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Bethany Shipsey

A nurse whose daughter died after taking online diet pills containing a toxic chemical is calling for tighter controls on its supply.

31 Jul 2017
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Jeremy Hunt
But RCN says 'more hard cash' needed to make plans reality
31 Jul 2017
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pay

The RCN will ballot members over industrial action later this year if the government continues its refusal to scrap the pay cap, the college’s gener

28 Jul 2017
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Nurse protests in Gateshead
40 events held as part of Scrap the Cap campaign
27 Jul 2017
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course

Doctors’ orders to 'complete the course' for some antibiotics may be wrong, and patients should stop treatment when they feel better, according to an art

27 Jul 2017
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Call from RCN on national day of campaigning
27 Jul 2017
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Dr David Healy

Mental health charity Mind fears BBC documentary about antidepressants and homicidal behaviour could cause unnecessary worry.

26 Jul 2017
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CAMHS

Whole regions of England were left without any specialist CAMHS beds on three occasions last year, according to Education Policy Institute report.

26 Jul 2017
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Nurses and other NHS staff in Scotland are facing increasing workload pressures due to a government failure to plan its workforce, according to a ne

25 Jul 2017
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Janet Davies
Pay restraint and Brexit to blame for falling numbers and rising vacancies, say unions
25 Jul 2017
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housing
Staff accommodation block to be built at a hospital in Lincolnshire
25 Jul 2017
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stress

NHS staff wellbeing is suffering under the strain of increasing service pressures at the potential cost of patient care, according to a report by the Point of Care Fou

21 Jul 2017

An eye care company is offering £1 million worth of laser eye surgery to nurses and other NHS and emergency services workers.

21 Jul 2017
College to stage Scrap the Cap rally in September
21 Jul 2017

Report by MPs and peers says the NHS should use ‘arts-on-prescription’ programmes in an effort to improve patients’ health and well-being.

20 Jul 2017

Nurse team leader's role included investigating sick leave at his trust.

20 Jul 2017

A falling number of mental health nurses has been linked with 'increased risk' in a new England-wide Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.

20 Jul 2017

Only one in five referrals to fitness to practise proceedings concern patient care.

19 Jul 2017

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