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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
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NHS Providers says staff are leaving the health service to work in supermarkets because of stress and ongoing pay restraint.

08 May 2017
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Xtreme Everest team

Xtreme Everest project comprises nurses, clinicians and scientists who conduct experiments at high altitude.

08 May 2017
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Conservative Party leader Theresa May has promised 10,000 more NHS mental health staff by 2020 under a new Conservative government.

08 May 2017
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Nurse of the Year

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
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Patient's Choice Award

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

05 May 2017
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Nurse Awards
The innovation, talent and skill of the UK's nursing profession has been celebrated at the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017
05 May 2017
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Senior sister and support worker star as the Poo Nurses in video about childhood constipation.

05 May 2017
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Vote now

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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Nurses have revealed how their hospitals are improving end of life care services ahead of the annual Dying Matters awareness week.

05 May 2017
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Waiting lists

NHS Improvement presentation shows a potential rise to 5.5 million people on NHS waiting lists.

05 May 2017
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The wait is almost over for nurses across the UK who will tonight find out if they are a winner in the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017.

05 May 2017

Two hospice nurses have been commended for coming to the aid of a woman who had been stabbed in a knife attack.

04 May 2017

Charity funds have made it possible to recruit a mesothelioma clinical nurse specialist (CNS) for Wales.

04 May 2017

Alcohol nurse specialist Kerry Lyons helps run a nurse-led alcohol service in Tameside which has seen a detoxification success rate of 84%.

04 May 2017

Nurses or carers with unexplained experiences are wanted for a book on paranormal phenomena. A writer is compiling stories from healthcare professionals having heard of some unusual goings-on in hospitals.

04 May 2017

Editorial team behind Nursing Standard and nine specialist journals awarded silver in the Content Team of the Year category at British Media Awards.

04 May 2017

An academic sees a role for all nurses in tackling public health inequalities as his university prepares to launch a new education module.

04 May 2017

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