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The fight for better pay goes on, RCN says
College will continue to fight for fair pay for nurses as the 1% pay cap is set to remain in...
03 Apr 2017
Doctor who lied about Pauline Cafferkey's temperature suspended for one month...
A doctor who lied about the high temperature of nurse Pauline Cafferkey was last week...
03 Apr 2017
Landmark changes for midwifery as NMC legal framework is modernised
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is separating midwifery supervision and regulation in...
03 Apr 2017
U-turn over agency ban
NHS Improvement has agreed to pause plans to prevent nurses working for an agency if they...
31 Mar 2017
Plan to speed up NMC Fitness to Practise process welcomed
New powers to give warnings and advice on the future conduct in Fitness to Practise (FtP)...
31 Mar 2017
Nurse sacked after offering to pray with patients awaits tribunal decision
Christian nurse sacked by NHS after offering to pray with patients before surgery claims...
31 Mar 2017
Fast-track nursing programme revealed
Nurse First aims to attract high-achieving graduates into nursing
31 Mar 2017
NMC fee to remain at £120 for 2017-18, regulator confirms
The Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) annual registration fee will remain at £120 for...
30 Mar 2017
High numbers of female chief nurses, but more women needed at NHS board level, study...
Report calls for an additional 500 female-held NHS board seats by 2020.
30 Mar 2017
Warning over unfilled shifts under new agency rules
Many shifts could remain unfilled after restrictions on NHS staff doing agency work are...
30 Mar 2017
Uncertainty for nurses at a Kent hospital as junior doctors are moved out
Nurses at a hospital in Kent face uncertainty as more than half its junior doctors are moved...
29 Mar 2017
Bedside devices save 4,000 hours of nurse time, says trust
London trust has linked integrated bedside devices with an electronic patient record system.
29 Mar 2017
Exclusive: New programmes announced for talented future nurse leaders
Two new dedicated programmes to equip talented nurses for leadership roles have been...
28 Mar 2017
Nurse pay rise in Wales capped at 1% for 2017-18
Nurses in Wales are set to get a 1% pay rise from April, as the NHS pay cap continues for a...
28 Mar 2017
More nurses boost productivity in consultant colleagues, claims report
The importance of a strong nursing workforce has been identified in a new report focused on...
27 Mar 2017
New project aims improve retention of nursing students and newly qualified nurses
City, University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust are planning to work in partnership to...
27 Mar 2017
NHS cannot afford to lose EU nurses, RCN says
Value of EU nurses reinforced by the RCN ahead of Article 50 trigger
27 Mar 2017