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Young woman takes her bank card out at a cashpoint
Personal finance guide for nursing students offers tips for how to make money go further

RCN Money Guide for Students shares tricks for canny money management

01 Oct 2019
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Child receiving a vaccine
Childhood vaccines: nurses are key to increasing their uptake, RCN says

Data show a consistent fall in children being vaccinated against a variety of conditions

30 Sep 2019
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GP consultation
Women in their sixties often skip offers of cancer screening
Most women in their sixties in England ignore at least one of three types of cancer screening
27 Sep 2019
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Charlie Ellis & Hannah Crichton
Nutritional support nurses will address ‘a basic need’ in North Lincolnshire and Goole

Charlie Ellis and Hannah Crichton say good nutrition helps patients to recover faster

26 Aug 2019
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Anti-abortion demonstrators display banners from the Be Here for Me group
Court ruling upholds protest-free zone around abortion clinic

Anti-abortion protesters will continue to be banned from getting close to Marie Stopes clinic

23 Aug 2019
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Nurse experiencing low morale
Low morale among community nurses in Wales – report

Nurses say they feel ‘invisible’ and under-resourced in terms of technology and staff

22 Aug 2019
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School nurse with a pupil
School nurse numbers in UK fall by 30% since 2010

They may be the first person that vulnerable pupils turn to for help, says RCN

22 Aug 2019
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RCN calls for ‘proper workforce strategy’ to avoid sepsis delays
RCN calls for workforce strategy in NHS to avoid life-threatening delays to sepsis treatment
05 Jul 2019
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streptococcus
Nurses told to take antibiotics in bid to prevent further deaths from rare infection

Death toll rises to 13 as authorities try to contain Group A streptococcus outbreak in Essex

04 Jul 2019
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Hospital infrastructure report reveals collapsed ceilings and sewage leaks

Poor state of repair at some NHS hospitals has seen operations delayed and patients moved

04 Jul 2019
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Practice nurses
Slight rise in number of nurses in general practice despite surgery closures claim

NHS England figures show rise in practice nurse numbers, despite a claim of surgery closures

04 Jun 2019
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Hospital smoking ban
Almost a third of NHS hospital trusts in England still allow smoking on grounds

Public Health England campaign demands a smoke-free health service

31 May 2019
New sepsis guidance: nurses must escalate concerns earlier

NHS England calls for faster action – not just in the ED – but for in-patients too

12 Mar 2019