Risk of heart attacks, strokes rises after cold snap, NHS England warns
The risk of heart attack and stroke rises immediately after a cold snap, and the number of...
11 Dec 2017
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Wales to get 161 more nurse training places next year
Nurse training places in Wales will rise by almost 10% next year as part of a £107 million...
08 Dec 2017
RCN governing body elect new chair and vice-chair
NHS Professionals head of workforce insight Maria Trewern to take over RCN council chair in...
08 Dec 2017
RCN urges better preparations as ‘worst winter’ nears
The RCN is calling for a long-term plan to address the strain on health services in what is...
08 Dec 2017
Hunt calls for multi-year deal on nurses’ pay
Government also wants 'improvements to productivity'
07 Dec 2017
More being helped by talking therapies on NHS
More people with anxiety and depression are gaining access to NHS talking therapies in...
07 Dec 2017
RCN Scotland director to join sleep-out in support of homeless
RCN Scotland director Theresa Fyffe will join thousands of fundraisers this weekend for a...
06 Dec 2017
Health visitor survey reveals one in three fear being so overstretched that a tragedy...
Health visitors in England fear falling numbers could be putting children’s lives at risk, a...
05 Dec 2017
More nurses having flu vaccination could cut absence rates, study shows
Persuading more nurses and other NHS staff to have the flu vaccination could dramatically...
05 Dec 2017
Urgent action needed on obesity among nurses, study shows
Action is needed to address obesity among healthcare staff, with one in four nurses in...
05 Dec 2017
Latest UCAS figures reveal implications of bursary removal in nursing applications
The number of mature students accepted onto nursing degree courses has heavily declined with...
04 Dec 2017
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Patients’ chance to nominate their hero for an RCNi Nurse Award
Nominations are now open for one of nursing’s most prestigious accolades, in which patients...
04 Dec 2017
HEE chief looks to rebalance funds to ensure nurses' continuing professional...
More funding for nurses' continuing professional development will be found, according to the...
01 Dec 2017
'Exceptional' group of nurses in Scotland to receive Queen's Nurse title...
A group of community nurses in Scotland are to receive the title of Queen's Nurse at a...
01 Dec 2017
Nursing tops poll of most trusted profession for second year running
Nursing remains the most trusted profession in Britain for a second consecutive year, the...
01 Dec 2017
RCN general secretary Janet Davies slams government for nursing pay insult
Government suggestions that any pay rise for nurses must be linked to improved productivity...
30 Nov 2017
NMC sees rise in interest after change to language tests
The Nursing and Midwifery Council says more than 4,000 nurses and midwives have expressed...
30 Nov 2017
NMC to begin consultation on nursing associate fees
Regulator says nursing associates will be subject to the same processes as nurses and...
30 Nov 2017