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Government drops plans to sell off NHS staffing agency
Plans to sell off a major NHS staffing agency have been abandoned by the government.
07 Sep 2017
Calls for protection of the nurse title
Unregistered support staff working under specialist nurse job titles, study reveals
07 Sep 2017
Patients with cancer face inadequate care due to NHS pressures, Macmillan survey shows
A Macmillan and nfpSynergy survey showed that 52% of nurses and GPs have concerns about...
07 Sep 2017
Scrap the Cap
2,000 nurses expected at Parliament Square rally calling for pay cap to be removed
06 Sep 2017
Record number of nursing and midwifery vacancies in Scotland, RCN warns
New workforce data reveal the ‘highest ever’ number of nursing and midwifery vacancies,...
05 Sep 2017
Pay cap to be lifted in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon confirms
The Scottish First Minister has committed to lifting the 1% public sector pay cap in...
05 Sep 2017
New chief executive begins role at Royal College of Midwives
New chief executive Gill Walton has started work at the Royal College of Midwives.
05 Sep 2017
NHS Providers: Health service needs emergency cash to avoid winter crisis
The NHS is facing its worst winter in recent history if it does not receive an immediate...
04 Sep 2017
Stop paying nurses a pittance, says nurse classmate of Theresa May
A nurse who was at school with prime minster Theresa May has warned the government must stop...
01 Sep 2017
Two weeks to respond to NMC's future nurse plans...
Time is ticking for nurses and nursing students to have their say on plans for an overhaul...
01 Sep 2017
Chief nurse at University Hospitals Birmingham dies suddenly
Nurses' tributes to 'incredible' University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust chief...
31 Aug 2017
Respiratory nurses not spending enough time with patients – and half planning to retire...
One in four NHS respiratory nursing teams say they are unable to spend enough time with...
31 Aug 2017
Support for allied health professionals after a career break
Allied health professionals to get support back to practice following career breaks.
30 Aug 2017
ICN chief executive steps down
The International Council of Nurses chief executive Frances Hughes has left the organisation...
30 Aug 2017
Call for ‘robust action’ to increase BME nurse director numbers
Lack of information about the number of black and minority ethnic (BME) nurses in position...
28 Aug 2017
Celebrity speakers announced for RCN Scrap the cap London rally
Comic actors and political activists Sir Tony Robinson and Rob Delaney are to speak at the...
24 Aug 2017