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Stop assaults

Nurses who have been assaulted while at work will lobby MPs next week to push for tougher sanctions for those who attack NHS staff.

11 Oct 2017
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Jeremy Hunt
Health secretary made the announcement to MPs
10 Oct 2017
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NMC

Six ‘platforms’ trainees are expected to reach on registration include accountability, health promotion, improving care and health promotion

10 Oct 2017
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The NHS is straining at the seams as it juggles problems with staffing shortages, rising demand and increasing numbers of patients with preventable illnesses,

10 Oct 2017
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Unprepared for Apps
Universities to get share of £4.9 million funding
06 Oct 2017
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University Hospitals of Leicester

A trust with about 500 nursing vacancies has said it is considering filling some nursing roles with other staff, such as pharmacists or physiotherapists

05 Oct 2017
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Chris_Caldwell

A new preceptorship framework for nurses working in London has been launched by the Capital Nurse programme.

29 Sep 2017
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Laura Serrant

Regional advisory networks for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) issues are to be established in England in a bid to increase understanding of local concerns.

29 Sep 2017
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RCN survey
Staff shortages compromising patient care, RCN poll finds
29 Sep 2017
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Brian Webster-Henderson

More work is needed to boost the field of nurse research, says the Council of Deans of Health chair Brian Webster-Henderson.

28 Sep 2017
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Strike_Ballot

The RCN will move towards balloting members on industrial action if the 1% cap on NHS pay is not lifted by the November budget.

28 Sep 2017
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Older nurse

More than 500 nurses and midwives aged over 70 are practising in the UK, the regulator has revealed.

28 Sep 2017

Around eight in ten members of the public support calls to remove the pay cap and give NHS staff an above-inflation pay rise

28 Sep 2017
Report: nurses face major barriers in delivering dedicated and compassionate care
28 Sep 2017

English language standards for European nurses joining the register will not be lowered, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has insisted.

27 Sep 2017

Health experts and epilepsy charities have repeated calls to Jeremy Hunt to ensure all women taking a drug to control their seizures have a yearly consultation to discuss risks of the drug associated with pregnancy.

27 Sep 2017

Tens of thousands of NHS nurses have taken time off work due to anxiety, stress or depression, a Nursing Standard investigation reveals.

27 Sep 2017

An exhibition celebriting diversity in nursing is set to open at the RCN next month.

26 Sep 2017

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