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Foundation of Nursing Studies seeks chair of trustees
Practice development charity recruiting its next chair
12 Apr 2018
Video promotes life-saving CPR by using 100 beats per minute hit song
A nurse is leading a campaign in Scotland to encourage more bystanders to carry out...
10 Apr 2018
Gang violence: why all nurses must remain vigilant
The heartbreaking fallout of gang violence is affecting nurses across London, the RCN’s new...
10 Apr 2018
Mental health tool for older people launched
An online tool has been launched to help older people worried about their mental health
06 Apr 2018
Nurses in Scotland say Universal Credit is pushing people further into poverty
Staff raised their concerns at the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland Conference.
06 Apr 2018
350% rise in nursing student placements in English general practices
Training hubs allow groups of practices to share and plan nurse training
05 Apr 2018
Commissioners that miss mental health spending target will be held to account, says NHS...
Clinical commissioning groups must increase their spending on mental health faster than the...
05 Apr 2018
University admissions: nursing student applications in England continue to fall
RCN says one third fewer nursing student applicants in England since tuition fees replaced...
05 Apr 2018
RCN International Nursing Research Conference 2018 lines up leading speakers from...
Resilience, changing nursing roles and financial challenges will be discussed at an...
04 Apr 2018
Royal College of Midwives issues guidance on anonymous voter registration for abuse...
Midwives can help keep people who have experienced domestic abuse safe by ensuring they...
03 Apr 2018
NMC freezes registration fee despite loss to finances and fall in registrants
Nursing and Midwifery Council approved the fee freeze when deciding on its budget for the...
03 Apr 2018
Volunteer scheme provides company at end of life, and food parcels for discharged...
Compassionate Inverclyde project is funded by donations and local support
29 Mar 2018
NHS Providers warns of toxic health service culture and worsening patient experience
New report paints bleak picture of emergency department waiting times, standards of care and...
29 Mar 2018
RCNi Learning teams up with the Priory Group to develop nursing skills
RCNi is to provide education and professional development for nurses working for a leading...
29 Mar 2018
Children and young people struggle to access mental healthcare
Fewer than one in ten get the support they need, according to YoungMinds survey
28 Mar 2018
NHS workforce strategy fails to address staffing needs in the community – QNI
Workforce plan requires ‘sharper focus on education of community and primary care nurses’
28 Mar 2018
RCN backs opt out organ donation, following survey results
The RCN is now backing an opt-out system for organ and tissue donation following a survey of...
28 Mar 2018