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Family members could have limited say over loved ones organ donation choices, new proposals suggests

15 Feb 2018
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Jersey £100 notes

Jersey pay talks to continue as nurses vote ‘no’ to deal

15 Feb 2018
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More needs to be done to reassure thousands of nurses and carers about their right to remain in the UK once it leaves the European Union, the RCN has insisted

14 Feb 2018
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... And should nurses be allowed to carry water bottles
14 Feb 2018
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MH Questions

RCN is seeking professional views on its response to a review of the Mental Health Act

13 Feb 2018
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The number of admissions to hospital for eating disorders nearly doubled in the seven years to last April, NHS figures show

13 Feb 2018
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A large number of patients are failing to receive the follow-up care they are entitled to after a dementia diagnosis, according to the charity Age UK

13 Feb 2018
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Clinical waste

Nursing teams would benefit the most from NHS trusts employing dedicated specialist waste managers, a report has concluded

12 Feb 2018
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Nursing degree costs

College says the government ‘seems hell-bent on reducing the supply of talent into nursing’

12 Feb 2018
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New quality standards have been published to help nurses and other healthcare staff recognise, assess and manage mental health problems in adults who are in c

12 Feb 2018
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There were over 5,000 newly reported cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) in England in the year to last March, according to an analysis of NHS Digital fi

12 Feb 2018
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The first phase of a new £18 million neonatal unit in Wales has been completed.

12 Feb 2018

Study finds majority of patients who called NHS 111 during winter were seen by pharmacists.

12 Feb 2018

Shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth has reiterated Labour’s pledge to reinstate the nursing student bursary, though health and care secretary Jeremy Hunt says degree apprenticeships offer those who cannot afford tuition fees an alternative route into nursing

09 Feb 2018
RCNi Nurse Awards - entry deadline extended
08 Feb 2018

New guidance has been issued by NHS England to improve the physical health of people with severe mental illness

08 Feb 2018

The National Audit Office report into the adult social care workforce in England says workers feel insufficiently appreciated and there are limited opportunities for career progression. 

08 Feb 2018

A nurse who admitted deliberately falsifying the notes of an end of life patient who was left in soiled clothing in bed, has been suspended for nine months.

07 Feb 2018

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