News
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Now's the time to nominate exemplary nurses for Kate Granger awards...
Chief nurse urges more nurses to nominate colleagues and teams for Kate Granger...
03 Jul 2017
RCN urges focus on shingles vaccine for older people in London
Office of London Clinical Commissioning Groups launches campaign to promote shingles vaccine.
03 Jul 2017
UK nurse numbers fall for first time in recent history
More nurses and midwives are leaving the Nursing and Midwifery Council register than are...
03 Jul 2017
Patients with long-term conditions 'skip prescriptions due to cost'...
A third of people with long-term conditions such as asthma and arthritis who pay for their...
29 Jun 2017
MP vote on policy amendment to lift nurse pay cap
MPs debated Labour Party amendment to the Queen's Speech to lift the public sector pay cap.
28 Jun 2017
Planned social care savings 'will hit older and disabled people'...
Survey of council directors of social services across England found there are plans to save...
28 Jun 2017
Nurses take protest over pay to Department of Health
Nurses across England and Scotland intensified their demands for a pay rise as the RCN's...
27 Jun 2017
Patients Association appoints new chief executive
The Patients Association’s appointment of Rachel Power as chief executive marks the start of...
27 Jun 2017
Hospital fire safety under spotlight after Grenfell
The NHS has confirmed it is reviewing fire safety procedures in the wake of the Grenfell...
23 Jun 2017
Clinical matron slashes number of avoidable pressure ulcers at trust
Elizabeth Green says: ‘Improving quality of care for older patients is my passion.’
22 Jun 2017
Nurses across UK to start ‘summer of protest’ rallies next week
The first wave of RCN ‘summer of protest’ rallies will begin next week, with nurses makking...
22 Jun 2017
Trust to close dementia ward due to lack of mental health nurses
Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is to close a dementia ward after struggling to...
22 Jun 2017
Give nurses breaks during heatwave, employers urged
Nurses are at risk of dehydration during hot weather, warns Royal College of Nursing.
21 Jun 2017
Nurses in Suffolk to trial Buurtzorg community care model
Community nurses are invited to join a team which is trialling a Dutch-inspired model of...
21 Jun 2017
NHS workforce 'scarcely mentioned' in Queen's Speech, says RCN...
College disappointed with government's legislative programme.
21 Jun 2017
Guidance for nurses on how to record public health impact
A new toolkit has been created by Public Health England and the Royal Society for Public...
21 Jun 2017
RCN wants patients’ pets allowed in hospitals
The RCN is encouraging more hospitals to explore animal therapy and will launch a nationwide...
21 Jun 2017
Hospital staff in Yorkshire join the End PJ Paralysis drive
Staff at Airedale Hospital wear their pyjamas to work as part of an international campaign...
20 Jun 2017