District nurse helps community workforce to keep pace with sepsis assessments
Eve Lightfoot wants to ensure community nurses can spot sepsis and deterioration
29 May 2018
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘You can't comply with safe staffing law on some wards by robbing...
Nurse managers are struggling to fill staffing gaps and protect skill mix
29 May 2018
Suicide awareness: RCN mental health lead calls for clear guidance for nurses
Nurses ‘often feel ill-equipped to step in’ when someone is experiencing suicidal thoughts
29 May 2018
Hospital parking charges: Norfolk trust staff to protest against ‘swingeing hikes’
Health union warns it could ballot members on industrial action
25 May 2018
‘Big Ideas’ awards offer bursaries for innovation in care
Awards of up to £3,000 open to healthcare professionals working on projects that benefit...
25 May 2018
Pay more tax or expect less from the NHS
Public will accept tax rises for NHS if their money is not wasted, says Jeremy Hunt
25 May 2018
Scotland publishes new safe staffing bill
No minimum staffing ratio, but care providers must use workload and workforce planning tools
25 May 2018
Flu jab: nurses lag behind doctors in uptake of seasonal vaccine
Healthcare workers at elevated risk of contracting flu
25 May 2018
Chief nurse Jane Cummings to step down
England’s chief nurse Jane Cummings to step down after more than six years
24 May 2018
Nursing and Midwifery Council publishes new proficiency standards
NMC describes standards, to be implemented by 2020, as ‘ambitious’ despite some criticism
22 May 2018
Outrage at plan to sell NHS building that offers London nurses affordable housing
Queen Mary's House in upmarket Hampstead, London, currently houses 52 mainly NHS staff...
21 May 2018
Community nursing isn't about 'tea and chat' says QNI director...
Queen's Nursing Institute wants national push to encourage nursing students into...
18 May 2018
NHS pay – government needs to go further, says Manchester mayor Andy Burnham
Greater Manchester NHS is an example for the rest of the country, says ex-Labour health...
18 May 2018
Social care needs NHS-style funding model, urges RCN activist
Let’s look back to start of NHS and do the same for social care, nurse tell congress
18 May 2018
Congress demands increased funding for community nursing
Recent figures show a fall in district nursing numbers by 45% since 2010
17 May 2018
Nurses worldwide need better pay to make profession more attractive – ICN
Governments are failing to use nurse pay and conditions as a lever of workforce expansion
17 May 2018
Caution urged over wider use of bodycams
Body cameras can protect nurses, but may undermine patient dignity, RCN congress hears
17 May 2018
What role for retired nurses in the RCN?
An RCN league of retired nurses could ensure their knowledge is not lost
17 May 2018