Labour pledges to halt emergency department closures and review STPs
Labour shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth promised a review of closures across the...
03 May 2017
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Hospital patient phones branded a 'rip off'...
Relatives who call patients in hospital are still being forced to pay 'rip off' charges of...
03 May 2017
RCN calls for politicians to end pay cap as nurses resort to hardship grants
Eight nurses a day seek urgent help to cope with the rising cost of living and one-in-four...
03 May 2017
Prime minister avoids question on nurses using food banks
Theresa May critised by nursing leaders and Labour MPs for failing to explicitly say if it...
02 May 2017
England ‘faces shortfall of 42,000 nurses by 2020’
England could be hit by a shortfall of 42,000 nurses by 2020 and almost half of all nurses...
02 May 2017
Government avoids defeat in vote on nursing bursaries
The government comfortably avoided a symbolic defeat over funding for nursing students in...
28 Apr 2017
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Last chance to vote for your Patient's Choice Award winner...
Voting in the Patient's Choice category in the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017 closes at midnight on...
27 Apr 2017
Labour promises pay rise for NHS staff
Election pledges to scrap the cap, reinstate bursary and safe staffing legislation
26 Apr 2017
Hospital staff paying almost £90 a month for parking, study reveals
Nurses and porters are being charged 'extortionate' fees of almost £90 a month to use...
26 Apr 2017
Nurse-turned-novelist becomes a bestseller
Mental health nurse-turned-novelist recalls teenager's remark that sparked idea for...
25 Apr 2017
Parts of England cutting mental health spending, figures suggest
Five regions of England are cutting spending on mental health, figures suggest.
25 Apr 2017
Patients still at risk from chronic nurse understaffing, says Unison
Chronic understaffing of nurses is continuing to put patients at risk, a survey has revealed.
24 Apr 2017
Jo Brand joins celebrities backing dementia awareness campaign
Comedian and ex-mental health nurse Jo Brand shows her support.
24 Apr 2017
Exclusive: Hospital food investigation
A slug in a sandwich and a Muslim patient being offered pork were among the complaints.
24 Apr 2017
Patient waits more than three-and-a-half years to leave hospital
A patient with complex health needs has been waiting more than three-and-a-half years to...
24 Apr 2017
Call for UK-wide alliance of mental health nurses
Professor Tony Butterworth to speak at Mental Health Practice conference on review of nursing
21 Apr 2017
Hospital shops agree to limit sugary drinks
Sugary drinks will be banned from hospital shops next year, unless action is taken to cut...
21 Apr 2017