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A lack of cancer nurses is affecting the mental and physical health needs of patients, Macmillan says

Patients tell Macmillan of unmanageable workloads and unmet needs, such as anxie

22 Oct 2019
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Emilia Clarke

The course, launched by Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke, will enhanc

16 Oct 2019
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Nurse looking tired

College responds to report revealing staff shortages and

15 Oct 2019
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nurse holds clip board and completes paperwork to illustrate use of the Sepsis 6 tool

Find out how revised tool helps you escalate concerns if you suspect a patient has sepsis

14 Oct 2019
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Picture shows a woman naked from the waist up, with a scar where one breast has been removed. People with cancer are allowing pictures of themselves displaying the scars from their treatment to be used in the fundraising Defiance project.

Photographs in which cancer patients show their scars appear in a proje

14 Oct 2019
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The NMC will pilot its fitness to practise Careline support service for 12 months

Regulator pilots 24-hour emotional support line for registrants undergoing FtP procee

10 Oct 2019
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nurse sits by a patient's bedside looking at her clipboard

Routine rounds are more to do with managing risk than patient-centred care, study sug

09 Oct 2019
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nurses sits in hospital corridor with her head in her hands as RCN calls for ministers to take responsibility for short staffing in the NHS

College wants ministers to be held legally accountable for short-staffing

09 Oct 2019
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illustration shows bloodstream where sepsis is occurring

Sepsis screening tool has changed – find out what this means for nurses

08 Oct 2019
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Picture shows a teenager playing videogames in his bedroom. A new NHS clinic with specialist mental health nurses will help young people addicted to gaming.

NHS England has announced a new service to help young people addicted t

08 Oct 2019
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Illustration shows two people with tick sheet as NMC announces streamlined UK registration system for overseas nurses and midwives

Regulator cuts red tape in bid to get applicants on to UK register as fast as possibl

07 Oct 2019
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Picture shows a nurse doing a medicines review with an older man. A nurse-led monitoring tool that checks for adverse drug reactions could help curb overuse of mental health medicines in care homes, researchers say.

A checklist used by nurses could help overuse of medicines for mental h

07 Oct 2019

Nicola Bevan also forged prescriptions to obtain cosmetic products 

04 Oct 2019

Deputy chief medical officer says nurses and front-line colleagues have a ‘strong responsib

03 Oct 2019

College will ballot members on whether to accept or reject the offer

03 Oct 2019

RCN calls for ideas on how to reduce healthcare’s carbon footprint

03 Oct 2019

A community mental health framework for adults and older people will int

03 Oct 2019

Royal Cornhill Hospital campaign aims to protect staff from abuse or assault

02 Oct 2019

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