Calls for more nursing peers in House of Lords
Increasing the number of nurse peers in the House of Lords would give the profession more...
02 Aug 2016
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Sepsis 'as urgent as a heart attack', says NICE guidelines...
New NICE guideline urges nurses and other healthcare staff to be vigilant of early symptoms
22 Jul 2016
Nurses teach healthcare assistants to spot pressure ulcer warning signs
Skin integrity nurses at Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust have been training...
20 Jul 2016
NHS chief calls on Theresa May to reassure EU staff over Brexit
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens says hospitals could close if EU staff are forced...
19 Jul 2016
Burnt out nurses at risk of PTSD, research reveals
Third of US intensive care nurses have symptoms of severe burnout, warn researchers
11 Jul 2016
Safe staffing levels should be decided locally
Decisions on staffing need to be made locally and not be ruled by ratios, says new guidance
08 Jul 2016
'UK is completely unprepared' to deal with nurse shortage warns RCN...
Institute for Employment Studies' report on the labour market for nurses in the UK prompts...
07 Jul 2016
Positive link between graduate-level nursing care and reduction in patient mortality
A study in Qatari hospitals demonstrated that having about 70% of nursing care provided by...
07 Jul 2016
Mature students will be given 'best possible assistance' to become nurses...
Government pledge comes despite plans to scrap student bursary
06 Jul 2016
Scotland facing nursing 'retirement boom'...
The number of nurses set to retire in Scotland over the next decade has risen, sparking...
04 Jul 2016
Unsocial hour payments 'will probably go', warn nurses at RCN congress...
Maura Buchanan issues warning when speaking at the RCN congress debate on 7-day care
21 Jun 2016
Congress supports push for safe staffing laws
Long debate ends with decision to push UK governments to follow example set by Wales
20 Jun 2016
Nurses warn of impact of public health cuts
Frontline survey reveals patients living in poverty as budget cuts increase pressure on...
20 Jun 2016
Sturgeon to promise mandatory nurse staffing levels in Scotland
Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon will tell RCN congress that workforce planning...
19 Jun 2016
Nurses take lead on improving paediatric services at troubled trust
External review reveals 'serious concerns' and changes needed at Walsall Healthcare NHS...
17 Jun 2016
NHS' 'hierarchy of colour' exposed by BME midwives' dismissal...
Midwives from BME backgrounds are more likely to face disciplinaries and receive harsher...
17 Jun 2016