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Trust relaxes nurses’ uniform rules to beat the heat
Nurses allowed to wear shorts instead of traditional uniforms during heatwave
27 Jul 2018
RCN welcomes decision to allow medicinal cannabis prescribing
Guidance on prescribing, and which conditions it can be used to treat, will follow
27 Jul 2018
Dehydrated nurses in hot weather are a patient safety issue, RCN warns
College says that staff must take breaks and have access to water throughout shifts to avoid...
26 Jul 2018
RCN guidance aims to help nurses protect domestic abuse survivors' ability to vote...
Guidance explains how to attest to an individual's right to electoral roll anonymity
26 Jul 2018
Public ‘want EU nurse recruitment to continue post-Brexit’
Regardless of how they voted in referendum, most people want EU nurses to stay, poll shows
26 Jul 2018
NHS pay deal: RCN general secretary issues extraordinary personal apology
NHS pay deal amounts to less than nurses were promised, says RCN
25 Jul 2018
Number of overseas nurses registering in the UK is going up
NMC credits registration reforms for recent boost to the UK workforce
25 Jul 2018
Nursing home’s collaboration with primary school proves rewarding for residents
Children's visits to nursing home nurtures empathy and engages residents
25 Jul 2018
Antibiotics database aims to spur new research as concerns on drug effectiveness grow
UK collaboration's AntibioticDB database will help develop new drugs and reinvestigate...
24 Jul 2018
NMC appoints interim chief executive
Former head of St John Ambulance Sue Killen takes over from Jackie Smith
24 Jul 2018
NHS trusts set to trial settlement process for European nurses
Digital applications mean EU workers in UK could be granted settled status
23 Jul 2018
Matt Hancock: 'determined to return commitment put in by staff'...
New health and social care secretary commits to championing undervalued staff
20 Jul 2018
New York nurses receive $20.8 million settlement for gender discrimination
City of New York concedes that nurses can retire early due to ‘physically demanding’ role
20 Jul 2018
Investment vital to ensure NHS plans a reality for mental health workforce
Targeted recruitment drive needed to fill 7,600 mental health nursing vacancies, says RCN’s...
19 Jul 2018
MP voices concern for CPD cuts in bid to improve staff retention
Department of health and social care to look at recommendations addressing CPD cuts
18 Jul 2018
Call for nurses to ‘do 10,000 of anything’ to help colleagues in need
#10kForNurses campaign supports staff experiencing hardship
18 Jul 2018
Two nurses sentenced for defrauding NHS
Two nurses have been sentenced after admitting defrauding the NHS in separate incidents
17 Jul 2018
Rules eased on overseas nurses retaking exam
Overseas nurses will only have to retake the part of a competency exam they fail
17 Jul 2018