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NMC streamlines registration process for overseas nurses and midwives
Regulator cuts red tape in bid to get applicants on to UK register as fast as possible
07 Oct 2019
Nurse-led monitoring tool could curb overprescribing in care homes
Simple checklist could help avoid overuse of medicines for mental health issues in care homes
07 Oct 2019
Suspended jail sentence for nurse who ran Botox business while on sick leave
Nicola Bevan also forged prescriptions to obtain cosmetic products for private work
04 Oct 2019
First nursing associates appear in videos aiming to clarify their role
Videos describe how role bridges the gap between healthcare assistants and registered nurses
04 Oct 2019
Applications invited for new children's nursing research awards
Two awards on offer for a children's nurse and nursing student to present their research
04 Oct 2019
For your patients’ sake, get the flu jab, senior official urges health workers
Professor says healthcare staff have a ‘very strong responsibility’ to accept vaccination
04 Oct 2019
RCN condemns ‘insulting’ 5% pay offer for Guernsey nurses
College will ballot members on whether to accept or reject the offer
03 Oct 2019
Climate change and the NHS: can nurses point the way to a greener future?
RCN calls for ideas on how to reduce healthcare’s carbon footprint
03 Oct 2019
Community mental health services for adults to be integrated
Community mental health, physical health and social care adult services will be integrated
03 Oct 2019
Body of missing children’s nurse Laurie Jones found in river
University Hospital of Wales staff nurse was last seen leaving her night shift
02 Oct 2019
Respect us: hospital staff hope their simple message will keep them safe
Royal Cornhill Hospital campaign aims to protect staff from abuse or assault
02 Oct 2019
Queen’s Nursing Institute named the world’s oldest nursing charity
QNI ‘delighted’ to receive certification after 132 years of service
02 Oct 2019
RCN elects new governing council
Thirteen members are set to take their seats on the RCN’s governing council in January
01 Oct 2019
Personal finance guide for nursing students offers tips for how to make money go further
RCN Money Guide for Students shares tricks for canny money management
01 Oct 2019
Trust says its halving of nurse agency spend is due to introduction of workplace perks
Benefits such as free parking and swifter payments have improved staff retention
27 Sep 2019
Women in their sixties often skip offers of cancer screening
Most women in their sixties in England ignore at least one of three types of cancer screening
27 Sep 2019
Fewer white mature students entering nursing courses
But boost to BME student numbers, despite removal of bursary in England
25 Sep 2019
Government has told me to ‘bring nurses under control’ – RCN general secretary
Dame Donna Kinnair’s revelation comes as she urges nurses to keep speaking out about concerns
24 Sep 2019