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More needs to be done to support children with learning disabilities, conference hears
People with learning disabilities are being made to seem like they are thieves of the state...
21 Nov 2017
‘Nurse practitioners could help solve staff shortage in neonatal care’
University College London professor tells Nursing Children and Young People Conference 2017...
21 Nov 2017
RCN course prepares nurses to fight antimicrobial resistance
The new course will respond to the needs of nurses working in infection prevention and...
20 Nov 2017
Chancellor hints at lifting pay cap in budget
Public services staff 'under pressure' due to pay restraint
20 Nov 2017
'Overdue' legislation to reduce number of assaults on staff will cover all...
A draft law which was seeking to make it a specific offence to assault emergency staff in...
17 Nov 2017
NHS told to tighten up on use of ‘advanced’ in job titles
NHS organisations are being told to ensure that staff using job titles containing the word ‘...
16 Nov 2017
Respiratory nurse named RCN in Wales Nurse of the Year
Cwm Taf University Health Board nurse recognised for early recognition and staff training...
16 Nov 2017
Nurses and healthcare staff invited to apply to become NICE fellows or scholars
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is offering the chance for health and...
16 Nov 2017
Commons health committee: Nursing workforce undervalued and not sufficiently recognised...
Nursing and Midwifery Council chief executive Jackie Smith says nurses leaving the...
15 Nov 2017
'This is not what I came into nursing for'
RCN poll reveals one in four nurses are thinking of leaving jobs due to money worries
15 Nov 2017
Worried people should never be criticised for turning up to emergency departments, says...
Government is using the term ‘inappropriate attendances’ to mask under-funding
14 Nov 2017
Brexit: Exodus of EU doctors from the NHS, according to BMA survey
BMA survey of 1,720 doctors from European Economic Area countries found main reasons for...
14 Nov 2017
Children’s charity WellChild warns of effect of budget cuts, workforce shortage
Children’s charity WellChild says demand for access to its network of nurses helping...
13 Nov 2017
Nurses create innovative emergency unit for children
Nursing Children and Young People Conference hears about service that relieves pressure on...
10 Nov 2017
New RCN guidance aims to enhance early pregnancy care
Information will help clinical nurse specialists to support women concerned about a...
10 Nov 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Number of nurses leaving their posts on the increase due to stress, burnout...
The number of nurses and health visitors leaving trusts in England because of work-life...
10 Nov 2017
Doctor’s film depicts failure of specialist care for children switching to adult...
A doctor’s film about mothers whose children were born with complex special needs,...
09 Nov 2017
RCN slams NHS Improvement's safe staffing resource for not being a 'binding...
NHS Improvement's draft resource on safe staffing in emergency care fails to recommend...
08 Nov 2017