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Hospice nurse with a patient – Arthur Rank hospice has become first to join Cavell Nurses Trust employee support scheme

Cambridge Hospice will encourage staff facing hardship to use the programme

19 Sep 2019
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Omar Salem (left) confronts Boris Johnson as Alan Gurney (centre) looks on Picture: PA

Omar Salem confronted prime minister Boris Johnson during a press visit to a London hospital

18 Sep 2019
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Male nurse being kind to a colleague

New project urges staff to appreciate colleagues and check on their welfare

17 Sep 2019
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view of sea and mountains from the Scottish island of Rassay, where resident nurses have been appointed after a 10-year absence

Nurses and GPs have been coming in by boat to hold their clinics

17 Sep 2019
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RCN advertising campaign will target the public in a bid to secure a safe nurse staffing law in England

College appeals for the public’s support in its bid to secure a safe staffing law in England

17 Sep 2019
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Checking for pressure ulcers

Specialist foam mattresses are effective for preventing pressure ulcers – and far cheaper

16 Sep 2019
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Scottish parliament building

Parliamentary debate on the issue sparks call for culture change 

13 Sep 2019
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Waiting room at NHS health centre in London. Picture: Alamy
Data show emergency department and cancer treatment waiting times are going up
12 Sep 2019
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NMC report on whistleblowing

Report reveals how the nursing regulator dealt with whistleblowers’ concerns 

12 Sep 2019
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Irish nurses picketing outside Cork University Hospital

Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation warns government to improve working conditions

11 Sep 2019
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Florence Nightingale Museum director David Green, left, with Emma Hixson, a performer, in the museum's new family corner

Interactive family corner asks young visitors ‘could you become a Nightingale Nurse?’

11 Sep 2019
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Hands putting papers into a ballot box

Correct papers will be posted to people who received one for wrong constituency 

10 Sep 2019

Jess Joyce says she and Kirsty Metz must ‘mentally prepare ourselves’ for the trip

09 Sep 2019

Online behaviour doesn’t always reflect nurses’ knowledge of the issue, says OU researcher

06 Sep 2019
Nurse researcher tells RCN event a training programme has also improved ‘mental focus’ 
05 Sep 2019

Programme also creates leadership and research pathway for band 5 nurses

04 Sep 2019

Outgoing council chair urges members to ensure their voice is heard as voting opens

02 Sep 2019
Struggling sector needs to be able to recruit staff – the Health Foundation
30 Aug 2019

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