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Photo of Taurai Matare meeting Boris Johnson

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

19 Sep 2019
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illustration shows hands posting ballot papers into a ballot box as Northern Ireland RCN members prepare to vote on whether to take industrial action

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

19 Sep 2019
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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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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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Scottish parliament building

Parliamentary debate on the issue sparks call for culture change 

13 Sep 2019
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ED attendances increased to 24.8 million in 2018-19 Picture: iStock
People in bottom 10% of poorest areas account for over half of emergency admissions
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
US model would improve nurse to patient ratios and focus on interdisciplinary relationships
10 Sep 2019

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

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