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Health visitors call for better training to help new mothers who have mental health...

Health visitors believe they need more training to better support new mothers experiencing...

‘Front-line community nurses can help shape policy’

Academic says nurses and health visitors are the ones who interact with the public and...

Government ‘storing up problems’ as mature students shun nursing, RCN warns

Six thousand fewer mature students have applied to study nursing, according to UCAS figures

BME nurses more likely to be referred to NMC by employer – but white staff more likely...

Black and minority ethnic (BME) nurses are disproportionately referred to the Nursing and...

'Nurses on 12-hour shifts more likely to take sick leave'

Nurses are more likely to take sickness leave if working 12-hour shift patterns, new...

NHS could be up to 42,000 nurses short after Brexit, projection claims

The NHS could suffer a nursing shortage of up to 42,000 just six years after Brexit, a...

'Shocking' decision to shelve safe staffing work has had ongoing policy...

The decision in 2015 to stop a national evidence review on safe staffing was ‘shocking’ and...

Nurses urged to apply for funding to improve health for BME communities

Nurses with ideas for healthcare projects to improve health outcomes of black and minority...

'Intentional rounding does not work for all patients and nurses'...

Not all patients and nurses benefit from the system on hospital wards known as intentional...

Call for funding to help patients access digital health services

Investment will ensure people have equity of access, says a nurse researcher.

RCN to consult members on response to continued pay restraint

The RCN is to consult nurses on how it should respond to continuing pay restraint –...

Rise in nurse numbers shows Wales 'moving in the right direction' – RCN...

Report showing nurse, midwife and health visitor numbers rose 1.3% in a year are welcomed by...

Peers urge review of pay restraint and morale

Ministers should review pay policy for nurses and other NHS staff and the impact it has on...

Parents call for better mental health education in schools

Schools should teach children more about mental health, say parents.

Revalidation: One year on

More than 200,000 nurses and midwives have completed the new system to check they are fit to...

The fight for better pay goes on, RCN says

College will continue to fight for fair pay for nurses as the 1% pay cap is set to remain in...

Doctor who lied about Pauline Cafferkey's temperature suspended for one month...

A doctor who lied about the high temperature of nurse Pauline Cafferkey was last week...

Nurse academics set for RCN International Nursing Research Conference

Nurse academics from across the world will visit Oxford this week for the RCN International...

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