Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Being named RCN Wales nurse of the year has affirmed Claire Harris’ view that commitment and enthusiasm can be as important as exper
Half of the one million children in the UK with asthma will have an asthma attack every year, with about 25,000 requiring hospital a
The government is preparing to spend billions to create a ‘paperless’ NHS.
In 1978, the RCN proposed that nurses should have the authority to prescribe dressings and topical treatments.
A pioneering Royal Marsden therapy service supports individuals and couples experiencing the sexual consequences of cancer and its t
NHS Education for Scotland has been shortlisted for a UK technology award for its programme of digital transformation and developmen
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The Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust in London is the largest heart and lung centre in the UK.
To coincide with the RCN international nursing research conference in Edinburgh we take a look at the state of nursing research.
Researcher Vasiliki Tzouvara will be presenting the results of her study into loneliness among nursing home residents at the RCN int
The winner of a prestigious award in which patients nominate a nurse whose care has had an enormous impact on their lives will be dec
Nurses outside the larger trusts may have worries about revalidation, such as who to have the reflective discussion with and how the
As of April 1, all nurses and midwives will have to revalidate with the Nursing and Midwifery Council every three years to remain on the register. The largest of the UK revalidation pilots took place at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in Wales.
An end of life care service is providing joined-up care for patients. Care co-ordinators arrange packages of care so patients can die in the place of their choice – often at home.
A survey by the Queen’s Nursing Institute has confirmed that practice nursing is facing major pressures, with one third of practice nurses due to retire by 2020, patchy access to training and widespread discrepancies in pay.
A mental health nurse who was assaulted by a patient says she has been let down by managers, who promised to support her but instead undermined her case by advising the police that the patient lacked capacity, which she disputes.
Nursing Standard is marking the RCN’s centenary year by celebrating the astonishing range of modern nursing roles and the o ften unheralded great work by nurses across the regions.
The Medical Defence Union warns that as nurses take on more responsibilities, they are more vulnerable to complaints and clinical negligence cases.
