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Campaign to end ‘pyjama paralysis’ saves 700,000 hospital days
Initiative also reduced number of patient falls and pressure ulcers
22 Aug 2018
RCN announces date of Extraordinary General Meeting about NHS pay deal communication
Event to take place at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in September
21 Aug 2018
Nurses in Wales to vote on 6.5% pay rise
RCN in Wales to consult members on annual pay increases and faster pay progression
21 Aug 2018
RCN issues adult safeguarding training for all healthcare staff
Guidance outlines training programme to ensure vulnerable patients are protected from...
21 Aug 2018
Janet Davies to step down as RCN general secretary
‘It has been a great honour to represent my profession at the highest level,’ she says
20 Aug 2018
Band 7 nurse is removed from the register over revalidation inaccuracy
Lesley Pollero claimed she had a reflective discussion with her line manager
20 Aug 2018
Nurse's death by suicide should serve as warning to profession...
Toxic workplace and 'put up and shut up' culture still pervades the NHS
20 Aug 2018
Nurses should not be replaced by less qualified staff, says ICN
International Council of Nurses warns that use of under-qualified staff can affect patient...
17 Aug 2018
RCN, unions and Scottish Government agree pay increase of at least 9% for nurses
Deal leaves nurses in Scotland ‘significantly better paid’ than those elsewhere in the UK
17 Aug 2018
Nursing student numbers in England fall for second year
Reform of nurse student funding appears to be failing to boost staff and student numbers
16 Aug 2018
Bawa-Garba case: NMC has no plans to review FtP of nurse who was struck off
Bank nurse Isabel Amaro was struck off after being convicted of gross negligence manslaughter
14 Aug 2018
RCN announces candidates for president and deputy president
Postal ballot will run from 11 October to 14 November
13 Aug 2018
Government sticks to its nursing associates target figure, despite low uptake
Nursing associate apprenticeships are almost 1,500 below projected numbers
10 Aug 2018
NMC lifts restriction on Christian nurse dismissed after discussing faith with patients
Nurse Sarah Kuteh accepts she 'went too far' by giving a patient her Bible, spokesperson said
10 Aug 2018
Agency staff stats reveal ‘unsustainable’ shortage in the NHS, says RCN
Figures ‘expose the untenable short-staffing crisis across the NHS’
10 Aug 2018
Revalidation: sharp rise in NMC registrants failing to meet CPD requirements
Nurses and midwives report lack of time for continuing professional development
09 Aug 2018
Mental health nurse is struck off the NMC register over patient’s death
NMC finds Susannah Ajayi unfit to practise – but points to ‘systematic failures’ at trust
08 Aug 2018
New Zealand nurses accept 12.5% pay offer following one-day strike
Deal includes safe staffing agreement, $2,000 payment and three 3% pay rises for all nurses
08 Aug 2018