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Overworked nurse

Some nurses working up to 12 hours without a break, food, or even a glass of water

19 Jan 2017
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A nurse academic with a family experience of suicide has called for all nurses to undergo awareness training.
18 Jan 2017
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NHS Pay debate
A parliamentary debate on scrapping NHS pay caps will take place at the end of this month and nurses are being urged to do all they can to encourage their MPs to attend
18 Jan 2017
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Houses of Parliament
Petition tops 100k signatures after nurses lose 14% in real terms
17 Jan 2017
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Raise the alarm

As the NHS comes under increasing pressure, the RCN advises nurses to ensure they raise any concerns about patient safety as a matter of urgency.

16 Jan 2017
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A&E_Newman

A toddler with suspected meningitis lay for several hours on a makeshift bed made of two chairs while waiting to be seen by a doctor in A&E, hi

13 Jan 2017
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Nurses must raise concerns now more than ever
13 Jan 2017
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Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing

Fundamental changes to the NMC’s legal framework could speed up fitness to practise cases.

12 Jan 2017
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A&E trolley in corridor

Staff across the UK are reporting serious concerns about care quality during the worst conditions many have experienced

11 Jan 2017
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Research projection shows shortfall of thousands of nurses in the UK.

11 Jan 2017
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Asian and black healthcare staff are significantly less likely to whistleblow than their white British colleagues, research shows.

11 Jan 2017
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A new television documentary is promising to portray the full reality of working for the of the busiest trusts in the NHS.
10 Jan 2017
Entries for the profession's most prestigious awards accepted until 13 January
09 Jan 2017

British charity’s chief executive renews warning about crisis in the UK’s hospital and ambulance services, after prime minister Theresa May rejects the description

06 Jan 2017

Relocation packages worth up to £5,000 are being offered to nurses in London, in an effort to tempt them away from the capital and into Dorset.

06 Jan 2017

More than 80,000 people have signed a petition urging the government to scrap a pay cap which limits NHS staff to a rise of just 1% each year.

05 Jan 2017

Nurses are being encouraged to nominate those who have made an exceptional contribution to patient care for an RCN fellowship.

05 Jan 2017

A&E pressures prompts one trust’s plea on social media and radio for off-duty nurses to work an extra shift.

04 Jan 2017

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