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Hardship grants

Eight nurses a day seek urgent help to cope with the rising cost of living and one-in-four callers receive hardship grants according to the RCN whic

03 May 2017
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Theresa May

Theresa May critised by nursing leaders and Labour MPs for failing to explicitly say if it is wrong that nurses have to turn to food banks to make ends meet.

02 May 2017
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How one hospital increased the amount of time nursing staff spend with patients.

02 May 2017
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Nurse shortages

England could be hit by a shortfall of 42,000 nurses by 2020 and almost half of all nurses are worried about stretched staffing levels, a new report says.

02 May 2017
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The government comfortably avoided a symbolic defeat over funding for nursing students in the dying moments of the current Parliament.

28 Apr 2017
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MPs say 150,000 workers face an uncertain future
28 Apr 2017
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New analysis shows the number of emergency department admissions for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) continues to rise, costing the NHS millions.

27 Apr 2017
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Voting in the Patient's Choice category in the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017 closes at midnight on 28 April.

27 Apr 2017
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A specialist stroke nurse joined her colleagues on a visit to help draw up plans for a new stroke unit in Malawi.

26 Apr 2017
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Emily Ashworth

A trauma nurse coordinator who helped care for people caught up in the Westminster terror attack is preparing to run a marathon to support her heroic colleagues.

26 Apr 2017
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Election pledges to scrap the cap, reinstate bursary and safe staffing legislation
26 Apr 2017
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Nurses and porters are being charged 'extortionate' fees of almost £90 a month to use hospital car parks, a new study reveals.

26 Apr 2017

A report has found that many emergency department admissions for babies and young children could have been avoided with better care and support in community settings.

25 Apr 2017

Chronic understaffing of nurses is continuing to put patients at risk, a survey has revealed.

24 Apr 2017

Funding confirmed to help staff manage waiting times.

21 Apr 2017

Sugary drinks will be banned from hospital shops next year, unless action is taken to cut their sales, NHS England has announced.

21 Apr 2017

A campaign has been launched to help nurses and midwives avoid being taken off the Nursing and Midwifery Council register because of late fee payments.

20 Apr 2017

More than 2,200 people have registered to attend London event

19 Apr 2017

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