‘Bring back £1 billion a year in nurse education funding’
RCN campaign urges students to lobby their MPs over post-bursary hardship
05 Nov 2018
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‘NHS pay rise should be enjoyed by independent sector and GP nurses too’
Nurses outside the health service but providing its services could be missing out
03 Nov 2018
Charity says urgent investment is needed to curb fall in district nurse numbers
Report from Queen’s Nursing Institute warns that the safety of patients is being jeopardised
02 Nov 2018
RCN demands findings of safeguarding review at learning disabilities hospital
College has made ‘numerous requests’ for details about Muckamore Abbey Hospital
01 Nov 2018
Children and young people’s mental health nursing faces a perfect storm, MPs hear
Cuts in education, CPD and school nursing are hampering services, says RCN
01 Nov 2018
Prostate cancer: a nurse’s quest to discover black men’s unmet care needs
Mary Seacole Awards winner will research the care experience of black men
01 Nov 2018
NHS violence reduction strategy aims to protect staff from assaults at work
More than 15% of health service employees experienced violence in the past year
31 Oct 2018
Candidates announced for forthcoming RCN council elections
Postal ballot opens on 21 November
31 Oct 2018
Guidance will aim to boost psychological support given to first response nurses
Effects of daily exposure to distress can take a toll on pre-hospital clinicians
31 Oct 2018
Great Ormond Street nurses to be compensated for missed unsocial hours payments
And ex-GOSH employees have until January 2019 to submit underpayment claims, according to RCN
30 Oct 2018
Leadership programme aims to enhance nurse research and innovation
Senior nurses and midwives can apply to improve their professions’ influence
30 Oct 2018
Exhibition explores a century of nursing during epidemics
Pandemic! Nursing 100 years of infection exhibition traces the evolution of nurses' roles
30 Oct 2018
‘Nurses can help prevent hundreds of premature diabetes-related deaths each week’
Diabetes UK says nurses are key to helping people manage the condition and complications
30 Oct 2018
The Budget: mental health services to get an extra £2 billion
Government goal for mental health will hinge on nurse recruitment and retention, cautions RCN
29 Oct 2018
Unions want NHS trusts to jettison any plans to set up private subsidiaries
Wholly-owned NHS subsidiary companies harm staff's pay and conditions, unions claim
26 Oct 2018
‘BAME staff will be properly represented at the top of the NHS by 2028’
Health minister says senior managers in the NHS must reflect the diversity of the workforce
26 Oct 2018
Vaginas, myths and menstruation: exhibition traces the history of women’s healthcare
The Wandering Womb exhibition explores nurses’ roles since the days of patriarchal medicine
26 Oct 2018
RCN demands urgent action from government to reduce air pollution
New report reveals many NHS health centres are in areas with unsafe levels of air pollution
25 Oct 2018