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Schools should teach children more about mental health, say parents. 

04 Apr 2017
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More than 200,000 nurses and midwives have completed the new system to check they are fit to practice in its first 12 months. 

04 Apr 2017
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Scrap the cap

College will continue to fight for fair pay for nurses as the 1% pay cap is set to remain in England, Scotland and Wales.

03 Apr 2017
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NHS Improvement has agreed to pause plans to prevent nurses working for an agency if they have a substantive contract

31 Mar 2017
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New powers to give warnings and advice on the future conduct in Fitness to Practise (FtP) cases have been welcomed by nurses

31 Mar 2017
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Sarah Kuteh

Christian nurse sacked by NHS after offering to pray with patients before surgery claims unfair dismissal.

31 Mar 2017
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Jane Cummings
Nurse First aims to attract high-achieving graduates into nursing
31 Mar 2017
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Playing football can have a positive impact on people with mental health conditions like schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder, nurse-led research has

30 Mar 2017
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) annual registration fee will remain at £120 for the coming financial year, the regulator has confirmed.

30 Mar 2017
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Unfilled shifts

Many shifts could remain unfilled after restrictions on NHS staff doing agency work are introduced, early survey results suggest.

30 Mar 2017
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Janet Davies

Nurses in England to receive 1% pay rise

28 Mar 2017
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Nurses in Wales are set to get a 1% pay rise from April, as the NHS pay cap continues for a seventh year.

28 Mar 2017

City, University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust are planning to work in partnership to improve nurse retention.

27 Mar 2017
Value of EU nurses reinforced by the RCN ahead of Article 50 trigger
27 Mar 2017
Pay increase capped at 1% for 2017-18
24 Mar 2017

NHS staff are more than twice as likely as patients to be served fresh food in hospitals, according to a new report

24 Mar 2017

A practice nurse has set up an online project to help highlight the work of nurses and encourage others into the profession

24 Mar 2017

From 1 April, many nurses will only be able to take on extra work as overtime or through staff banks.

23 Mar 2017

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