Dementia patients missing out on key services
People with dementia in care homes are getting a second-class service from the NHS,...
05 May 2016
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Union predicts workforce crisis if plan to axe bursaries goes ahead
Unite calls changes to nursing student bursaries ‘a cynical cost-cutting exercise’
04 May 2016
Cast your vote for RCN’s major contemporary art event
Venues compete to host Peter Liversidge's work
04 May 2016
US military report admits attack on MSF hospital was an error
Charity welcomes publication but repeats call for an independent investigation into attack...
04 May 2016
Less than half of new parents seek help for mental health issues, survey reveals
Healthcare staff need training on how to talk to new parents about their mental health, says...
04 May 2016
Revalidation's first group record 90% success rate...
NMC says figures allay any fears that more people will leave the register because of new...
04 May 2016
International Council of Nurses calls for urgent action to eliminate nuclear weapons
ICN highlights the risks to humanity posed by nuclear weapons
03 May 2016
RCN head Janet Davies defends nursing as a graduate profession
Janet Davies was talking on a special edition of Radio 4's Woman's Hour
03 May 2016
Opposition MPs set to challenge government over plans to ditch NHS bursary
Nursing students plan to demonstrate outside parliament to support the challenge
03 May 2016
More research is needed on key issues, says RCN head
RCN general secretary Janet Davies argues more evidence is needed to answer biq questions...
02 May 2016
Booklets aid midwives in diversity and equality issues
Royal College of Midwives’ seeks to nurture inclusive service with five new publications...
01 May 2016
Staff not to blame for failings at mental health trust
CQC inspectors find 'despite best efforts', risks identified were not prioritised by senior...
29 Apr 2016
Employers treat hospital apprentices as cheap labour, says union
Unison health chief says low-pay scandal will get worse without national agreement on pay...
29 Apr 2016
Plan to scrap nursing bursary should be axed, says RCN
Government has not thought hard enough about the risks to changes in funding, says RCN chief...
29 Apr 2016
Senior nurses face redundancy threat at South Tyneside hospital
Trust unable to confirm numbers, but denies recent partnership aimed at integrating services...
29 Apr 2016
Hospital nurses survive on a diet of fast food, survey reveals
Takeaways and fizzy pop don’t make for a healthy workforce, says union boss
29 Apr 2016