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Andy Burnham

The cap on nurse pay must be lifted and nurse bursaries reintroduced, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said on the opening day of RCN congress in Liverpool.

13 May 2017
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Free resources will help nurses and other healthcare professionals share best practice through publishing.

12 May 2017
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Danielle Tiplady

More than 100 nurses sign a letter to Theresa May warning that the pay cap is causing hardship and forcing some to leave the profession

12 May 2017
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To mark Nurses’ Day, Marie Curie celebrates those who have switched to a career in nursing.

12 May 2017
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RCN urges nurses to honour their colleagues at events across the UK, and patients to share their stories of care on social media for Nurses' Da

12 May 2017
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Janet Davies

With an unexpected general election just weeks away, and with some high-profile political speakers, this year’s RCN congress will provide an extra platform for nurses’ views, sa

11 May 2017
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A new government needs to commit to funding nurse and midwifery education sufficiently, the Council of Deans of Health has said.

10 May 2017
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Nurses overwhelmingly want a Labour government, Nursing Standard poll suggests.

10 May 2017
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Tim Farron

Labour and Liberal Democrat leaders will attend this year's event in Liverpool.

09 May 2017
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Charlotte Pritchard

New campaign promotes Wales as a place for nurses to train, work and live. 

09 May 2017
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Jeremy Corbyn

Car parking fees at hospitals in England will be scrapped under a Labour government, party leader Jeremy Corbyn announced today.

08 May 2017
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A director of nursing has been appointed general secretary of the Royal College of Midwives. Gill Walton takes over from Cathy Warwick, who is retiring this summer.

08 May 2017

NHS Providers says staff are leaving the health service to work in supermarkets because of stress and ongoing pay restraint. In a seven-point policy paper, it urges the next government to take urgent action to tackle workforce shortages.

08 May 2017

RCN Nurse of the Year award has gone to Melanie Davies for her work championing the well-being of people with learning disabilities

05 May 2017

Children's respiratory nurse Joanna O'Toole wins Patient's Choice award at the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017

05 May 2017
The innovation, talent and skill of the UK's nursing profession has been celebrated at the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017
05 May 2017

Susie Scales and Amy Sims take out presitgious prize for work on county-wide programme

05 May 2017

RCN stewards have urged eligible members to fill out the college’s survey on pay before 11pm Sunday 7 May.

05 May 2017

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