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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
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Cardiff Crown Court

Nicola Bevan also forged prescriptions to obtain cosmetic products&nbsp

04 Oct 2019
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A screengrab from one of the Skills for Care videos

Skills for Care videos describe how role bridges the gap between healthcare assistant

04 Oct 2019
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NHS staff member receives her flu jab

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

03 Oct 2019
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Nurses marching in Guernsey over pay

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

03 Oct 2019
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Reduce Carbon footprint

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

03 Oct 2019
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Picture shows a group of men talking to a mental health professional in a support group meeting. A community mental health framework for adults and older people will integrate mental health, physical health and social care services.

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

03 Oct 2019
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Royal Cornhill Hospital staff publicise their #RespectUs campaign

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

02 Oct 2019
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Illustration of people voting

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

01 Oct 2019
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Young woman takes her bank card out at a cashpoint

RCN Money Guide for Students shares tricks for canny money management

01 Oct 2019
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Illustration of scissors cutting a pound sign

Benefits such as free parking and swifter payments have improved staff

27 Sep 2019
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GP consultation

Most women in their sixties in England ignore at least one of the three

27 Sep 2019

But boost to BME student numbers, despite removal of bursary i

25 Sep 2019

Dame Donna Kinnair’s revelation comes as she urges nurses to keep speaking out about concer

24 Sep 2019

RCN and RCM want members to enjoy pay parity with other public sector workers

23 Sep 2019

Taurai Matare met Boris Johnson during his publicity visit to London hos

19 Sep 2019

Low pay and nurse staffing levels have left members ‘angry and disillusioned’

19 Sep 2019

Cambridge Hospice will encourage staff facing hardship to use the programme

19 Sep 2019

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