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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
Lobby politicians to act against child poverty, RCN members tell college
Nurse activists highlight effects of socioeconomic disadvantage on children and families
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
Youth violence charity finds people often more prepared to open up in emergency settings
Redthread’s violence intervention programme provides hospital-based support for young people
27 May 2019
‘Urgent action needed to safeguard human rights of people with learning disabilities’
Nurses urge RCN council to lobby government, after BBC programme shows alleged abuse
24 May 2019
Measles outbreaks in Europe prompt call to vaccinate children
Parents urged to ensure those who have missed MMR vaccine receive it before they travel
24 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
Substance misuse: ‘Doctors have a support service and so should nurses’
Congress hears of initiative to offer psychological help for nursing staff
22 May 2019
Bullying in the NHS: ‘Nurses must take collective responsibility to help tackle problem’
RCN congress hears nurses’ own accounts of workplace harassment
22 May 2019
Nursing careers: website aims to demystify the range of jobs open to staff
Online resource explains progression opportunities for registrants and support workers
22 May 2019
Nitrous oxide risks not widely understood, ‘even by nurses’
Mental health forum flags up dangers, such as breathing problems, burns and brain damage
22 May 2019
Nurses back public health strategy to prevent and reduce violence
But some at RCN congress say burden should not fall on nurses to report people at risk
22 May 2019
RCN congress to hear call for mandatory sepsis training for nurses and midwives
Sepsis survivor Tom Ray will use keynote speech to campaign for better support for nurses
22 May 2019
RCN congress rejects call to create elected general secretary
Some members believe high-profile role should be split from that of college chief executive
21 May 2019