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Groundbreaking training programme wins community matrons the Nursing Older People Award
Work of Susan Wills and Dena Ross in reducing unplanned and avoidable admissions recognised...
05 May 2017
Nurses urged to respond to RCN pay poll
RCN stewards have urged eligible members to fill out the college’s survey on pay before 11pm...
05 May 2017
'We must talk about death', say nurses...
Nurses have revealed how their hospitals are improving end of life care services ahead of...
05 May 2017
RCNi Nurse Awards 2017 winners announced tonight
The wait is almost over for nurses across the UK who will tonight find out if they are a...
05 May 2017
Alcohol specialist nurses key to tackling rising admissions
Alcohol nurse specialist Kerry Lyons helps run a nurse-led alcohol service in Tameside which...
04 May 2017
RCNi receives prestigious media award
Editorial team behind Nursing Standard and nine specialist journals awarded silver in the...
04 May 2017
Nurses awarded Winston Churchill Memorial Trust fellowships
Ten nurses and allied health professionals have been awarded fellowships to travel abroad...
03 May 2017
Labour pledges to halt emergency department closures and review STPs
Labour shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth promised a review of closures across the...
03 May 2017
Hospital patient phones branded a 'rip off'...
Relatives who call patients in hospital are still being forced to pay 'rip off' charges of...
03 May 2017
RCN calls for politicians to end pay cap as nurses resort to hardship grants
Eight nurses a day seek urgent help to cope with the rising cost of living and one-in-four...
03 May 2017
Prime minister avoids question on nurses using food banks
Theresa May critised by nursing leaders and Labour MPs for failing to explicitly say if it...
02 May 2017
England ‘faces shortfall of 42,000 nurses by 2020’
England could be hit by a shortfall of 42,000 nurses by 2020 and almost half of all nurses...
02 May 2017
Government avoids defeat in vote on nursing bursaries
The government comfortably avoided a symbolic defeat over funding for nursing students in...
28 Apr 2017
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Last chance to vote for your Patient's Choice Award winner...
Voting in the Patient's Choice category in the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017 closes at midnight on...
27 Apr 2017
Role of care home nursing championed in pilots
A set of reports examining pilots into the role of care home nursing has been published....
27 Apr 2017
Stroke nurse visits Malawi to plan new unit
A specialist stroke nurse joined her colleagues on a visit to help draw up plans for a new...
26 Apr 2017
Labour promises pay rise for NHS staff
Election pledges to scrap the cap, reinstate bursary and safe staffing legislation
26 Apr 2017