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Asylum seekers and refugees need NHS care too, congress hears

Nurses describe encounters with desperately ill asylum seekers and call for more awareness...

PM condemned for RCN congress no-show

Theresa May accused of showing 'contempt' for nurses

Motion to reduce practice hours defeated at congress

A motion calling for a reduction in clinical placement hours for nursing students was...

Nurse debriefings are 'crucial' but doubts raised over timing...

Nurse debriefing sessions can be an effective way to provide psychological support and to...

‘NHS still the fairest way to deliver healthcare’

Resolution passed at RCN congress declares UK system still offers the fairest method of...

Self-harm figures ‘probably the tip of iceberg’

The 57,000 episodes of self-harm reported in mental health services each year account for 25...

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...

Wellness should be a focus for nurses, congress told

The NHS focus on illness rather than wellness could be ‘disabling patients’, delegates tell...

Nurses diagnosed with dementia have role to play

Nurses who have dementia should be allowed to continue working, RCN congress resolved on...

'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...

Nurses treated like ‘dirt’ by government, says Tim Farron

Nurses are being treated ‘like dirt’ by the government, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron...

Corbyn pledges bursaries and safe staffing legislation

Plus EU citizens working in NHS will be given right to remain, Labour leader has pledged.

‘Employers must give nurses time for training’

Some employers are withholding pay increments from nurses who do not complete statutory and...

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...

Labour and Lib Dem leaders to address RCN congress

Jeremy Corbyn and Tim Farron will today address delegates in Liverpool and take questions...

Janet Davies in call for safe staffing leglislation

General secretary's address to RCN congress

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...

Results of RCN pay poll revealed

The result of the RCN pay poll of members working in the NHS has resulted in an overwheming...

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