EXCLUSIVE: surge in number of NHS staff applying to retire
The number of NHS staff applying for retirement has surged by 25% over the past four years,...
04 Jan 2017
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Nurse-led clinic reports 'significant' fall in HIV diagnoses
A nurse-led sexual health clinic has reported a 'significant' 40% fall in HIV...
03 Jan 2017
Barcoding medication and replacement hips ‘could save NHS £1 billion’
Replacement hips and breast implants are to have barcodes as part of an NHS scheme to reduce...
03 Jan 2017
Nurses’ achievements recognised in new year’s honours
Leading Mary Seacole statue campaigner and the UK’s only nursing professor of stroke care...
30 Dec 2016
Nurses tell of how furry friends can improve patient health
Nine out of ten nurses believe animals can improve the health of patients with depression...
30 Dec 2016
Nurses must work together to make voices heard, urges RCN president
RCN president Cecilia Anim is urging nurses to make their voices heard through petitions,...
30 Dec 2016
Community nurse and GP caseloads mean no time for chronic disease management, warns top...
Community nurses and GPs will spend so much time ‘firefighting’ urgent cases this winter...
29 Dec 2016
Mother and son lobby to use drug company fines to fund specialist epilepsy nurses
A mother and son who both have epilepsy are petitioning the UK government to fund a ‘new...
29 Dec 2016
From free concerts to £5k tips
Nurses have paid tribute to George Michael for championing the profession – and recalled how...
28 Dec 2016
Hospital parking nets more than £120 million for NHS trusts
NHS hospitals are making more money than ever from car park charges, an investigation has...
28 Dec 2016
NHS must focus on home care, says England’s chief nurse
The NHS needs to spend more money looking after people in their own homes rather than in...
28 Dec 2016
Nursing leaders’ tribute to ‘hard-working and dedicated’ nurses working over Christmas
Nursing leaders from across the UK have paid tribute to the ‘hard-working and dedicated’...
22 Dec 2016
Nurses making Christmas Day special for patients across the UK
Almost 90,000 nurses will be on Christmas Day duty this year, according to health union...
21 Dec 2016
Nursing voted most honest and ethical profession in US poll
Nurses have been voted the most trustworthy professionals for the fifteenth year in a row in...
21 Dec 2016
Study finds ‘calculable’ link between nurse staffing levels and patient outcomes
A study has found a ‘calculable’ link between nurse staffing levels and patient outcomes.
20 Dec 2016
Deadline looms for RCN mentorship scheme
A pioneering nurse whose recycling project saved £50,000 is urging others to put their ideas...
20 Dec 2016
‘Drastic’ fall in nursing degree applications since bursary cut
Nursing leaders voice concern about reduction since the government withdrew funding for...
20 Dec 2016
NHS in England ‘buckling’ under spending controls, think tank warns
The NHS in England is ‘buckling’, a think tank has warned, with levels of funding failing to...
20 Dec 2016