End of life: new standards promise measurable care improvements in the community
Nurses in participating general practices will be adopting the Daffodil Standards
15 Feb 2019
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Helen Whyley takes up permanent post as RCN Wales director
New head says she is proud to lead the team that supports and advocates for nurses
15 Feb 2019
Nurses meet to start planning campaign for a safe staffing law
RCN members in England begin latest move to lobby government over nurse numbers
14 Feb 2019
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Celebrate your work and others who have helped you at the RCNi Nurse Awards 2019
Chair of judges Yvonne Coghill says her recent CBE ‘belongs to a lot of people’
14 Feb 2019
Work-life balance driving increasing number of staff to leave the NHS
Health Foundation report highlights ‘worrying’ lack of improvement in retention rates
13 Feb 2019
Irish nurses call off planned strike action
Nursing unions suspend industrial action to consider Labour Court's proposals
13 Feb 2019
Welsh health minister earmarks £7 million for child and adolescent mental health
Funding follows government report to support whole-school approach to improve well-being
13 Feb 2019
Digital CBT recommended as first-line treatment for children with mild depression
NICE draft guidance says wider adoption would give faster access to psychological help
12 Feb 2019
You want to boost the social care workforce? Then invest in it, RCN tells ministers
College sceptical about latest recruitment campaign to a sector with poor pay and conditions
12 Feb 2019
Apprenticeships are our answer to steep recruitment costs, says trust chief nurse
Employer is investing in apprentices to cut dependence on attracting overseas nurses
11 Feb 2019
Nurse criticises NHS England chiefs for lack of workforce to deliver NHS Long Term Plan
Nurse tells board meeting: ‘I have never seen the NHS in such a bad state’
11 Feb 2019
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Don’t miss your chance to enter the RCNi Nurse Awards 2019
Final week to nominate yourself, a colleague or a team and celebrate nursing excellence
08 Feb 2019
UK nurse Howard Catton named chief executive of the International Council of Nurses
The ex-RCN policy head wants to push the case for investment in nurses ‘harder than ever’
08 Feb 2019
Nursing associate numbers on target so far, despite concerns about low uptake
Government now faces challenge of achieving its ambitions for 2019 cohort
07 Feb 2019
Team brings diabetes screening to the fans for Southampton home game
HbA1c testing clinic at Cardiff City fixture could be first at a football match, says trust
07 Feb 2019
Nursing degree applicants up UK-wide but bursary loss still takes its toll in England
UCAS figures ‘show the scale of the workforce challenge’, says RCN general secretary
07 Feb 2019
RCN urges members to demand safe staffing legislation in England
College’s campaign aims to ‘create a legacy that will change staffing in England forever’
06 Feb 2019
Trusts must increase monitoring and reporting of workplace culture, report advises
Pulse UK says organisations need to tackle ‘learned helplessness’ among staff
05 Feb 2019