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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
New directors of nursing announced by NHS England
Two directors will help tackle challenges facing the profession.
20 Apr 2017
Group B strep screening 'can cut risk to newborns'...
Routine screening of pregnant women for the bacterial infection can dramatically cut...
20 Apr 2017
Thousands expected at RCN Bulletin Jobs Fair
More than 2,200 people have registered to attend London event
19 Apr 2017