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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
New nursing role to help parents of seriously ill children
The charity Wellchild has appointed its first parent trainer nurse to help children continue...
16 Jan 2017
Toddler with suspected meningitis ‘lay on makeshift bed during A&E wait’
A toddler with suspected meningitis lay for several hours on a makeshift bed made of two...
13 Jan 2017
Royal College of Midwives chief executive to step down
Cathy Warwick will retire as head of the Royal College of Midwives in August.
13 Jan 2017
Department of Health backs overhaul of the NMC’s fitness to practise process
Fundamental changes to the NMC’s legal framework could speed up fitness to practise cases.
12 Jan 2017
Nottinghamshire trust shelves plans to axe 60 health visitors
The Unite union opposed plans to cut posts
12 Jan 2017
Baby Box scheme aims to give every child the best start possible
First-time mothers are receiving boxes full of essential items for their babies, which can...
11 Jan 2017
UK faces shortage of 36,000 nurses by 2030, study claims
Research projection shows shortfall of thousands of nurses in the UK.
11 Jan 2017
BME staff less likely to raise concerns in the workplace
Asian and black healthcare staff are significantly less likely to whistleblow than their...
11 Jan 2017
New hospital documentary series puts NHS staff in the spotlight
A new television documentary is promising to portray the full reality of working for the of...
10 Jan 2017
Overhaul of mental health care promised by PM Theresa May
A package of reforms to tackle 'hidden injustice’ and stigma of mental illness has been...
09 Jan 2017
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Deadline extended to enter the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017
Entries for the profession's most prestigious awards accepted until 13 January
09 Jan 2017
Prime minister to outline action on mental health
Theresa May is expected to announce action on mental health, including moves to help reduce...
06 Jan 2017
91-year-old nurse reunited with patient more than 60 years on
Bill Douglas tracked down retired ward sister Margaret Ancell to thank her for saving his...
06 Jan 2017