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Cecilia Anim

RCN president Cecilia Anim has urged nurses to make their voices heard following the announcement of a summer of protests over pay.

14 May 2017
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Michael Brown

The result of the RCN pay poll of members working in the NHS has resulted in an overwheming number of respondents favouring strike action.

14 May 2017
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Staff shortage
NHS 'relying on goodwill of staff'
14 May 2017
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Cecilia Anim

Nurses should not be reduced to using foodbanks, said Cecilia Anim in an impassioned speech at the opening of RCN congress 2017 in Liverpool.

13 May 2017
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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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Fraility. Picture: SPL

Online resource launched by the RCN older people's forum and RCNi about helping patients with frailty offered free for the next week.

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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Doctors warn of impact on child physical and mental health, with parents skimping on food and families living in poor housi

11 May 2017

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

10 May 2017

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

10 May 2017

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

09 May 2017

Providing blood pressure monitors in GP waiting rooms could encourage patients use them while waiting to see the doctor, study finds.

09 May 2017

Academics conducting a £1.8 million research project are recruiting care homes to test how effective a new falls procedure is.

09 May 2017

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

09 May 2017

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