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Scottish parliament building

Parliamentary debate on the issue sparks call for culture change 

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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Nurse talking to a patient with cancer

RCN says figures show the ‘distressing consequences’ of failure to invest in staff

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
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Magnet hospitals could improve recruitment and retention of nurses. Picture: Alamy
US model would improve nurse to patient ratios and focus on interdisciplinary relationships
10 Sep 2019
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Hands putting papers into a ballot box

Correct papers will be posted to people who received one for wrong constituency 

10 Sep 2019
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Jess Joyce and Kirsty Metz

Jess Joyce says she and Kirsty Metz must ‘mentally prepare ourselves’ for the trip

09 Sep 2019
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Linda Aiken says England ‘used to be at the top of the international pyramid’ for nursing careers
Linda Aiken says targeted interventions must be used to make nursing attractive as a career
06 Sep 2019
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A nurse using her smart phone to access social media

Online behaviour doesn’t always reflect nurses’ knowledge of the issue, says OU researcher

06 Sep 2019
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A nurse meditating. Picture: iStock
Nurse researcher tells RCN event a training programme has also improved ‘mental focus’ 
05 Sep 2019

Regulator faces criticism over fitness to practise interim conditions order

04 Sep 2019

Programme also creates leadership and research pathway for band 5 nurses

04 Sep 2019
The specially designed imaging room can be tailored to patients’ mood
04 Sep 2019

Rebecca Hackfath says personal experience of mental health issues could benefit the specialty

02 Sep 2019
College points to lack of nurse staffing, supervision and support at Muckamore Abbey
02 Sep 2019

Outgoing council chair urges members to ensure their voice is heard as voting opens

02 Sep 2019

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