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'Struggling' nurses depending on hardship grants to survive, RCN says...
Record numbers of nurses and healthcare assistants have applied for hardship grants, the RCN...
06 Mar 2017
Thousands of nurses leave NHS posts to maintain ‘work-life balance’
Half of nurses leaving jobs at NHS trusts do so for ‘unknown reasons’, while thousands have...
03 Mar 2017
School nurses vital to delivering compulsory sex education, says RCN
The government must get serious about building the school nursing workforce – if sex...
03 Mar 2017
Nurses join London NHS march
The It's Our NHS event will see people march to a rally at the Houses of Parliament.
02 Mar 2017
University expands test centre for internationally trained nurses
University of Northampton creates larger testing facility for nurses trained overseas.
02 Mar 2017
'Give EU staff immediate right to remain'
European Union migrants working in the health service should be given an immediate right to...
01 Mar 2017
MPs debate tough action on NHS staff attacks
Assaults on NHS staff in England are on the rise.
28 Feb 2017
Exclusive: CNO pledges to improve image of nursing
England's chief nurse to embark on new project
27 Feb 2017
Birmingham Jobs Fair offers chance to join city’s outstanding children’s hospital
Delegates have opportunity to join organisation that has received an outstanding Care...
27 Feb 2017
Charity tells of supporting nurses struggling financially after cancer diagnosis
More than one in 10 people who sought support from a nurse hardship charity in the past year...
27 Feb 2017
MPs to debate calls for tougher sanctions on those who assault NHS staff
The RCN has backed calls for tougher sanctions on those who assault clinical staff.
27 Feb 2017
Tough penalties proposed for nursing students who cheat
Government proposes new guidance for universities and penalties for students who use essay...
24 Feb 2017
‘Beware risk of replacing nurses with nursing associates’
Leading nurse academic’s warning over new nursing associate role.
23 Feb 2017
Hospitals need to reduce separation of mothers and ill babies, report finds
NHS Improvement has published a resource to help reduce the number of babies admitted to...
23 Feb 2017
Potentially fatal diseases could return if children are not vaccinated, RCN warns
The RCN has joined a raft of healthcare organisations who have re-emphasised the importance...
22 Feb 2017
Trusts criticise congenital heart services proposals
Controversial plans for implementing new standards governing care for patients with...
21 Feb 2017
Praise for Birmingham Children's Hospital nurses after outstanding CQC rating
Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has become the first children’s hospital...
21 Feb 2017
Nurses will be 'vital' to success of new plans to reform NHS...
Involving nurses in new controversial plans to reform England's health and care system will...
21 Feb 2017