Pressure mounting on government to scrap pay cap
The RCN’s summer of protest is set to continue amid mounting pressure on the government to...
03 Jul 2017
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Now's the time to nominate exemplary nurses for Kate Granger awards...
Chief nurse urges more nurses to nominate colleagues and teams for Kate Granger...
03 Jul 2017
UK nurse numbers fall for first time in recent history
More nurses and midwives are leaving the Nursing and Midwifery Council register than are...
03 Jul 2017
Community prescriptions for antidepressants double in a decade, report shows
NHS Digital figures show that antidepressant items dispensed in the community rose from 31...
30 Jun 2017
Programme aims to retain NHS nurses
NHS Improvement moves to tackle nurse and clinical staff vacancies in England.
29 Jun 2017
MP vote on policy amendment to lift nurse pay cap
MPs debated Labour Party amendment to the Queen's Speech to lift the public sector pay cap.
28 Jun 2017
Call to ‘get a handle’ on reducing travel distance for mental health patients
Patients are being asked to travel as far as 500 miles from home in order to access mental...
28 Jun 2017
Planned social care savings 'will hit older and disabled people'...
Survey of council directors of social services across England found there are plans to save...
28 Jun 2017
Breaching patient confidentiality may be necessary to prevent suicide, experts argue
Psychiatrists say families should be seen as potential partners in suicide prevention.
28 Jun 2017
Talking therapy targets missed in England
Nearly six in ten clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are failing to ensure targets are met...
28 Jun 2017
Nurses take protest over pay to Department of Health
Nurses across England and Scotland intensified their demands for a pay rise as the RCN's...
27 Jun 2017
Patients Association appoints new chief executive
The Patients Association’s appointment of Rachel Power as chief executive marks the start of...
27 Jun 2017
Teachers receive extra training in children’s mental health issues
Teachers who have been given special training to deal with pupils' mental health problems...
27 Jun 2017
Hospital fire safety under spotlight after Grenfell
The NHS has confirmed it is reviewing fire safety procedures in the wake of the Grenfell...
23 Jun 2017
Finsbury Park mosque attack: senior sister praises team’s response
The senior sister in charge of the unit where patients were treated following the terror...
23 Jun 2017
Nurses' views needed for Parkinson's survey...
Questions focus on anxiety and depression experienced by people with the condition.
22 Jun 2017
Nurses across UK to start ‘summer of protest’ rallies next week
The first wave of RCN ‘summer of protest’ rallies will begin next week, with nurses makking...
22 Jun 2017
'Clear time frame needed for Mental Health Act overhaul'...
Mental Health Alliance welcomes the government's Queen's Speech commitment to review the act...
22 Jun 2017