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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
Nurse helps create asthma film for children
A respiratory nurse consultant has worked on a two-minute video aimed at encouraging...
02 May 2017
Children’s hospices face crisis as nurse shortage worsens
Charity report calls for urgent action as the vacancy rate in children’s hospice nursing...
28 Apr 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
Serious shortfall of children's nurses and doctors ‘puts care at risk’...
A report by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health warns that immediate action...
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
Rise in emergency admissions for babies and young children
A report has found that many emergency department admissions for babies and young children...
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
Exclusive: Hospital food investigation
A slug in a sandwich and a Muslim patient being offered pork were among the complaints.
24 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
Campaign helps nurses avoid lapsing from NMC register
A campaign has been launched to help nurses and midwives avoid being taken off the Nursing...
20 Apr 2017