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RCN survey
Staff shortages compromising patient care, RCN poll finds
29 Sep 2017
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Brian Webster-Henderson

More work is needed to boost the field of nurse research, says the Council of Deans of Health chair Brian Webster-Henderson.

28 Sep 2017
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Strike_Ballot

The RCN will move towards balloting members on industrial action if the 1% cap on NHS pay is not lifted by the November budget.

28 Sep 2017
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Older nurse

More than 500 nurses and midwives aged over 70 are practising in the UK, the regulator has revealed.

28 Sep 2017
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Around eight in ten members of the public support calls to remove the pay cap and give NHS staff an above-inflation pay rise

28 Sep 2017
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Report: nurses face major barriers in delivering dedicated and compassionate care
28 Sep 2017
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Geraldine Walters

The standards of proficiency that nursing associates may be expected to meet before they can qualify will make a clear distinction between their role and registered nurses.

27 Sep 2017
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Language test

The Nursing and Midwifery Council has moved a step closer to accepting alternative methods of assessing a nurse’s ability to speak English.

27 Sep 2017
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The elimination of measles has been achieved in the UK, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

27 Sep 2017
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English language standards for European nurses joining the register will not be lowered, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has insisted.

27 Sep 2017
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The NHS faces a year-round crisis as hospitals deal with ‘unsustainable and unsafe’ bed occupancy rates, a health leader has warned.

27 Sep 2017
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A ‘health passport’ mobile phone application has been developed to support children and young people in London manage their asthma.

27 Sep 2017

Health experts and epilepsy charities have repeated calls to Jeremy Hunt to ensure all women taking a drug to control their seizures have a yearly consultation to discuss risks of the drug associated with pregnancy.

27 Sep 2017

Tens of thousands of NHS nurses have taken time off work due to anxiety, stress or depression, a Nursing Standard investigation reveals.

27 Sep 2017

Suggested measures include part-time working and job-sharing.

26 Sep 2017

An exhibition celebriting diversity in nursing is set to open at the RCN next month.

26 Sep 2017

Almost one in four girls and one in ten boys aged 14 are depressed, researchers have found.

26 Sep 2017
New standards from QNI and QNI Scotland
26 Sep 2017

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