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Nurse’s legal case argues children cannot consent to gender reassignment
Susan Evans claims NHS trust is prescribing drugs to children ‘as young as nine’
07 Jan 2020
RCN survey will investigate nurses’ experiences of work-related skin damage
Nurses are invited to talk about their experiences of dermatitis in the workplace
07 Jan 2020
Conviction rates for violent assaults on emergency workers on the decline in Scotland
Number of convictions for physical assaults under the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act down
06 Jan 2020
54% of children aged 11-18 turned away by CAMHS, say GPs
UK children turned away from mental health services due to strict eligibility criteria
06 Jan 2020
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Shine a light on the role of nurses in 2020
A look at events in nursing in 2020, the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife
06 Jan 2020
Nurses named in New Year’s Honours: we’re proud, privileged and humbled
Nurses from diverse settings and specialties honoured for services to the profession
27 Dec 2019
Nurses on night shifts to get free parking in England from 2020
Charges waived for nurses and other NHS staff on night shifts and some patients and parents
27 Dec 2019
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RCNi’s new editorial advisory board chair named
Alison Dinning brings insights from clinical leadership and workforce development roles
20 Dec 2019
Specialist nurses needed to give training on care for children on ventilation at home
Children on long-term ventilation are being harmed due to lack of training or poor equipment
19 Dec 2019
Nursing students in England to receive £5,000 grant from next September
Prime minister announces further £3,000 a year for hard-to-recruit disciplines
18 Dec 2019
Nurses’ strike: NHS staff in Northern Ireland in 12-hour walkout
Nurse on picket line describes anguish of exhausted colleagues
18 Dec 2019
Registered nurse numbers are on the rise – but retirement looms for many
Number of nurses approaching retirement age is growing quicker than the number of under-30s
17 Dec 2019
Former heroin addict tells what inspired her to become a nurse
Joanne Hill praises nurse who cared for her and ‘really made an impact on my life’
16 Dec 2019
RCN vows to hold Conservatives to account over campaign pledges for nurses
Newly-elected Conservatives urged to tackle nursing shortages and release funds for students
13 Dec 2019
Roald Dahl charity launches its Christmas appeal
Money raised by the charity will be used to fund specialist children's nurses
13 Dec 2019
Uber to offer nurses discounted transport and food at Christmas
NHS staff can claim two trips or meals worth up to £10 each
12 Dec 2019
Differing medical record systems between NHS trusts ‘risk the safety of patients’
Study in England reveals 21 systems that fail to share information effectively
12 Dec 2019
2020 Year of the Nurse and Midwife ‘our chance to jump-start a new way to see nursing’
International Council of Nurses reveals how it will promote the profession
12 Dec 2019