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Emergency department

The number of nurses on shift is being increased at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust emergency services in an effort to tackle critical staffing shortages

22 Jun 2016
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Martin Jennings, sculptor
The artist behind the controversial Mary Seacole statue has responded to criticism
22 Jun 2016
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Sarah Wollaston
Health committee chair tables a number of questions for the Department of Health
22 Jun 2016
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Michael Brown
Council chair responds to debate on whether the new role should be registered
22 Jun 2016
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Twiddlemuff people

Hospitals appeals for volunteers to knit woollen muffs for dementia patients because it can provide sensory stimulation.

22 Jun 2016
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Gwen Vardigans

RCN council to insist that the government reinstates adequate funding for public health

21 Jun 2016
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Smear test

Nursing staff at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust can have on-site screening at workplace

21 Jun 2016
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Julie Bliss

RCN congress resolution to bolster district nurses' qualifications passed with majority vote

21 Jun 2016
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Simon Browes

Maura Buchanan issues warning when speaking at the RCN congress debate on 7-day care

21 Jun 2016
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Janet Davies

RCN will urge health secretary Jeremy Hunt to reconsider plans to scrap DH nursing experts

21 Jun 2016
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Maura Buchanan

Nurses felt a need for more money to help revalidate

21 Jun 2016
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111 telephone service

Failure to run the NHS 111 service adequately has led to South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust receiving a warning from the CQC 

21 Jun 2016

RCN highlights unprecedented burden in recent months and concern over lack of capacity 

21 Jun 2016

Congress backs resolution that RCN Council work with employers to ensure pay review body’s recommendations are upheld

20 Jun 2016
All nurses need to be aware of the issues around sickle cell disease so that they can ensure that patients get the highest standard of care
20 Jun 2016

Delegates at RCN congress heard that agency nurses make a big contribution and should not be demonised

20 Jun 2016
Florence Nightingale supporters claim the Mary Seacole statue should not be outside St Thomas' Hospital in London
20 Jun 2016

RCN votes to promote vision of a digital nursing future

20 Jun 2016

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