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Nurses need protected time for training in learning disabilities and autism, says NMC
NMC issues response to ongoing government consultation on mandatory training
18 Apr 2019
Workforce is priority, says England’s chief nurse after 100 days in post
Ruth May was speaking at launch of new children’s mental health centre
18 Apr 2019
With 130 years’ experience between them, three nurse leaders bow out
The colleagues look back at dramatic change over their long nursing careers
17 Apr 2019
Man prosecuted for hospital assault on nurse and other staff
Mark Gallagher has been placed under night-time curfew and ordered to pay compensation
16 Apr 2019
Wards in England are still failing to achieve safe staffing levels, new report warns
Workforce study says policies introduced since Mid-Staffs Inquiry have lost momentum
16 Apr 2019
Capacity Tracker helps staff to locate care home places for patients in England
The digital tool aims to ensure people ‘aren’t left waiting in hospital unnecessarily’
15 Apr 2019
Support network uses social media to attract men into nursing
Facebook and Twitter groups connect students with nurses to promote profession
12 Apr 2019
RCN Northern Ireland gets go-ahead for ballot on industrial action
Vacancies and lagging pay have become a public safety issue, college warns
11 Apr 2019
NMC invites registrants to help shape its five-year strategy
Regulator asks nurses, midwives and nursing associates to suggest priorities for action
11 Apr 2019
Hospital food: Unison survey highlights unappetising reality of nurses’ mealtimes
Union hits out at poor facilities and lack of basics like water and healthy snacks
10 Apr 2019
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RCNi Nurse Awards 2019: find out who is in the finals
We reveal this year’s shortlist of fabulous nurses, healthcare assistants and teams
09 Apr 2019
New guidance offers advice on alleviating staff stress and improving mental well-being
Health Education England aims to help nurses ‘deal with the pressures they often face’
08 Apr 2019
Poopology: the board game that teaches staff about diarrhoea management
New learning tool embeds knowledge and ‘brings fun into teaching sessions’
05 Apr 2019
Emergency department waiting times: NHS announces trial sites for new targets
A&E staff will be testing one-hour treatment target for the most critical presentations
05 Apr 2019
Mental health nurse disciplined by NMC for holding 'patient fight' vote
Steven Boyd also made a comment to a young patient that showed ‘a serious lack of empathy’
04 Apr 2019
Nurses! Don’t under-sell the complexity or importance of our work
Professor urges nurses to become more savvy about promoting their clinical expertise
03 Apr 2019
Nurse shortages present a ‘major obstacle’ to NHS Long Term Plan
MPs also warn that financial health of NHS is worsening
03 Apr 2019
The nurses who won’t feel the benefit of three-year pay deal uplift
Northern Ireland salaries slipping further behind rest of the UK, RCN warns
02 Apr 2019