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Specialist nurses under growing pressure to help patients with disability claim benefits
Survey shows 90% of MS nurses help patients make benefit applications, often in their own...
27 Mar 2018
NHS retention: more needs to be done to retain new wave of nurses
Too much emphasis has been placed on retaining nurses eligible for retirement rather than...
26 Mar 2018
Government set to announce 3,000 extra midwifery training places
Jeremy Hunt will also pledge that pregnant women will be treated by the same midwives...
26 Mar 2018
Care home nurses set to benefit from on-site pharmacists
Nursing and care home staff have welcomed plans to introduce on-site pharmacists to help...
23 Mar 2018
Developing students into 'leaders of the future' is critical for nursing,...
Developing leadership opportunities for nursing students at the beginning of their journey...
22 Mar 2018
Pay to finally increase – if deal is agreed across England
Nurses in England are set to see minimum pay rises of 6.5%, rising to as much as 29%
21 Mar 2018
Fitness to Practise process to change, proposals from NMC suggest
The Fitness to Practise process could be about to change, as new proposals from nursing...
21 Mar 2018
Report suggests not enough being done to help children with speech and language issues
Too many children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties are...
20 Mar 2018
Two years into the Five Year Forward View has progress been made?
Two years into the Five Year Forward View, one of England's most senior mental health nurses...
19 Mar 2018
RCN welcomes clarification on new nursing assistant role in Northern Ireland
The RCN has welcomed clarification on the responsibilities of the newly renamed nursing...
16 Mar 2018
Loan overpayment error leaves students struggling to pay rent
RCN general secretary urges Student Loans Company not to recover overpayments
16 Mar 2018
CQC care homes report: Alzheimer's Society describes rise of poor quality...
Independent Age report shows huge variations in the quality of care homes across the country...
15 Mar 2018
UK lags behind comparable countries on child health – report
The UK is lagging behind on child health, according to research that looked at health...
15 Mar 2018
Nurse 'devotion' celebrated at royal reception
The Prince of Wales praised the endless care of nurses at Buckingham Palace reception
15 Mar 2018
Around 43% of NHS staff in England use instant messaging despite possibility of...
The RCN has warned nurses risk losing their registration by sharing sensitive data on...
14 Mar 2018
Award launched for support shown to bereaved parents
An award scheme to recognise nurses and other healthcare staff who provide exceptional care...
14 Mar 2018