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Expert panel to advise government on cannabis for medical use
Home secretary says government plans to reschedule banned drug if review identifies ‘...
20 Jun 2018
Jeremy Hunt accused of broken promises for delaying social care green paper
NHS funding boost and need to revise spending plans given as reason for social care green...
19 Jun 2018
FtP is about patient safety, not private behaviour, RCN tells regulator
Some outcomes suggest ‘moral policing’, with nurses being held to a different standard,...
19 Jun 2018
Government's NHS funding boost is 'no long-term solution' without social...
RCN and social care leaders call for extra investment to shore up home care services
18 Jun 2018
Acute trusts lift visiting restrictions for carers of patients with dementia
Every acute hospital in England to ease visiting restrictions as part of John's Campaign
15 Jun 2018
Confed 18 looks to the future of the NHS workforce
Confed 18 fringe imagines working life in the NHS in 2026
15 Jun 2018
NHS Windrush 70 Awards winners represent the ‘best of the NHS’
‘We treasure you as much as the NHS itself’, PM Theresa May tells Windrush Awards winners
14 Jun 2018
Immigration rules to be eased so NHS can recruit more skilled staff
Thousands more nurses and doctors to be recruited from abroad
14 Jun 2018
Classify healthcare as a safety-critical industry, says RCN
‘Patient safety investigations should look at pressures on staff before blaming individuals’
14 Jun 2018
NMC to update reflective practice guidance in wake of Bawa-Garba ruling
Healthcare regulators need to review their advice about reflection, Williams report states
12 Jun 2018
Nurses take lead against bullying and harassment in NHS
Nurses are taking the lead in identifying bullying and harassment in the NHS
12 Jun 2018
Nurses and midwives named in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Profession’s achievements recognised by the Queen
11 Jun 2018
I hope we can give Scotland's NHS staff a better pay deal than England's –...
Unions urge Scottish Government to reach agreement on pay, as first minister announces...
11 Jun 2018
Community workforce key to success of health and social care plan for Wales – RCN
Welsh government moves to achieve seamless treatment, care and support close to home
11 Jun 2018
RCN members vote to accept pay deal by big majority
RCN members and other unions accept NHS pay offer
08 Jun 2018
Cost of nurse apprenticeships is too high for employers, MPs told
Commons education committee hears why nurse apprenticeship scheme is struggling to recruit
07 Jun 2018
NHS pay offer: GMB members say ‘it's a no from us’
GMB members reject NHS pay offer for England the day before other unions announce ballot...
07 Jun 2018
Wales to offer free flu jabs to care home staff in bid to maximise resilience
Nurses working in adult care homes in Wales will be offered free flu vaccinations this winter
06 Jun 2018