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Scrap the Cap
RCN warning after government insists pay cap will stay
07 Jul 2017
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End of life

Patients with cancer who live in poorer areas receive ‘unacceptable variation’ in end of life care, research shows. 

07 Jul 2017
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Med Managemen

A study published today shows the potential benefits of a new nurse-led intervention supporting carers to manage pain medication in people with terminal

06 Jul 2017
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Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has been asked how the government can afford a £1 billion deal with the Democratic Unionist Party, but not to boost nur

04 Jul 2017
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RCNi web page

Nursing Standard publisher RCNi is looking for a new chair to provide the board with clear leadership.

04 Jul 2017
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Professional standards for the work of nursing associates will be drawn up by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) this summer.

04 Jul 2017
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Edinburgh_Scrap the Cap

The RCN’s summer of protest is set to continue amid mounting pressure on the government to lift the public sector pay cap.

03 Jul 2017
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Kate Granger

Chief nurse urges more nurses to nominate colleagues and teams for Kate Granger Compassionate Care Awards.

03 Jul 2017
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Reece Holt

Some parents of children with cancer spend thousands of pounds every year on travel for treatment, figures suggest.

03 Jul 2017
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Leaving NMC

More nurses and midwives are leaving the Nursing and Midwifery Council register than are joining it.

03 Jul 2017
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Jeremy Corbyn

MPs debated Labour Party amendment to the Queen's Speech to lift the public sector pay cap.

28 Jun 2017
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Nursing demo

Nurses across England and Scotland intensified their demands for a pay rise as the RCN's summer of protest began.

27 Jun 2017

The Patients Association’s appointment of Rachel Power as chief executive marks the start of a ‘new chapter’ for the charity.

27 Jun 2017

Northern Ireland’s first clinical nurse specialist for young people and a Macmillan nurse who developed a new screening tool shared the RCN Cancer Nurse of the Year award.

23 Jun 2017

The NHS has confirmed it is reviewing fire safety procedures in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy – and nurses are urged to report their concerns.

23 Jun 2017

The first wave of RCN ‘summer of protest’ rallies will begin next week, with nurses making their feelings known on the public sector pay cap.

22 Jun 2017

Staff praise 'amazing' University of Northampton health studies and social care student Dennis Newlove at his own private graduation ceremony.

22 Jun 2017

Nurses are at risk of dehydration during hot weather, warns Royal College of Nursing.

21 Jun 2017

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