End of life care: volunteers will offer company for dying patients where nurses can’t
Charity project will train volunteers to provide much-needed support in NHS hospitals
05 Feb 2020
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Two nurses referred to NMC as part of rogue breast surgeon inquiry
The Paterson Inquiry also criticised collaboration in health and social care regulation
04 Feb 2020
‘Wake up’ to the burden of endometriosis for patients and the NHS, urges charity
Women wait years for diagnosis, and data show thousands seek hospital treatment each year
04 Feb 2020
Sleep pod aims to help trust’s staff fight fatigue during a shift
Initiative is being trialled by doctors – with plans to roll it out to all shift workers
03 Feb 2020
Independent reviewers to examine RCN’s governance – and they want to hear from members
College orders report in response to fallout from 2018 NHS pay proposal
03 Feb 2020
Coronavirus: Britons on evacuation flight to be quarantined in NHS staff accommodation
Passengers transferred to Wirral trust, as first two cases are confirmed elsewhere in the UK
31 Jan 2020
Only one week left to enter the RCNi Nurse Awards 2020
Don’t miss your chance to win a prestigious award in the Year of the Nurse and Midwife
31 Jan 2020
CPR decision making: NMC to explore how to clarify requirements
Nurse regulator moves to remove doubt over what it expects from registrants
30 Jan 2020
High cost of living makes nurses in London dream of relocation
Call for action on rents and transport as costs fuel region’s nursing shortage
30 Jan 2020
Old-fashioned view of nursing as ‘feminine’ undervalues profession, RCN study reveals
Gender inequalities persist despite the fact that nine out of ten nurses in the UK are women
29 Jan 2020
Gendered ideas of nursing undermine efforts to improve profession’s standing, says RCN
Report recommends review of Agenda for Change to address gender, pay and status issues
28 Jan 2020
CPR: we support best practice guidance, insists NMC chief executive
Regulator enters debate about its suspension of nurse who did not attempt CPR
28 Jan 2020
Coloured wristbands help people with respiratory issues in the community
Their use informs emergency staff of correct oxygen level required by each patient
28 Jan 2020
My Daddy is a Nurse: the children’s book challenging gender stereotypes
Nursing Now campaign and chief nurse work with publisher to tackle profession’s gender divide
23 Jan 2020
Post-reg education: shake-up in specialist community public health nursing standards
NMC in plan to update framework to reflect modern nursing roles
23 Jan 2020
Nursing student freed on appeal after serving half her prison sentence for fraud
Thandiwe Matikiti had dishonestly secured public money to fund her degree
22 Jan 2020
Coronavirus outbreak: passengers from China to UK urged to say if they feel unwell
Government directive concerns flights from city of Wuhan
22 Jan 2020
NMC suspends nurse for failing to give CPR to care home resident
Nahid Nasiri knew a Do Not Attempt Resuscitation order was not in place
21 Jan 2020