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Sepsis Six update: immediate attendance by senior clinician is made top priority
Sepsis screening tool has changed – find out what this means for nurses
08 Oct 2019
NMC streamlines registration process for overseas nurses and midwives
Regulator cuts red tape in bid to get applicants on to UK register as fast as possible
07 Oct 2019
Suspended jail sentence for nurse who ran Botox business while on sick leave
Nicola Bevan also forged prescriptions to obtain cosmetic products for private work
04 Oct 2019
For your patients’ sake, get the flu jab, senior official urges health workers
Professor says healthcare staff have a ‘very strong responsibility’ to accept vaccination
04 Oct 2019
RCN condemns ‘insulting’ 5% pay offer for Guernsey nurses
College will ballot members on whether to accept or reject the offer
03 Oct 2019
Climate change and the NHS: can nurses point the way to a greener future?
RCN calls for ideas on how to reduce healthcare’s carbon footprint
03 Oct 2019
Respect us: hospital staff hope their simple message will keep them safe
Royal Cornhill Hospital campaign aims to protect staff from abuse or assault
02 Oct 2019
RCN elects new governing council
Thirteen members are set to take their seats on the RCN’s governing council in January
01 Oct 2019
Personal finance guide for nursing students offers tips for how to make money go further
RCN Money Guide for Students shares tricks for canny money management
01 Oct 2019
Trust says its halving of nurse agency spend is due to introduction of workplace perks
Benefits such as free parking and swifter payments have improved staff retention
27 Sep 2019
Fewer white mature students entering nursing courses
But boost to BME student numbers, despite removal of bursary in England
25 Sep 2019
Government has told me to ‘bring nurses under control’ – RCN general secretary
Dame Donna Kinnair’s revelation comes as she urges nurses to keep speaking out about concerns
24 Sep 2019
Pay dispute: nurses on Guernsey demonstrate in bid to win 10% rise
RCN and RCM want members to enjoy pay parity with other public sector workers
23 Sep 2019
RCN Nurse of the Year praised by prime minister
Taurai Matare met Boris Johnson during his publicity visit to London hospital
19 Sep 2019
Strike ballot: RCN names the date for industrial action vote in Northern Ireland
Low pay and nurse staffing levels have left members ‘angry and disillusioned’
19 Sep 2019
Cavell Nurses' Trust welcomes hospice to its staff welfare scheme
Cambridge Hospice will encourage staff facing hardship to use the programme
19 Sep 2019
Prime minister tackled on nursing shortages by angry father during hospital visit
Omar Salem confronted prime minister Boris Johnson during a press visit to a London hospital
18 Sep 2019
Nurses – be kinder to each other and patients will benefit, says NHS trust
New project urges staff to appreciate colleagues and check on their welfare
17 Sep 2019