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Children’s health put at risk as public health funding plummets, warns RCN
Cuts to crucial health services are jeopardising the health of England’s children and young...
16 May 2017
Wellness should be a focus for nurses, congress told
The NHS focus on illness rather than wellness could be ‘disabling patients’, delegates tell...
15 May 2017
Nurses diagnosed with dementia have role to play
Nurses who have dementia should be allowed to continue working, RCN congress resolved on...
15 May 2017
'Use communication and intuition' in assessments, say senior care home nurses...
Care home nurses need to ensure they are putting the patient at the heart of any decision...
15 May 2017
Nurses treated like ‘dirt’ by government, says Tim Farron
Nurses are being treated ‘like dirt’ by the government, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron...
15 May 2017
Corbyn pledges bursaries and safe staffing legislation
Plus EU citizens working in NHS will be given right to remain, Labour leader has pledged.
15 May 2017
‘Employers must give nurses time for training’
Some employers are withholding pay increments from nurses who do not complete statutory and...
15 May 2017
Risk to patients if nursing education not better funded, say nurses
There is ‘a real and significant’ risk to patients if nursing education is not properly...
15 May 2017
Labour and Lib Dem leaders to address RCN congress
Jeremy Corbyn and Tim Farron will today address delegates in Liverpool and take questions...
15 May 2017
Janet Davies in call for safe staffing leglislation
General secretary's address to RCN congress
14 May 2017
Make your voices heard over pay, urges RCN president Cecilia Anim
RCN president Cecilia Anim has urged nurses to make their voices heard following the...
14 May 2017
Results of RCN pay poll revealed
The result of the RCN pay poll of members working in the NHS has resulted in an overwheming...
14 May 2017
Awards and impassioned speech kick off RCN congress 2017
Nurses should not be reduced to using foodbanks, said Cecilia Anim in an impassioned speech...
13 May 2017
Andy Burnham in tuition fees pledge
The cap on nurse pay must be lifted and nurse bursaries reintroduced, Greater Manchester...
13 May 2017
Free access to new frailty resource during RCN congress week
Online resource launched by the RCN older people's forum and RCNi about helping patients...
13 May 2017
RCNi launches new Write for us author hub
Free resources will help nurses and other healthcare professionals share best practice...
12 May 2017
Nurses urge prime minister to 'sit up and value' the profession...
More than 100 nurses sign a letter to Theresa May warning that the pay cap is causing...
12 May 2017