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Four out five healthcare professionals subjected to bullying, new research reveals
Four out five healthcare professionals have been subjected to bullying, new research reveals.
26 Oct 2016
Leading nurse collects OBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace
Leading nurse Pauline Watts had a date with royalty today when she collected her OBE from...
25 Oct 2016
Nurses at heightened risk of domestic abuse
Nurses are three times more likely than the average person to have experienced domestic...
25 Oct 2016
Exclusive: government must recognise ‘critical importance’ of CPD for nurses
The government must recognise the critical importance of continuing professional development...
24 Oct 2016
‘Perfect storm’ threatens UK’s nursing workforce supply
The RCN’s labour market review has highlighted a crisis in the UK’s nursing supply including...
21 Oct 2016
Nurses need coping strategies to deal with rudeness from colleagues
A study has shown that nurses can better cope with rude remarks from colleagues if they...
19 Oct 2016
Robot seal proves good therapy for nursing home residents
Staff at an Oxfordshire nursing home say the lifelike robot has a positive effect on...
18 Oct 2016
Home care services could save NHS millions, says report
NHS providers could save around £120 million by increasing the use of clinical home care,...
18 Oct 2016
More hospitals should join campaign to support dementia patients, say nursing leaders
Nurses, carers and patients have called for more hospitals to sign up to a UK campaign to...
17 Oct 2016
Prison nurses praised for their end of life care
High quality of palliative care at HMP Norwich is recognised with a national award
13 Oct 2016
Social care at ‘tipping point’, CQC warns
Adult social care is approaching tipping point, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned...
13 Oct 2016
‘Older people with dementia need tailored talking therapies’
Older people with dementia must be able to access tailored talking therapies to tackle...
12 Oct 2016
Care watchdog warns over financial pressures on adult services
The quality and safety of care services for older and disabled people in England risks being...
12 Oct 2016
Nursing Older People Award now open for entries in the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017
Older people’s nurses are invited to enter the 2017 RCNi Nurse Awards - the UK nursing...
12 Oct 2016
Stop 'disinvestment' in nursing to improve end of life care
An RCN seminar on end of life issues heard how action was needed to end ‘disinvestment’ in...
29 Sep 2016
RCN sets out timetable for ANP accreditation project
The RCN is taking a phased approach to advanced nurse practitioner accreditation.
29 Sep 2016
Nurses experience old age through innovative simulation suit
NHS staff are to get the opportunity to feel the effects of old age.
28 Sep 2016
Sharp rise in deprivation of liberty safeguard applications, latest figures reveal
More than 75,000 people in England were deprived of their liberty from April 2015 to March...
28 Sep 2016