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Hospital cleaning company

Wholly-owned NHS subsidiary companies harm staff's pay and conditions, unions claim

26 Oct 2018
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Health minister says senior managers in the NHS must reflect the diversity of the workforce

26 Oct 2018
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London pollution

New report reveals many NHS health centres are in areas with unsafe levels of air pollution 

25 Oct 2018
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Josie Irwin

Josie Irwin to take up a national role at Unison after a quarter of a century at the RCN

25 Oct 2018
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Maintenance crew working on a hospital

Figures reveal record-high buildings and equipment maintenance backlog in England

24 Oct 2018
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Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

‘Urgent conditions’ imposed on Shrewsbury and Telford’s maternity and emergency departments

23 Oct 2018
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PHE campaign poster

Public Health England issues pre-winter advice to reduce risk of antibiotic resistance

23 Oct 2018
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Car Park Full

Staff say lack of adequate facilities wastes both their own and patients’ valuable time

22 Oct 2018
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Nurse talking on the phone and looking stressed
Figures show more than a million work days lost over the past three years
22 Oct 2018
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Violence towards paramedics

Scheme involving 40 front-line staff seen as a ‘really positive measure’

19 Oct 2018
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Influenza vaccine

Its report finds significant variation in uptake across England

18 Oct 2018
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Figures prompt renewed call for mandatory safe staffing in England

18 Oct 2018

NHS employers in London cannot dismiss racism as merely a minority issue, college says

17 Oct 2018

NHS trusts' parking fees are a tax on hard-pressed workers, says union 

17 Oct 2018
Workers’ rights among healthcare benefits at risk once UK is outside the EU, says RCN
17 Oct 2018

Health Education England’s RePAIR report recommends targeted funds for prospective students

16 Oct 2018

Scheme has led to earlier identification and discharge of people with a learning disability

15 Oct 2018

Entrepreneur claims nursing app offers nurses flexibility – but RCN fears for their rights

15 Oct 2018

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