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NMC freezes registration fee despite loss to finances and fall in registrants

Nursing and Midwifery Council approved the fee freeze when deciding on its budget for the...

Male nurses promoted quicker than females

Gender gap in speed different sexes move bands

RCNi Learning teams up with the Priory Group to develop nursing skills

RCNi is to provide education and professional development for nurses working for a leading...

Children and young people struggle to access mental healthcare

Fewer than one in ten get the support they need, according to YoungMinds survey

RCN backs opt out organ donation, following survey results

The RCN is now backing an opt-out system for organ and tissue donation following a survey of...

Government set to announce 3,000 extra midwifery training places

Jeremy Hunt will also pledge that pregnant women will be treated by the same midwives...

Pay deal: what nurses say

Mixed reaction to three-year pay offer of 6.5%

Pay to finally increase – if deal is agreed across England

Nurses in England are set to see minimum pay rises of 6.5%, rising to as much as 29%

Fitness to Practise process to change, proposals from NMC suggest

The Fitness to Practise process could be about to change, as new proposals from nursing...

Nurses help spark improvements to trust placed in special measures by Care Quality...

Nurse-led innovation has been credited with helping turn around a struggling NHS trust in...

Infant mortality rate: increase in England and Wales between 2015 and 2016

Office for National Statistics data from 2016 reveals that despite the recent increase, the...

Report suggests not enough being done to help children with speech and language issues

Too many children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties are...

RCN helps produce new standards on children’s healthcare

New standards on children’s healthcare, designed to improve care, diagnosis and...

RCN welcomes clarification on new nursing assistant role in Northern Ireland

The RCN has welcomed clarification on the responsibilities of the newly renamed nursing...

Loan overpayment error leaves students struggling to pay rent

RCN general secretary urges Student Loans Company not to recover overpayments

UK lags behind comparable countries on child health – report

The UK is lagging behind on child health, according to research that looked at health...

Nurse 'devotion' celebrated at royal reception

The Prince of Wales praised the endless care of nurses at Buckingham Palace reception

Tributes pour in for Stephen Hawking

The famous physicist was a staunch NHS supporter

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