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Suspended jail sentence for nurse who ran Botox business while on sick leave
Nicola Bevan also forged prescriptions to obtain cosmetic products for private work
04 Oct 2019
For your patients’ sake, get the flu jab, senior official urges health workers
Professor says healthcare staff have a ‘very strong responsibility’ to accept vaccination
04 Oct 2019
RCN condemns ‘insulting’ 5% pay offer for Guernsey nurses
College will ballot members on whether to accept or reject the offer
03 Oct 2019
Climate change and the NHS: can nurses point the way to a greener future?
RCN calls for ideas on how to reduce healthcare’s carbon footprint
03 Oct 2019
Community mental health services for adults to be integrated
Community mental health, physical health and social care adult services will be integrated
03 Oct 2019
RCN elects new governing council
Thirteen members are set to take their seats on the RCN’s governing council in January
01 Oct 2019
Personal finance guide for nursing students offers tips for how to make money go further
RCN Money Guide for Students shares tricks for canny money management
01 Oct 2019
Always remember to ask yourself: ‘could this be sepsis’?
Sepsis survivor and former nurse practitioner’s message to healthcare professionals
30 Sep 2019
Childhood vaccines: nurses are key to increasing their uptake, RCN says
Data show a consistent fall in children being vaccinated against a variety of conditions
30 Sep 2019
Women in their sixties often skip offers of cancer screening
Most women in their sixties in England ignore at least one of three types of cancer screening
27 Sep 2019
Community nurses: new research body will shine a light on their work
International Community Nursing Observatory will explore issues such as safe caseloads
26 Sep 2019
Don’t abolish Specialist Practitioner Qualification, says report author
NMC’s review of training might put qualification under threat, says Agnes Fanning
26 Sep 2019
Fewer white mature students entering nursing courses
But boost to BME student numbers, despite removal of bursary in England
25 Sep 2019
England’s chief nurse unveils £130,000 funding to develop primary care nurse leaders
Ruth May also outlines new network for care home staff at London conference
25 Sep 2019
Government has told me to ‘bring nurses under control’ – RCN general secretary
Dame Donna Kinnair’s revelation comes as she urges nurses to keep speaking out about concerns
24 Sep 2019
RCN Nurse of the Year praised by prime minister
Taurai Matare met Boris Johnson during his publicity visit to London hospital
19 Sep 2019
Strike ballot: RCN names the date for industrial action vote in Northern Ireland
Low pay and nurse staffing levels have left members ‘angry and disillusioned’
19 Sep 2019
Cavell Nurses' Trust welcomes hospice to its staff welfare scheme
Cambridge Hospice will encourage staff facing hardship to use the programme
19 Sep 2019