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RCNi Nurse Awards 2019: vote for who you think should be Patient’s Choice winner
Five inspiring finalists were nominated by grateful patients and families
10 Jun 2019
NHS becoming less diverse at board level, report reveals
RCN warns nurses see lack of opportunity for women, BME staff and those with disabilities
08 Jun 2019
The nurses and midwives named in the Queen’s Birthday honours 2019
Leaders in clinical care, research, education and nursing management among those recognised
07 Jun 2019
Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust: fresh investigation to review patient deaths
Previous reports have already uncovered care failings, and nurses face FtP hearings
07 Jun 2019
Nurses in Northern Ireland face prospect of industrial action ballot over pay
Unions are in talks to bring NHS salaries in line with those in the rest of the UK
06 Jun 2019
Getting nurse numbers right cuts risk of healthcare-associated infections, study shows
HAIs more likely on wards where there are too few registered nursing staff
05 Jun 2019
Two thirds of homes to be built on former NHS sites are unaffordable to many nurses
New analysis sparks RCN warning of a ‘recruitment and retention crisis’, especially in London
04 Jun 2019
Mumsnet, online degrees and more CPD funding: government ideas to boost nurse numbers
Interim NHS People Plan also includes creation of a ‘compassionate workplace culture’
03 Jun 2019
Almost a third of NHS hospital trusts in England still allow smoking on grounds
Public Health England campaign demands a smoke-free health service
31 May 2019
Poor pay and lack of staff threaten the future of adult social care – report
The Health Foundation is calling for an urgent shake-up in funding
31 May 2019
2020 is declared the international year of the nurse and midwife
It’s an opportunity to put the work of nurses and midwives in the spotlight
29 May 2019
Loneliness has become a social epidemic and it’s harming health, RCN congress hears
College members want RCN to work with ministers to tackle loneliness
28 May 2019
Congress applauds fire chief over trauma support
RCN members applaud London’s fire chief for supporting staff affected by traumatic events
27 May 2019
Congress demands better healthcare in rural areas
RCN council told to lobby for better healthcare in rural areas amid ‘unsustainable pressure’
24 May 2019
Sexual harassment of nurses is too often ‘brushed aside as a misunderstanding’
Congress wants employers to provide more protection for staff
23 May 2019
Demands to show ‘resilience’ put greater pressure on nurses, congress told
Nurses struggling to cope in stressful workplaces are pressured by demands to show resilience
23 May 2019
Congress demands mandatory sepsis training
RCN members back call for mandatory sepsis training after hearing survivor’s account
23 May 2019
Multitude of nursing uniforms causing confusion in England
Congress discusses whether a national uniform should be introduced
22 May 2019