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19 Oct 2020
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Childhood cancer study may help nurses to ‘act earlier and save lives’
Research will explore links between time to diagnosis and outcomes
19 Oct 2020
White Rose Appeal aims to raise £100k for nurses and midwives
Appeal goods are available via Florence Nightingale Foundation and proceeds support staff
19 Oct 2020
Don’t leave nurses out of pocket due to extended school break, warns Unison
Some staff may experience financial loss as Northern Ireland extends school half-term
19 Oct 2020
Fitness to practise: nurse suspended after accessing records without justification
NMC panel hears nurse admitted breaching patient confidentiality
16 Oct 2020
Spiritual care and COVID-19: give patients access to loved ones and chaplains – report
Dying patients deserve the solace of family and religious rites at the bedside, says study
16 Oct 2020
Adult social care: RCN says new report is a ‘wake-up call’ to invest in nursing
Care Quality Commission report's findings highlight need for more staff now, says college
16 Oct 2020
RCN presidential election: college sets date for extraordinary general meeting
Members will be able to discuss the disqualification of two candidates
16 Oct 2020
COVID-19: concerns over ICU nurses’ mental health as admissions rise
Three Nightingale Hospitals on standby, but no plans to support staff via mass redeployment
15 Oct 2020
Free training offered to reduce insulin administration errors
Diabetes nursing group produces e-learning module after audit highlights errors in hospitals
15 Oct 2020
COVID-19: could BCG vaccine reduce impact of infection among nurses?
Volunteers needed to see if vaccination may ‘offer some protection against COVID-19’
14 Oct 2020
Nursing research: chief nurse wants to hear your ideas
Ruth May’s team at NHS England and NHS Improvement is developing a nursing research strategy
14 Oct 2020
Fair pay: campaign calls on government to give NHS staff 15% rise
Nurses United and NHS Workers Say No have a week of action planned including tweeting MPs...
13 Oct 2020
NHS nurses to get paid before payday with flexible finance app
Nursing staff will be offered early access to their salary
13 Oct 2020
Resuscitation notices and COVID-19: RCN backs review of DNACPR use
Care Quality Commission to review notice use during pandemic, after concerns about consent
13 Oct 2020
Overseas nurse recruitment: London trusts to join forces
NHS employers hope to cut international agency costs and standardise incentive packages
12 Oct 2020
Black History Month: nurse says mention in prime minister’s video is ‘such an honour’
Boris Johnson salutes former RCN Nurse of the Year Tara Matare and many others
12 Oct 2020
Winter pressures: EDs cannot go back to pre-COVID overcrowding, says RCEM
NHS England data reveals emergency department four-hour wait targets slipped by 6% since May
12 Oct 2020