RCN launches advanced nurse credentialing after successful pilot
New programme will boost careers of advanced practice nurses.
24 May 2017
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Frances Hughes: Door is open for RCN to re-join International Council of Nurses
Chief executive of the International Council of Nurses says ‘the door is very much open’ for...
23 May 2017
NHS staff group goes viral with 'anyone but the Conservatives' video...
Online film viewed more than four million times.
23 May 2017
Queen leads tributes to staff caring for those injured in Manchester attack
RCN and prime minister join voices of support.
23 May 2017
Emergency staff praised in aftermath of Manchester attack
Emergency services have been working through the night in Manchester to assist in the...
23 May 2017
Nurse ‘used Google Translate to get by on shift’ in Welsh nursing home
A nurse with ‘little understanding’ of English relied on Google Translate while working at a...
22 May 2017
NMC to ‘take stock’ of language tests for overseas nurses
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is to review tests to determine the language skills of...
22 May 2017
Ways of integrating care highlighted
Ways of integrating health and social care for the benefit of dementia patients were...
22 May 2017
Recruitment and morale at risk over pay restraint, NHS Confederation warns
The NHS is in danger of facing a recruitment and morale crisis if the government does not...
22 May 2017
Legacy of Florence Nightingale marked in Westminster Abbey service
The life and legacy of Florence Nightingale has been celebrated in a special service at...
19 May 2017
Congress votes to get tough on missed breaks
Employers who fail to ensure staff take required shift breaks will be challenged by the RCN...
19 May 2017
'All nurses should be dementia-aware'
Nurses across all specialties should have an understanding of dementia
19 May 2017
Congress backs call for review of disability benefits
Nurses spoke of the hardships faced by their patients since the disability living allowance...
19 May 2017
Get involved in NHS transformation plans, nurses urged
Nurses need to be ‘knocking on the door’ to ensure their voices are heard in NHS...
17 May 2017
New guide aims to help nurses fight modern slavery
RCN's new pocket guide advising nurses on how to identify and raise concerns about modern...
17 May 2017
Call to support adult survivors of child sex abuse
Nurses need to be ‘professionally curious’ to help identify adult survivors of child sexual...
16 May 2017
RCNi frailty resource showcased at congress
Frailty is not about age but is a physical condition, and nurses can access a wide variety...
16 May 2017
Asylum seekers and refugees need NHS care too, congress hears
Nurses describe encounters with desperately ill asylum seekers and call for more awareness...
16 May 2017