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Nurse looking tired

College responds to report revealing staff shortages and inadequate care 

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 of cancer patients showing their scars appear in project to raise funds
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 proceedings

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 suggests

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.
An NHS clinic with specialist mental health nurses will help young people addicted to gaming
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 possible

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.
Simple checklist could help avoid overuse of medicines for mental health issues in care homes
07 Oct 2019
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Cardiff Crown Court

Nicola Bevan also forged prescriptions to obtain cosmetic products for private work

04 Oct 2019
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NHS staff member receives her flu jab
Professor says healthcare staff have a ‘very strong responsibility’ to accept vaccination
04 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
Community mental health, physical health and social care adult services will be integrated
03 Oct 2019

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

02 Oct 2019

Thirteen members are set to take their seats on the RCN’s governing council in January

01 Oct 2019

RCN Money Guide for Students shares tricks for canny money management

01 Oct 2019

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