Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
Editorial
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It’s good to see the college taking the lead on defining advanced practice, and it seems accreditation won’t be easy to achieve, writes Nursing Standard editor Graham Scott
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There has never been a more exciting time to be a General Practice Nurse (GPN).
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Overhauling procedure for fitness to practise cases will save money, says Graham Scott.
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RCN deputy director of nursing Dame Professor Donna Kinnair wants to hear your views on the college's credential programme
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The annual RCNi Nurse Awards exist so that healthcare staff receive the recognition they deserve, says editor Graham Scott
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Money released by chancellor must go to those keeping teh NHS running, says Graham Scott
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Community nursing services are often forgotten in debates about safe staffing levels.
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Marie-Therese Massey discusses the NHS England General Practice Forward View
What will the NHS England General Practice Forward View mean for nurses and the wider primary care team?
The Five Year Forward View has radically changed the health and social care landscape.
The Meningococcal B vaccine was added to the childhood immunisation programme in September 2015 and is offered to all babies born on or after May 1 2015.
All UK government policies emphasise the importance of improving public health. There is a greater need to help people, not only to live longer, but also to stay healthy, and nurses have an important role in supporting these aims.
As chair of the newly renamed RCN general practice nursing (GPN) forum, I am looking forward to 2016. GPNs make a significant contribution to community based health services, but many difficulties in recruitment and retention are still to be overcome.
A new report I co-authored has revealed the huge burden that clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are under due to emergency hospital admissions for people with multiple sclerosis (MS).
