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Unsocial hour payments 'will probably go', warn nurses at RCN congress...
Maura Buchanan issues warning when speaking at the RCN congress debate on 7-day care
21 Jun 2016
Nurses criticise plans to axe government's nursing policy unit...
RCN will urge health secretary Jeremy Hunt to reconsider plans to scrap DH nursing experts
21 Jun 2016
Congress votes not to lobby for individual CPD training budgets
Nurses felt a need for more money to help revalidate
21 Jun 2016
NHS 111 service found ‘inadequate’
Failure to run the NHS 111 service adequately has led to South Western Ambulance Service NHS...
21 Jun 2016
Year-round pressure ‘the new normal’ in NHS
RCN highlights unprecedented burden in recent months and concern over lack of capacity
21 Jun 2016
Fight for pay and conditions needs ‘noisy nurses’
Congress backs resolution that RCN Council work with employers to ensure pay review body’s...
20 Jun 2016
Raise awareness of sickle cell disease, nurses told
All nurses need to be aware of the issues around sickle cell disease so that they can ensure...
20 Jun 2016
Agency nurses deserve support and respect, nurses told
Delegates at RCN congress heard that agency nurses make a big contribution and should not be...
20 Jun 2016
Row mars unveiling of Mary Seacole statue
Florence Nightingale supporters claim the Mary Seacole statue should not be outside St...
20 Jun 2016
Call to abolish 'relic' of 1967 Abortion Act
Nurses dismiss British abortion law as ‘Victorian’ and ‘widely out of step’
20 Jun 2016
Cautious welcome for Sturgeon staffing and bursary pledge
Resources needed to make safe staffing a reality says RCN's Fyffe
20 Jun 2016
Children should be taught CPR to save lives
Showing children how to administer CPR 'will save time, money and lives' - congress
20 Jun 2016
Care on Camera competition winners announced
Outstanding images chosen from more than 800 entries in RCN’s national photography...
20 Jun 2016
Sturgeon: Scotland will keep bursaries
Two standing ovations for Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon as she pledges to retain...
20 Jun 2016
Congress supports push for safe staffing laws
Long debate ends with decision to push UK governments to follow example set by Wales
20 Jun 2016
RCN members call for mandatory training on domestic abuse
All health care workers should receive training, delegates at congress agree
20 Jun 2016
Nurses warn of impact of public health cuts
Frontline survey reveals patients living in poverty as budget cuts increase pressure on...
20 Jun 2016