News
Keep up-to-date with the latest nursing headlines. If you know of a news story relevant to nurses that should be covered by RCNi, call 020 8872 3146 or email the newsroom.
Nursing degree funding: ministers would need to act fast to boost 2020 intake – RCN
College tells party leaders what it thinks they must do to boost nurse workforce
Norovirus: stricken nurses urged to stay at home until 48 hours after symptoms pass
Winter vomiting bug causes spike in NHS bed closures as hospitals work to contain its spread
Bed-blocking cost the NHS £587m since last election, charity warns
Age UK blames lack of social care and calls on next government to increase funding
Parties’ migration policies could worsen dire nurse shortages, think tank warns
Nuffield Trust says figures highlight reliance on health and social care staff born outside the UK
Band 7 nurse jailed for defrauding NHS of more than £18,000
Nurse worked agency shifts while off sick from Aneurin Bevan health board
Nurses begin industrial action over NHS pay in Northern Ireland
RCN members work to rule, but their protest is scheduled to escalate to full strike
Nursing associates could fill nurse vacancies in England, leaked document suggests
Text from forthcoming NHS People Plan reveals strategy to recruit 10,000 nursing associates
NHS trust becomes first to sign pledge to improve rights of nursing students
Unison’s initiative wants ‘first taste of NHS’ to be a positive one while on placement
Nursing the most trusted profession in the UK four years running
Poll finds 95% of people believe nurses tell the truth, while only 14% trust politicians
Nursing student numbers in England still ‘nowhere near’ level required – RCN
UCAS figures show rise since last year, but college calls for more investment
Nurses challenge Boris Johnson as he uses hospital visit to campaign for votes
Staff at West Cornwall Hospital grill prime minister on financial hardship and nurse numbers
NHS relying more on support staff to cope with nurse shortage, report says
Health Foundation says HCAs and nursing associates are filling recruitment gaps