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Arrhythmia nurse specialist named RCN Nurse of the Year 2018
Angela Hall wins prestigious award for her dedication in making dramatic improvements to care
05 Jul 2018
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RCNi Nurse Awards 2018: Now more than ever we must value nursing, says Emilia Clarke
RCN ambassador and Game of Thrones star vows to help nurses gain the recognition they deserve
04 Jul 2018
NHS staff shortages and skills gap could persist until 2027, new report warns
NHS Pay Review Body says staff vacancies are likely to be the biggest headache for...
04 Jul 2018
70 of the best: NHS celebrates its most influential nurses
Nursing Standard and NHS England name most influential nurses in 70 years of the NHS
03 Jul 2018
Nurse recruitment campaign launches on NHS’s 70th anniversary
We Are the NHS campaign aims to increase NHS nursing applications by 22,000
03 Jul 2018
Specialist nurses: savings I make prove we shouldn't be used to fill staffing gaps
Epilepsy specialist nurse's support line has saved her trust £85,000
28 Jun 2018
Hospital safe staffing: no ‘one size fits all’, says regulator
NHS Improvement guidelines urges trusts to take on feedback from children, young people and...
27 Jun 2018
Gosport scandal: Dr Jane Barton claims she was ‘doing her best’ for patients
Report finds hundreds of people's lives were shortened by administration of opioids
27 Jun 2018
Heatwave warning – nurses urged to keep themselves and their patients hydrated
Temperatures in England could exceed 30ºC over the next few days as Met Office raises heat-...
26 Jun 2018
How Good is the NHS? report reveals mixed picture in performance quality
According to new UK analysis by four leading think tanks, the NHS has 'markedly fewer'...
26 Jun 2018
EU nurses must have right to stay if there is no Brexit deal, RCN says
EU nurses’ right to stay in the UK must be guaranteed even if there is no Brexit deal, the...
26 Jun 2018
Make child health promotion in the community a global priority – ICN president
Community-based child health promotion is a sound investment
25 Jun 2018
Child obesity plan won't work without more public health funding – RCN...
College wants school nurse and health visitor posts to be returned to the NHS
25 Jun 2018
NHS pay in Scotland: 'the biggest rise in a decade'...
Nurses on AfC offered 9% pay increase – with reform of terms and conditions
25 Jun 2018
‘Blame culture must change to learning culture’ to prevent repeat of Gosport scandal
Health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt says it is too hard for staff to raise concerns
22 Jun 2018
Gosport evidence: ‘It appeared to me euthanasia was practised by the nursing staff’
Auxiliary at Gosport War Memorial Hospital told police about events on the 'dead loss ward'
22 Jun 2018
Gosport scandal: ‘my mum had to leave her job after speaking up about opioids’
Sylvia Giffin was among the Gosport War Memorial Hospital nurses who tried to act on concerns
22 Jun 2018
Gosport hospital deaths review found nurses’ warnings on opioids went unheeded
Review into hundreds of untimely deaths said night duty nurses were stifled when they spoke...
20 Jun 2018