Staff at four hospitals to strike for better pay
Cleaners, porters and security staff at four London hospitals will stage three-day strike...
03 Jul 2017
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Now's the time to nominate exemplary nurses for Kate Granger awards...
Chief nurse urges more nurses to nominate colleagues and teams for Kate Granger...
03 Jul 2017
Casualty stars join birthday celebrations of inspirational nurse
Real and fictional nurses gathered together at the weekend to celebrate the 70th birthday of...
03 Jul 2017
Nominations open for nurse leadership award
Sue Pembrey Award is mainly aimed at band 6 and 7 nurses.
03 Jul 2017
Leading nurse academic to join University of Surrey
Jill Maben will leave King’s College London for professor of nursing post at the University...
03 Jul 2017
UK nurse numbers fall for first time in recent history
More nurses and midwives are leaving the Nursing and Midwifery Council register than are...
03 Jul 2017
MP vote on policy amendment to lift nurse pay cap
MPs debated Labour Party amendment to the Queen's Speech to lift the public sector pay cap.
28 Jun 2017
Nurses take protest over pay to Department of Health
Nurses across England and Scotland intensified their demands for a pay rise as the RCN's...
27 Jun 2017
Patients Association appoints new chief executive
The Patients Association’s appointment of Rachel Power as chief executive marks the start of...
27 Jun 2017
Hospital fire safety under spotlight after Grenfell
The NHS has confirmed it is reviewing fire safety procedures in the wake of the Grenfell...
23 Jun 2017
Finsbury Park mosque attack: senior sister praises team’s response
The senior sister in charge of the unit where patients were treated following the terror...
23 Jun 2017
Nurses across UK to start ‘summer of protest’ rallies next week
The first wave of RCN ‘summer of protest’ rallies will begin next week, with nurses makking...
22 Jun 2017
RCN warns over proposed cuts to London NHS trusts
'Unnecessary suffering' could be caused by proposed cuts to London NHS trusts disclosed in a...
21 Jun 2017
Give nurses breaks during heatwave, employers urged
Nurses are at risk of dehydration during hot weather, warns Royal College of Nursing.
21 Jun 2017
NHS workforce 'scarcely mentioned' in Queen's Speech, says RCN...
College disappointed with government's legislative programme.
21 Jun 2017
Innovative nurses help NHS trust win gold award
Support and transparency have been key to its success.
21 Jun 2017
Guidance for nurses on how to record public health impact
A new toolkit has been created by Public Health England and the Royal Society for Public...
21 Jun 2017
RCN wants patients’ pets allowed in hospitals
The RCN is encouraging more hospitals to explore animal therapy and will launch a nationwide...
21 Jun 2017