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Potential nurse shortfall of 51,000 in England after Brexit, report concludes
Cavendish Coalition says projected workforce gaps are ‘deeply disheartening’
06 Nov 2018
‘Bring back £1 billion a year in nurse education funding’
RCN campaign urges students to lobby their MPs over post-bursary hardship
05 Nov 2018
‘NHS pay rise should be enjoyed by independent sector and GP nurses too’
Nurses outside the health service but providing its services could be missing out
03 Nov 2018
Children and young people’s mental health nursing faces a perfect storm, MPs hear
Cuts in education, CPD and school nursing are hampering services, says RCN
01 Nov 2018
NHS violence reduction strategy aims to protect staff from assaults at work
More than 15% of health service employees experienced violence in the past year
31 Oct 2018
Candidates announced for forthcoming RCN council elections
Postal ballot opens on 21 November
31 Oct 2018
Guidance will aim to boost psychological support given to first response nurses
Effects of daily exposure to distress can take a toll on pre-hospital clinicians
31 Oct 2018
The Budget: mental health services to get an extra £2 billion
Government goal for mental health will hinge on nurse recruitment and retention, cautions RCN
29 Oct 2018
Unions want NHS trusts to jettison any plans to set up private subsidiaries
Wholly-owned NHS subsidiary companies harm staff's pay and conditions, unions claim
26 Oct 2018
‘BAME staff will be properly represented at the top of the NHS by 2028’
Health minister says senior managers in the NHS must reflect the diversity of the workforce
26 Oct 2018
RCN demands urgent action from government to reduce air pollution
New report reveals many NHS health centres are in areas with unsafe levels of air pollution
25 Oct 2018
RCN lead pay negotiator the latest senior figure to leave college after NHS pay deal row
Josie Irwin to take up a national role at Unison after a quarter of a century at the RCN
25 Oct 2018
Trusts need to spend £1 billion on urgent ‘high risk’ repairs
Figures reveal record-high buildings and equipment maintenance backlog in England
24 Oct 2018
Unison survey reveals ‘exorbitant’ and ‘stressful’ parking conditions for nurses
Staff say lack of adequate facilities wastes both their own and patients’ valuable time
22 Oct 2018
Stress-related absence on the rise among NHS staff in Scotland
Figures show more than a million work days lost over the past three years
22 Oct 2018
Commons committee says flu jab should be mandatory for certain nurses
Its report finds significant variation in uptake across England
18 Oct 2018
Growth of healthcare assistant numbers outstrips nurse recruitment, study finds
Figures prompt renewed call for mandatory safe staffing in England
18 Oct 2018
BME nurses in London face more discrimination than in the rest of England, RCN claims
NHS employers in London cannot dismiss racism as merely a minority issue, college says
17 Oct 2018