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
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RCN lead pay negotiator the latest senior figure to leave college after NHS pay deal row
Josie Irwin to take up a national role at Unison after a quarter of a century at the RCN
25 Oct 2018
Sepsis data tool could improve care and patient outcomes, says nurse expert
The SOS Insights Dashboard builds a picture of cases at local, regional and national level
24 Oct 2018
Trusts need to spend £1 billion on urgent ‘high risk’ repairs
Figures reveal record-high buildings and equipment maintenance backlog in England
24 Oct 2018
Healthcare regulator monitors NHS trust’s services following inspection concerns
‘Urgent conditions’ imposed on Shrewsbury and Telford’s maternity and emergency departments
23 Oct 2018
Seasonal illnesses: don’t over-use antibiotics, public health campaign urges
Public Health England issues pre-winter advice to reduce risk of antibiotic resistance
23 Oct 2018
Care for dying patients: ‘now it is everybody’s business’
How end of life care has changed four years on from the removal of the Liverpool Care Pathway
23 Oct 2018
Unison survey reveals ‘exorbitant’ and ‘stressful’ parking conditions for nurses
Staff say lack of adequate facilities wastes both their own and patients’ valuable time
22 Oct 2018
Stress-related absence on the rise among NHS staff in Scotland
Figures show more than a million work days lost over the past three years
22 Oct 2018
Paramedics to trial body cameras after 23% rise in physical assaults
Scheme involving 40 front-line staff seen as a ‘really positive measure’
19 Oct 2018
‘Nearly one in three of the most deprived boys could be obese by 2030’
Report warns England could fall further behind comparable countries on child health outcomes
19 Oct 2018
Rules on fast-track benefits for terminally ill claimants need reform, say cancer nurses
Patients who outlive clinicians' six-month predicted survival date face reduced payments
19 Oct 2018
Thousands with secondary cancer still have no access to a specialist nurse, says charity
Breast Cancer Care says gaps remain despite government pledges
19 Oct 2018
Commons committee says flu jab should be mandatory for certain nurses
Its report finds significant variation in uptake across England
18 Oct 2018
Fall in school nurse and health visitor numbers is a betrayal of children, says Labour
Government is turning a blind eye to role of early intervention, claims health shadow
18 Oct 2018
Growth of healthcare assistant numbers outstrips nurse recruitment, study finds
Figures prompt renewed call for mandatory safe staffing in England
18 Oct 2018
BME nurses in London face more discrimination than in the rest of England, RCN claims
NHS employers in London cannot dismiss racism as merely a minority issue, college says
17 Oct 2018
NHS staff in England pay almost £70 million in parking charges – in just one year
NHS trusts' parking fees are a tax on hard-pressed workers, says union
17 Oct 2018