Northern Ireland regulator calls for NHS staff whistleblowing helpline
The RCN in Northern Ireland has welcomed calls for a confidential helpline to be set up for...
19 Sep 2016
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Nurse-led end of life service cuts admissions
Review finds London care coordination centre could save the NHS £350,000 a year, but needs...
16 Sep 2016
York Minster service marks 100 years of the RCN
A special service was held at York Minster to mark the RCN's centenary.
16 Sep 2016
Mentors are 'manipulated, sometimes threatened'
Alarming behaviour by some failing students
16 Sep 2016
Efforts to tackle FGM hampered by cuts to school nursing
Cuts to school nursing numbers and workforce pressures are hampering efforts to eradicate...
15 Sep 2016
Former nurse appointed chair of NHS trust
Anne Shaw has taken over as chair of North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust...
15 Sep 2016
The Archers domestic abuse storyline highlights need for family support, say health...
Two in five health visitors say support for families affected by domestic abuse in England...
15 Sep 2016
Nurse Kate Barmby leaves the Great British Bake Off
Nurse Kate Barmby has insisted she is 'still smiling' after becoming the latest...
15 Sep 2016
Older people bearing brunt of social care cuts, report warns
Older people are bearing the brunt of cuts to social care, and an increasing numbers of care...
15 Sep 2016
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey cleared of misconduct by the NMC
Ms Cafferkey faced allegations that she concealed a high temperature during her health...
14 Sep 2016
Half measures not enough to tackle diabetes, RCN warns
Half measures are not enough to tackle the rising number of people with diabetes, nurses...
14 Sep 2016
Lack of nurse access to CPD is affecting older people’s care
Study says care home staff are being poorly prepared by nursing undergraduate courses.
14 Sep 2016
Honorary doctorate for England’s chief nurse Jane Cummings
Ms Cummings received honour in recognition of her ‘outstanding career in nursing’.
14 Sep 2016
Doctors’ predictions of when terminally ill patients will die vary widely
Research has shown a wide variation in doctors’ ability to predict accurately how long...
14 Sep 2016
NMC panel told that Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey ‘potentially put the public at risk’
Disciplinary panel to hear further evidence today about nurse’s conduct on returning to the...
14 Sep 2016
Post-Brexit England faces huge shortage of midwives, says RCM
‘Huge’ shortage of midwives looms if staff from European Union countries are barred from...
13 Sep 2016
NMC panel told to disregard dishonesty claim against Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey
Nursing and Midwifery Council panel examines claims about Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey’s...
13 Sep 2016
District nurse adds honorary doctorate to her accolades
University of Lincoln recognises Queen’s Nurse and OBE Candice Pellett for her outstanding...
13 Sep 2016