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Undervalued, unsupported and stressed: why 1 in 3 nurses is looking for a new job
RCN employment survey finds pressures and lack of management support are often to blame
28 Nov 2019
Naps during your breaks: could it make long shifts safer?
Trust encourages nurses to treat breaks as critical rest time, particularly on night shifts
26 Nov 2019
‘Trust failed to protect me from racist attack, even though it knew the risk’
Nurse Colleridge Bessong accuses Pennine Care Trust over service user’s violent assault
26 Nov 2019
Tories’ election pledge to boost NHS nurse workforce puts emphasis on retention
Conservatives have resisted calls to reinstate the nursing student bursary
25 Nov 2019
‘Singing nursing student’ wins award for boosting profile of profession
Brittany McArthur recognised by university for demonstrating compassion
25 Nov 2019
Award-winning nurse retires after almost seven decades in the profession
Aileen Coomber, RCNi’s 2017 Bank Nurse award winner, was part of the NHS at 70 celebrations
22 Nov 2019
District nurse robbed while on duty – police call for information
Nurse was forced to hand over sharps box during incident in Greater Manchester
22 Nov 2019
Overseas nurses: NMC continues English language testing shake-up
Regulator plans to abolish time limit on nursing qualifications taken in English
21 Nov 2019
Nursing bursaries: Lib Dems and Greens say they would reinstate cash support
Parties’ parliamentary candidates compete for nurses’ votes ahead of 2019 general election
20 Nov 2019
Nurses collect donations for students affected by building fire
Fellow university students and local nursing staff offer support after flats destroyed
19 Nov 2019
District nursing heads into perfect storm, with demand rising as workforce dwindles
Queen’s Nursing Institute calls on next government to invest in staffing
19 Nov 2019
Thousands queue for free prostate cancer check
More than 2,000 men had a free PSA test in an event run by volunteers
18 Nov 2019
Welsh Labour withdraws political broadcast that features an actor playing a nurse
Parties must clarify use of actors if the audience could be ‘misled’ by their appearance
15 Nov 2019
Tributes paid to a proud pioneer of agency nursing
Jean Higgins ran an early nurse recruitment agency set up for the benefit of the NHS
15 Nov 2019
RCN Wales Nurse of the Year named
Inspirational leader Jean Saunders praised for improving healthcare access for asylum seekers
15 Nov 2019
Adult social care nursing: NMC chief champions ‘disregarded and undermined’ staff
Andrea Sutcliffe says they display a high level of knowledge, skills and competence
14 Nov 2019
Nurses in Northern Ireland announce Christmas strike date
Walkout will be the first in RCN history – as Unison members plan industrial action too
14 Nov 2019
Ethnic minority women too shy to talk to GP about cancer
Women from ethnic minorities more likely than white women to not want to discuss symptoms
13 Nov 2019