Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Struggling hospitals should not try to make money off their staff, the RCN has warned, after figures showing hospitals in England made a record £174.5 mi
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Almost two-thirds of NHS trusts have already signed up to a voluntary scheme
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Chief nursing officer for England Jane Cummings calls on trusts to support BME candidates through application and interview process to boost diversity
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Patient safety will be at risk if working time regulations are ditched, warn union leaders
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Nurses, midwives or healthcare assistants – not just RCN members – are eligible to apply for help from Lamplight Support Service.
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UK nursing leaders have praised 'dedicated and compassionate' nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants who will be on duty over the Christmas
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The exodus of nurses will continue unless staff receive an above inflation pay rise, the RCN has warned.
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Labour Party says that NHS has more than 100,000 vacant posts in England
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Dame Sarah Mullally to become the 133rd Bishop of London in 2018 and installed in a service at St Paul’s Cathedral.
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Infection experts are encouraging nurses to ensure they have a flu vaccination to protect patients and colleagues.
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An expansion of the nursing Return to Practice scheme and a 25% increase in the number of nursing undergraduate places are among new measures aimed at addressing the NHS st
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The NHS in England will become the first health system to publish figures on avoidable patient deaths, Jeremy Hunt reveals.
The UK Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS) appoints interim president following Richard Henry’s departure last month.
The TV star and ambassador for the RCNi Nurse Awards is shining a light on nursing
Some 'walked for hours' in freezing temperatures to get to patients
A severe shortage of specialist staff means people with cancer are facing delays in receiving a diagnosis and accessing treatment, MPs warn.
Nurse training places in Wales will rise by almost 10% next year as part of a £107 million investment in education and training, adding 161 places across all four fields of nursing
NHS Professionals head of workforce insight Maria Trewern to take over RCN council chair in January – with the aim to speak out and ‘prioritise safe staffing’ – and Richard Jones elected vice-chair
