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Our Health Heroes

Our Health Heroes Awards recognise healthcare support workers, apprentices and teamwork. 

12 Jul 2017
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Some NHS hospital organisations have more than 1,000 staff vacancies while others have left crucial roles unfilled for up to two years, an investigation has r

12 Jul 2017
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NMC hearing

A nurse who lied to his wife and friends for seven years about being a leading surgeon has been struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council register.

11 Jul 2017
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LD_in_Hospital

People with learning disabilities are being turned into ‘commodities’ by independent sector organisations seeking to profit from keeping them in hospital, a shocking report clai

10 Jul 2017
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Scrap the Cap
RCN warning after government insists pay cap will stay
07 Jul 2017
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Home inspection

Care Quality Commission report says 23% of care homes, nursing homes and home care services require improvement on safety and a further 2% are inadequate.

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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Leaving NMC

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

03 Jul 2017

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

28 Jun 2017

Survey of council directors of social services across England found there are plans to save £824 million on social care, with at least 39% from cuts to services.

28 Jun 2017

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

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

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