RCN event hears about public health in inter-war years
A return to local authorities taking responsibility for childhood public health is not...
30 Jan 2017
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Nurses get ready for NHS pay debate
Thousands of nurses have contacted their MPs to urge them to take part in today’s...
30 Jan 2017
Young people in mental health crisis putting pressure on children’s hospitals, nurses...
Rising numbers of young people in mental health crisis are putting growing pressure on acute...
27 Jan 2017
Radio presenter calls for law change to protect NHS staff from violence
More than 100,000 people have signed a petition to make it a criminal offence to attack NHS...
27 Jan 2017
UK child health at risk due to gap between rich and poor, according to new report
An alarming gap between rich and poor is leaving the health and well-being of the UK’s...
26 Jan 2017
£31 million boost for neonatal and obstetric services in Wales
Two neonatal units in Wales are set to benefit from a combined investment of £31 million in...
25 Jan 2017
NMC agrees to regulate nursing associate role
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) agrees to be regulator for new nursing associates.
25 Jan 2017
Three quarters of neonatal units in Scotland do not have enough nurses, charity warns
Three quarters of neonatal units in Scotland do not have enough nurses to meet minimum safe...
25 Jan 2017
Children need to be taught how to wash hands, says NICE
Children and young people need to be taught to wash their hands properly in a bid to cut...
25 Jan 2017
Nursing associate regulation could cost £4 million to set up, says NMC
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has set out the benefits and risks of regulating nursing...
20 Jan 2017
Almost all hospitals in England have nurse shortages, data reveals
Hospitals are running wards with a dangerously low number of nurses and are using healthcare...
20 Jan 2017
Hospital passport scheme reduces anxiety in children, research shows
Researchers at NHS Education for Scotland have found the Hospital Passport scheme helps...
20 Jan 2017
Pay cap could see nurse pay fall by thousands in real terms by 2020
Trades Union Congress analysis of public sector pay restraint reveals bleak picture for...
19 Jan 2017
More staff are working without breaks, claims RCN
Some nurses working up to 12 hours without a break, food, or even a glass of water
19 Jan 2017
Academic calls for wider access to suicide prevention training for nurses
A nurse academic with a family experience of suicide has called for all nurses to undergo...
18 Jan 2017
Nurses urged to lobby MPs to attend NHS pay debate
A parliamentary debate on scrapping NHS pay caps will take place at the end of this month...
18 Jan 2017
Adults cared for on children’s wards amid NHS pressures
RCN warns winter pressures are posing ‘major risks’ across the whole NHS system, but...
17 Jan 2017
Nurse pay looks set for parliamentary debate
Petition tops 100k signatures after nurses lose 14% in real terms
17 Jan 2017