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Hospital admissions for eating disorders double
The number of admissions to hospital for eating disorders nearly doubled in the seven years...
13 Feb 2018
Nurses revealed to be leading producers of NHS waste
Nursing teams would benefit the most from NHS trusts employing dedicated specialist waste...
12 Feb 2018
RCN criticises ‘short-sighted’ move to scrap bursary for postgraduate nursing students
College says the government ‘seems hell-bent on reducing the supply of talent into nursing’
12 Feb 2018
NICE issues mental health guidelines for the criminal justice system
New quality standards have been published to help nurses and other healthcare staff...
12 Feb 2018
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RCNi Nurse Awards 2018 – deadline for entries extended to 23 February
RCNi Nurse Awards - entry deadline extended
08 Feb 2018
NHS England's bid to improve physical health in people with severe mental illness...
New guidance has been issued by NHS England to improve the physical health of people with...
08 Feb 2018
Inspection following mental health ward’s unexpected deaths found high bed numbers
Mental health ward where four people died exceeded the recommended maximum number of beds
07 Feb 2018
Anger from nurses as NMC votes itself a raise
Council should reduce registration fees not increase its members’ allowances, say unions
06 Feb 2018
Some mental health patients face waits of up to two years for psychological therapies,...
Nine out of ten health providers keep no record of the length of time people experiencing...
06 Feb 2018
Public Health England: compelling evidence on e-cigarette prescriptions for NHS patients
Public Health England has said hospitals should sell e-cigarettes to patients and GPs could...
06 Feb 2018
RCN wants your views in e-nurse consultation
Nurses asked to describe how they use technology in their practice, and how ditigal skills...
05 Feb 2018
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...
05 Feb 2018
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...
05 Feb 2018
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
05 Feb 2018
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...
05 Feb 2018
Hundreds of nurses march in rally to protect the NHS
RCN president Cecilia Akrisie Anim calls for urgent action to address the staffing crisis.
03 Feb 2018
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’
02 Feb 2018
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...
02 Feb 2018