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A mentor advising a nurse

Programme also creates leadership and research pathway for&nb

04 Sep 2019
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Illustration showing hands dropping papers into a ballot box

Outgoing council chair urges members to ensure their voice is heard as voting opens

02 Sep 2019
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Picture shows an older man being handed a booklet on prostate cancer by a nurse. The prostate cancer specialist nursing workforce could collapse within the next decade unless urgent action is taken, according to researchers.

Action needed to avoid shortfall as the number of prostate cancer&

02 Sep 2019
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Busy waiting area in hospital – NHS Providers calls for capital funding for trusts in England

Trust chief executives call on ministers to find urgent injection of capital funding&

30 Aug 2019
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Illustration of figures waiting in a hospital setting. Wales has become the first country in the UK to introduce a single waiting time target for patients with cancer to help speed up diagnosis and treatment.

New target aims to speed up cancer diagnosis and treatment

30 Aug 2019
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protesters against Brexit highlight the impact they say it will have on the NHS

RCN and Unison among unions urging government to protect medicines supply and NHS workforc

29 Aug 2019
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woman sits with her head in her hands, as NHS reveals stress and depression are main causes of sickness absence

Nurses and other workers keep NHS afloat so deserve rapid access to mental 

27 Aug 2019
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Charlie Ellis & Hannah Crichton

Charlie Ellis and Hannah Crichton say good nutrition helps patients to

26 Aug 2019
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Portions of easy to swallow hospital food are put on plates

RCN unimpressed after ministers call on food campaigner and Great British Bake Off judge t

23 Aug 2019
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Board game aims to stimulate nurses to identify and discuss domestic violence and abuse

Nurse lecturer’s learning tool aims to get healthcare staff talking about how they can hel

20 Aug 2019
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Illustration of a door allowing access to the UK, with a world map in the background

Think tank’s suggested minimum salary threshold sparks nurse recruitment concerns

16 Aug 2019
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Picture shows ward manager Donna St John (left) and staff nurse Pip Page-Davies (right) with Hazel Carter, a patient who uses one of the drainage bag covers made by Ms Page-Davies and other nurses.

Drainage bag covers help maintain patient dignity

15 Aug 2019

Alcohol charity says a climate of openness and support is vital 

13 Aug 2019

While nurses struggle to pay into scheme, ministers plan to ease rules for N

08 Aug 2019

Tell us which factors affect you most during your shift

08 Aug 2019

RCN welcomes hike but says this must be backed up by increased ment

07 Aug 2019

Initiative at children’s hospital also benefits the environment

06 Aug 2019

Cavell Nurses’ Trust’s #10KForNurses challenge will help support colleagues

05 Aug 2019

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