Pre-surgery drink campaign proves a success
A campaign to encourage patients to eat and drink until much closer to their operations is...
15 Sep 2017
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RCN backs NMC proposals to challenge nurse stereotypes
RCN draws on members' feedback to inform NMC consultation on education standards.
15 Sep 2017
Give NHS staff 3.9% pay rise
In a break with tradition, unions have submitted a pay claim directly to the government
15 Sep 2017
Nurse First: graduates to begin new fast-track programme this month
High-achieving graduates will begin path to nursing leadership.
14 Sep 2017
New generation of Nightingale Nurses to be recognised for excellence
A new generation of Nightingale Nurses will be created at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS...
14 Sep 2017
‘Make nurses agents for change’ says NHS England medical director
Nurses should become ‘agents for change’ in the NHS, according to the outgoing medical...
14 Sep 2017
MPs launch inquiry into nursing shortage
The Commons health committee has launched an inquiry into pressures facing the nursing...
14 Sep 2017
Nurses who helped after terror attacks recognised at Kate Granger awards
Staff from 25 trusts that responded to the terror attacks in Manchester and London and the...
14 Sep 2017
New mother and baby units announced to support women with serious mental health...
Four new mother and baby units will open in England to support women with the most serious...
13 Sep 2017
Nurses urged to look out for symptoms of sepsis
Thousands of nurses, care home staff and pharmacists are to be urged to look out for...
13 Sep 2017
Hospitals should brace themselves for 'pressurised' winter...
NHS England head warns of a 'pressurised' winter after reports of hospitals in the southern...
12 Sep 2017
Is it time for the RCN to rejoin the ICN?
A debate has started over whether the RCN should rejoin a global federation of nurses.
12 Sep 2017
Suicide rates fall in England and Wales, but rise in Scotland
Suicide figures have fallen over the last year, but more than 5,600 people still lost their...
12 Sep 2017
Nurse retires after nearly 40 years at Northampton hospital
Leading nurse and midwife Valerie McGurk, a 2002 Nurse Awards commendee, will fundraise for...
12 Sep 2017
Improving mental health nursing gaps will be ‘challenging’
Reducing the 7,600 nursing and midwifery vacancies across England’s mental health services...
12 Sep 2017
Access to consultant psychiatrists varies hugely across the UK
People with mental health problems are subject to huge variation across the UK in access to...
12 Sep 2017
NHS criticised for use of ‘20th century’ pagers
More than one in 10 of the world's pagers is being used in the NHS, according to estimates.
12 Sep 2017