staffing and long hours are pushing nurses to consider quitting
21 Aug 2020
RCN reveals details of presidential candidates’ disqualification
Activist says he is one of those barred, as college explains why it suspended election
20 Aug 2020
So you think it’s embarrassing being a nurse, do you?
Nurses’ anger at NHS recruitment video that some say implies nursing is a second-best career
20 Aug 2020
Grant applications now open: is your career plan in need of some cash support?
RCN Foundation is offering education funds for registrants and nursing students
19 Aug 2020
How to get ready to nurse again after surviving COVID-19
Staff nurse who was seriously ill with coronavirus shares tips for a safe return to work
18 Aug 2020
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17 Aug 2020
Campaign aims to coax former nurses back to practice in London
Registrants’ return could cut capital’s high nurse and midwife vacancy rates
17 Aug 2020
Nurses’ child-friendly scrubs appeal for immunisation campaign
Team needs volunteers to make cartoon-style PPE that helps put children at ease
14 Aug 2020
Concerns over PPE for nursing students as universities prepare for new academic year
New guidance advises on risk assessment, PPE and life assurance for clinical placements
13 Aug 2020
Power nap booths help Oxford emergency nurses fend off fatigue and stress
Sleep pods funded by charity allow nurses to ‘decompress’ during and after long shifts
12 Aug 2020
Improve staffing levels to fight COVID-19 in nursing homes, study suggests
US research says nurse staffing may have more impact than greater infection control measures
12 Aug 2020
101-year-old former nursing auxiliary raises more than £20K for the NHS – and counting
Joan Rich aims to walk 102 laps of local park before she turns 102
11 Aug 2020
Nursing degree apprenticeship spending boost falls short, says RCN
More support for three-year nursing degree students ‘the fastest way to get more nurses’
10 Aug 2020