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Philomene Umawaliya

Programme created by former refugee helps students share information with peers and nurses

31 Jan 2019
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Child safeguarding

College highlights importance of nurses learning how to prevent harm 

30 Jan 2019
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Night shift

Research will monitor sleep-wake patterns to find ways to manage fatigue and boost well-being

30 Jan 2019
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Patient trolley wait

Easing emergency department target sends signal that waiting times don’t matter, RCN warns

29 Jan 2019
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Southend University Hospital

Nurses at Southend trust will now be covered by NHS pay and grading agreement

29 Jan 2019
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Terms such as hero and victim are ‘disempowering’ and create pressure to be positive

28 Jan 2019
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End of life care

Almost half of respondents said there were too few staff on shift to ensure safe care

28 Jan 2019
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Nursing associates qualify

Health minister Stephen Hammond says their valuable skills will improve patient care

28 Jan 2019
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ballot box for strike vote

College paves the way for Jersey nurses’ strike ballot if fresh pay talks end in deadlock

25 Jan 2019
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Nurse having flu jab

RCN reminds nurses of their ‘professional responsibility’ to help protect patients

25 Jan 2019
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Kay Currie

Survey of nurses in Scotland found misconceptions related to best method of screening

24 Jan 2019
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Vaccination information online

College responds to report that suggests social media spreads ‘dangerous’ information

24 Jan 2019

Committee hears that issues around information-sharing must be better understood by nurses

23 Jan 2019

Wales Audit Office also cites lack of NHS pay growth as contributing factor

22 Jan 2019

Newly qualified cohort will help the Scottish employer fill band 5 vacancies

22 Jan 2019
Matron-led service resolved concerns that might otherwise have escalated to formal complaints
21 Jan 2019

New chair Sue Warner says the year ahead ‘will be a challenging one’

21 Jan 2019

Report warns extra money promised for NHS may be lost to agency costs – or not used at all

18 Jan 2019

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