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At the RCN annual congress, general secretary Nicola Ranger called on ministers to

RCN pushes for swift pay rise and warns government over consequences of delays

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Extra patient deaths: an EU nurse leaving the UK

Study suggests when EU nurses left UK, it affected nursing skill mix as well as outcomes

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Nurse suspended from NMC register for misconduct: NMC headquarters brass plaque

Practice nurse lacked insight into her actions, despite years of delivering good care

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Ivy Dixon died from a cardiac arrest when she choked on her food at Acorn Lodge Care Home in London

Prevention of future deaths report finds staff may have lacked clinical skills to save her

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An employment tribunal found Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust failed to make reasonable adjustments at work following senior nurse’s brain haemorrhage

Support from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust delayed or denied on return post-haemorrhage

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 Department of Health and Social Care is set to introduce new regulations and licensi

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Bank nursing shift: a bank nurse in scrubs stands alongside a patient who is sitting in a wheelchair

The savings trusts make with cut-price bank rates, and what you lose out on as a result

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Nursing’s new generation – clockwise from top left: Ashleigh Robinson, Antoinette Lagrata, Lincoln Gombedza, Soraya Manoucheri, Jordan Spires and Amber Fletcher

Six nurses, all under 35, describe how they are shaping the profession and improving care<

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Nurse career breaks: nurse stretches out her arms in happy relief, she is outdoors near trees

Taking a period away from work may help with burnout, but it needs careful planning

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he NHS Pay Review Body is supposed to offer independent advice to the government, but is seen by many as outdated, inefficient and bureaucratic: nursing staff on the picket line with one nurse holding a sign and placard with fair pay for nursing and safer

Many now regard the independent review body as outdated, bureaucratic and inefficient

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Peripheral cannula

Expert nurses explain the risks, and share venepuncture best practice advice

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How to predict risk, ensure timely treatment and advise patients on its management

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Guidance focuses on individualised care for pressure ulcers, lower limbs and surgical woun

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Sarcopenia is marked by a loss of muscle mass and often seen in older people

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Resuscitation UK advice affirms role of advance care planning

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How to recognise and manage the symptoms of AF and advise patients on lifestyle adjustment

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Advice from NICE on how to treat patients with bite wounds

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How nurses can implement changes to the RCUK process for end of life decision-making

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The government’s plan to get the nation fit, protect against COVID-19 and ease strain on t

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Guidance says risks related to COVID-19 must be weighed before some interventions

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Skills and career framework aims to support the development of rheumatology nurse roles

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Picture shows two medics in discussion. Lack of personal protective equipment allows nurses to take a decision to protect themselves, RCN guidance says.

The implications for nurses of RCN guidance on care provision and inade

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Bowel cancer

RCN guidance advocates a proactive approach to bowel care

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Healthcare professionals' support prevents people with COPD feeling overwhelmed by symptom

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Bacteria may help limit seizures, study of high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet

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Study suggests new benchmark

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International study found diagnoses improved through shared use of surveillance systems

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Surgery to repair spinal fractures was no more effective than a sham procedure

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Pain management drugs less prevalent in nursing home residents with sev

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