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Hospitals should be forced to meet minimum food standards – Labour

Quality of hospital food should be enforced by legal standards, says Labour health shadow

Hospital parking: three out of 10 NHS hospitals in England charging staff for facilities

Nurses and other hospital staff are expected to pay for parking at 348 out of the 1,175...

Mental health tool for older people launched

An online tool has been launched to help older people worried about their mental health

University admissions: nursing student applications in England continue to fall

RCN says one third fewer nursing student applicants in England since tuition fees replaced...

RCN International Nursing Research Conference 2018 lines up leading speakers from...

Resilience, changing nursing roles and financial challenges will be discussed at an...

NHS trusts fail to meet targets in cutting sugary drinks sales

More than one third of NHS trusts have failed to sign up to a scheme to cut sales of sugary...

Royal College of Midwives issues guidance on anonymous voter registration for abuse...

Midwives can help keep people who have experienced domestic abuse safe by ensuring they...

NMC freezes registration fee despite loss to finances and fall in registrants

Nursing and Midwifery Council approved the fee freeze when deciding on its budget for the...

Male nurses promoted quicker than females

Gender gap in speed different sexes move bands

Volunteer scheme provides company at end of life, and food parcels for discharged...

Compassionate Inverclyde project is funded by donations and local support

RCNi Learning teams up with the Priory Group to develop nursing skills

RCNi is to provide education and professional development for nurses working for a leading...

RCN backs opt out organ donation, following survey results

The RCN is now backing an opt-out system for organ and tissue donation following a survey of...

Care home nurses set to benefit from on-site pharmacists

Nursing and care home staff have welcomed plans to introduce on-site pharmacists to help...

Pay deal: what nurses say

Mixed reaction to three-year pay offer of 6.5%

Pay to finally increase – if deal is agreed across England

Nurses in England are set to see minimum pay rises of 6.5%, rising to as much as 29%

Fitness to Practise process to change, proposals from NMC suggest

The Fitness to Practise process could be about to change, as new proposals from nursing...

RCN welcomes clarification on new nursing assistant role in Northern Ireland

The RCN has welcomed clarification on the responsibilities of the newly renamed nursing...

Loan overpayment error leaves students struggling to pay rent

RCN general secretary urges Student Loans Company not to recover overpayments

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