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collation of three ICN posters, each showing an image of a nurse with patients, behind the slogan 'Nursing the world to health'

International Council of Nurses reveals how it will promote the profession

12 Dec 2019
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University’s scheme helps tutors identify placement issues at an early stage

11 Dec 2019
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RCN urges next UK government to promise an end to the immigration health surcharge for nurses

11 Dec 2019
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Illustration of public's perceptions of nursing

Three in five respondents would not consider a career in profession

09 Dec 2019
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Yellow safety signs reads: 'Danger – Asbestos removal in progress
  • RCN calls for urgent investment in NHS hospital buildings
09 Dec 2019
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illustration of norovirus

Winter vomiting bug causes spike in NHS bed closures as hospitals work to contain its spread

06 Dec 2019
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A group of overseas-trained nurses at Salford Royal NHS Trust in 2019

Nuffield Trust says figures highlight reliance on health and social care staff born outside the UK

04 Dec 2019
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Nurses sit in a staff room chatting over coffee

RCN members work to rule, but their protest is scheduled to escalate to full strike

03 Dec 2019
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Text from forthcoming NHS People Plan reveals strategy to recruit 10,000 nursing associates

03 Dec 2019
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UCAS website

UCAS figures show rise since last year, but college calls for more investment

28 Nov 2019
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Boris Johnson sits around a table talking to nurses at West Cornwall Hospital

Staff at West Cornwall Hospital grill prime minister on financial hardship and nurse numbers

28 Nov 2019
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Illustration of a nurse writing on a staff rota board, with healthcare assistant and nurse numbers recorded

Health Foundation says HCAs and nursing associates are filling recruitment gaps

28 Nov 2019
Focus on the importance of healthy bowels for people with learning disabilities and autism
28 Nov 2019

RCN employment survey finds pressures and lack of management support are often to blame

28 Nov 2019

Trust encourages nurses to treat breaks as critical rest time, particularly on night shifts

26 Nov 2019
Conservatives have resisted calls to reinstate the nursing student bursary
25 Nov 2019

Brittany McArthur recognised by university for demonstrating compassion

25 Nov 2019
Regulator plans to abolish time limit on nursing qualifications taken in English
21 Nov 2019

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