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RCN urges members to join ‘NHS in crisis’ rally
Organising groups for London march are calling for better funding and an end to all...
19 Jan 2018
RCN surveys nurses’ views on organ donation consent
The RCN has launched a survey asking nurses for their views on consent for organ and tissue...
18 Jan 2018
More than 17,000 younger nurses leave NHS, figures show
RCN says staff shortages, relentless pressure and poor pay forcing nurse leaders to quit.
17 Jan 2018
Mandatory flu vaccinations for staff should be considered, says England's chief...
England's chief medical officer has added her voice to calls for a debate on whether flu...
12 Jan 2018
Patient satisfaction and nurse staffing levels
Increasing nurse numbers could boost patient satisfaction with quality of care
11 Jan 2018
Winter pressures: Underfunding means staff under ‘intolerable pressure’, NHS Providers...
NHS Providers’ chief executive Chris Hopson outlines ‘fragility’ of the wider health service...
11 Jan 2018
Government to blame for hospitals' situations, winter pressure poll respondents...
Almost one in ten people have been affected by severe winter pressures in the NHS, new...
10 Jan 2018
Trust's safety plan proving successful, figures reveal...
Nurses have helped reduce patient falls by 30% per week through a safety plan initiative
10 Jan 2018
Housing crisis: Public land ‘flogged off to developers’ and unaffordable for nurses...
Four out of five homes built by private developers on former NHS land will cost more than...
10 Jan 2018
Hunt stays as health secretary, with added remit of social care
Jeremy Hunt now also has responsibility for social care
08 Jan 2018
Flu vaccinations: should they become mandatory?
Debate on mandatory vaccinations ‘inevitable’, says NHS England medical director
08 Jan 2018
Anne Milton tipped to take over as health secretary
Anne Milton, a trained nurse could be the next health minister in Theresa May's cabinet...
08 Jan 2018
Greater delegation needed to improve older people's care, study finds...
Older people’s care can be ‘significantly’ improved across England through better...
05 Jan 2018
RCN raises workforce concerns in Northern Ireland after volunteers supported patients...
St John Ambulance volunteers were 'supporting patients, making tea and keeping them company'
04 Jan 2018
Nursing Standard straw poll reveals 90% of respondents believe winter pressures are...
Nurses have demanded the prime minister and health secretary join them on the front line...
04 Jan 2018
Former RCN council chair urges caution on industrial action over pay
Now is not the time to call a ballot over pay, the outgoing RCN council chair has told...
04 Jan 2018
New Year’s honours: Nurses’ achievements recognised
Nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants receive honours
29 Dec 2017