Labour promises pay rise for NHS staff
Election pledges to scrap the cap, reinstate bursary and safe staffing legislation
26 Apr 2017
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Hospice app helps build nurse-patient relationship
Oldest hospice in England develops app for smartphones and tablets.
26 Apr 2017
Nursing jobs safe at HIV charity
A flagship HIV service has a more certain future following the support of local campaigners...
26 Apr 2017
Thousands of cancer cases diagnosed in emergency departments
Thousands of people diagnosed with cancer in emergency departments every year have visited...
25 Apr 2017
Rise in emergency admissions for babies and young children
A report has found that many emergency department admissions for babies and young children...
25 Apr 2017
Parts of England cutting mental health spending, figures suggest
Five regions of England are cutting spending on mental health, figures suggest.
25 Apr 2017
Jo Brand joins celebrities backing dementia awareness campaign
Comedian and ex-mental health nurse Jo Brand shows her support.
24 Apr 2017
Health visitors tell parliamentary candidates to ring-fence public health
Health visitors and school nurses are holding a meeting in the Houses of Parliament on...
24 Apr 2017
First nurse chair for British Menopause Society
A nurse has been appointed chair of the British Menopause Society for the first time in its...
21 Apr 2017
Health visitors can help identify domestic slaves
Health visitors are in a good position to spot the signs of those living as domestic slaves...
21 Apr 2017
Campaign helps nurses avoid lapsing from NMC register
A campaign has been launched to help nurses and midwives avoid being taken off the Nursing...
20 Apr 2017
New directors of nursing announced by NHS England
Two directors will help tackle challenges facing the profession.
20 Apr 2017
Group B strep screening 'can cut risk to newborns'...
Routine screening of pregnant women for the bacterial infection can dramatically cut...
20 Apr 2017
Thousands expected at RCN Bulletin Jobs Fair
More than 2,200 people have registered to attend London event
19 Apr 2017
More BME nurses moving into senior positions but many staff 'still suffering in...
Black and minority ethinic (BME) nurses and midwives are continuing to 'suffer in silence'...
19 Apr 2017
More than a quarter of people ignore bowel cancer test results
Figures from an NHS trust show that more than two-fifths of people sent a test kit for bowel...
19 Apr 2017
Number of nurses given hardship payments rockets at start of 2017
The number of hardship grants handed to struggling nurses have soared in the first three...
18 Apr 2017
‘Fight for our NHS’, urge unions and nurses as PM calls election
Prime minister Theresa May has called a snap general election for 8 June.
18 Apr 2017