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RCNi Nurse Awards 2020: deadline for nominations extended
Individuals and teams now have until 7 February to nominate themselves or a colleague
17 Jan 2020
Nurses’ strikes suspended: RCN and Unison to consult members on pay and staffing deal
Unions suspend industrial action after securing offer in crunch talks with health minister
16 Jan 2020
Share your stories of working on nursing’s front line
Nurses are urged to share stories of front-line care delivery in an RCN survey
16 Jan 2020
Tributes to Jean Orr, the nurse educator whose legacy is a culture of caring
Professor Orr founded the school of nursing and midwifery at Queen’s University Belfast
14 Jan 2020
Nurses in Northern Ireland offered pay parity with England and Wales
Government also gives commitments on safe staffing following historic strike action
14 Jan 2020
Nurses’ pay dispute: unions to meet new health minister in bid to avert further strikes
Fresh hope for end to pay and staffing dispute in Northern Ireland
13 Jan 2020
Almost 2,000 terminally ill people died waiting for decision on benefits, charity says
UK government had promised to review ‘not fit for purpose’ benefits system last July
13 Jan 2020
Don’t forget to enter the RCNi Nurse Awards 2020
Grab the chance to promote nursing’s excellence, compassion and commitment
09 Jan 2020
Strike action: NHS nurses in Northern Ireland stage second 12-hour walkout
One nurse says staff are ‘at the point of complete burnout’
08 Jan 2020
Nurse’s legal case argues children cannot consent to gender reassignment
Susan Evans claims NHS trust is prescribing drugs to children ‘as young as nine’
07 Jan 2020
Nurse-led project aims to reduce dehydration in older people
University of West London I-Hydrate project offers advice on hydration in nursing homes
07 Jan 2020
Nurses named in New Year’s Honours: we’re proud, privileged and humbled
Nurses from diverse settings and specialties honoured for services to the profession
27 Dec 2019
Nurses on night shifts to get free parking in England from 2020
Charges waived for nurses and other NHS staff on night shifts and some patients and parents
27 Dec 2019
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RCNi’s new editorial advisory board chair named
Alison Dinning brings insights from clinical leadership and workforce development roles
20 Dec 2019
Nurses should ask one question to identify loneliness in older people
New report says NHS must be equipped to deal with this 'public health pandemic'
19 Dec 2019
Nursing students in England to receive £5,000 grant from next September
Prime minister announces further £3,000 a year for hard-to-recruit disciplines
18 Dec 2019
A striking nurse’s shift diary lays bare the reality of working in today’s NHS
On the eve of a historic walk-out, one nurse describes a typical working day
17 Dec 2019
Registered nurse numbers are on the rise – but retirement looms for many
Number of nurses approaching retirement age is growing quicker than the number of under-30s
17 Dec 2019