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'Give students in Wales long-term certainty over bursary'...
Royal College of Midwives appeals for lasting commitment to degree funding as minister...
23 Apr 2018
Cardiac rehabilitation programme is vital says senior nurse at British Heart Foundation
Nurse-led services to improve survival rates for patients with coronary heart disease...
23 Apr 2018
Game of Thrones star auctions a day on set for RCN charity
RCN ambassador Emilia Clarke is offering one fan the chance to join her during filming in...
20 Apr 2018
Healthcare assistants increasingly being used as ‘nurses on the cheap’
Calling on HCAs to fill nurse staffing gaps is bad for patients – Unison
20 Apr 2018
Unison urges nurses and support staff to accept three-year NHS pay deal
UK’s largest public service union endorses deal at this week’s health conference in Brighton
18 Apr 2018
Attacks on nurses increase as shortages create ‘hostile environment’
Research shows assaults have risen nearly 10%, with trusts facing financial difficulties...
17 Apr 2018
Education secretary urged to intervene after student loan error
RCN wants ‘worried and distressed’ healthcare students to receive the financial support they...
16 Apr 2018
Game of Thrones' star becomes RCN ambassador...
TV's mother of dragons is nursing's latest ally in the fight to raise awareness of staff...
16 Apr 2018
Fitness to practise: NMC launches plan to help nurses resolve cases before hearings
Regulator’s ruling body agrees proposal to overhaul how it deals with complaints about...
13 Apr 2018
Foundation of Nursing Studies seeks chair of trustees
Practice development charity recruiting its next chair
12 Apr 2018
Video promotes life-saving CPR by using 100 beats per minute hit song
A nurse is leading a campaign in Scotland to encourage more bystanders to carry out...
10 Apr 2018
Gang violence: why all nurses must remain vigilant
The heartbreaking fallout of gang violence is affecting nurses across London, the RCN’s new...
10 Apr 2018
Mental health tool for older people launched
An online tool has been launched to help older people worried about their mental health
06 Apr 2018
Nurses in Scotland say Universal Credit is pushing people further into poverty
Staff raised their concerns at the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland Conference.
06 Apr 2018
350% rise in nursing student placements in English general practices
Training hubs allow groups of practices to share and plan nurse training
05 Apr 2018
Commissioners that miss mental health spending target will be held to account, says NHS...
Clinical commissioning groups must increase their spending on mental health faster than the...
05 Apr 2018