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Leading nurse and midwife Valerie McGurk, a 2002 Nurse Awards commendee, will fundraise for Cancer Research UK in her retirement.

12 Sep 2017
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More than one in 10 of the world's pagers is being used in the NHS, according to estimates.

12 Sep 2017
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The 1% pay cap is set to be lifted for police and prison officers, prompting speculation that nurses’ pay may increase too.

12 Sep 2017
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Britain's shortage of nurses and midwives could increase by 20,000 by 2020 if trends following last year's Brexit referendum continue, the government has been

12 Sep 2017
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City-dwelling children with serious asthma may have fewer symptoms if they live close to green parks, nurse-led research suggests.

08 Sep 2017
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Plans to sell off a major NHS staffing agency have been abandoned by the government.

07 Sep 2017
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A revised toolkit for school nurses has been published by the RCN.

07 Sep 2017
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Unregistered support staff working under specialist nurse job titles, study reveals
07 Sep 2017
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Schoolgirls in Scotland will have access to free sanitary products in a bid to tackle 'period poverty', first minister Nicola Sturgeon has pledged.

06 Sep 2017
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RCN rally calls for end to 1% pay cap
06 Sep 2017
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Survey shows 72% of midwives and health visitors believe training about pre and postnatal mental illness is insufficient.

06 Sep 2017
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Interactions between mothers and their babies will be filmed using head cameras in a bid to find out how a mother's mental health and personality af

06 Sep 2017
2,000 nurses expected at Parliament Square rally calling for pay cap to be removed
06 Sep 2017

New workforce data reveal the ‘highest ever’ number of nursing and midwifery vacancies, according to RCN Scotland.

05 Sep 2017

The Scottish First Minister has committed to lifting the 1% public sector pay cap in Scotland from next year.

05 Sep 2017

​New chief executive Gill Walton has started work at the Royal College of Midwives.

05 Sep 2017

Eve Senior praised the work of the nurses who looked after her and wants to join the profession. 

05 Sep 2017

Employers are being urged to offer support to workers who have premature or ill babies.

05 Sep 2017

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