RCN says flat rate does not ‘accurately reflect the level of responsibility expected of staff’
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A Conservative MP and cancer nurse who voted against removing the public sector pay cap has been accused of ‘hypocrisy’ after agreeing to host a Scr
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Schools should teach children about the importance of breastfeeding, according to new guidance.
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Where appropriate, patients are encouraged to sit rather than lie
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A 'six in one' immunisation for babies born from today will replace the 'five in one' vaccine, adding protection against hepatitis B.
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Northumbria University has been chosen to train nurses from Malta as part of a response to a national shortage in their home country.
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Offering routine HIV tests to people registering with new GP surgeries in high risk areas is cost effective and could save lives, a study has shown.
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The heads of the RCN and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) have written to a national newspaper to complain about the negative portrayal of nurses in one of
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Nurse Shirley Hannan has retired after 57 years working for the NHS.
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A nurse whose daughter died after taking online diet pills containing a toxic chemical is calling for tighter controls on its supply.
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But RCN says 'more hard cash' needed to make plans reality
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Doctors have warned that plans for 'brutal' NHS cuts are shrouded in secrecy and will cause uproar once revealed.
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Approximately 25 beds closed to admissions at Altnagelvin Area Hospital to ensure patient safety.
England's chief nursing officer Jane Cummings says GPs must implement the new action plan for practice nursing.
The RCN will ballot members over industrial action later this year if the government continues its refusal to scrap the pay cap, the college’s general secretary has warned.
40 events held as part of Scrap the Cap campaign
Staff volunteers at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust have signed up to the Slimpod system to help them lose weight.
Doctors’ orders to 'complete the course' for some antibiotics may be wrong, and patients should stop treatment when they feel better, according to an article in a medical journal.
More than two million people with kidney disease should be offered statins to help combat their risk of heart attacks and stroke, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence says.
