News
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Skin reactions due to surgical gloves lead to lost working hours, study finds
Nurses urged to protect their hands and wear gloves only when required
09 Oct 2020
RCN Nurse of the Year 2020 revealed at virtual ceremony
Innovative nurse set up a project to support and educate young people at risk of knife crime
08 Oct 2020
Worldwide clamour for leper colony nurse heroes to be honoured with Nobel Peace Prize
Devoted nurses spent 40 years caring for leprosy patients on an island in South Korea
08 Oct 2020
BAME nurses receive recognition at RCN London’s Rising Star Awards
Recipients won awards for excellence in patient care, innovation and leadership
07 Oct 2020
RCN calls extraordinary general meeting over suspended presidential election
College was under pressure to allow EGM after disqualifying candidates
07 Oct 2020
Nurses to train as forensic sexual offence examiners
Postgraduate qualification will help widen rape victims’ access to nursing care in Scotland
06 Oct 2020
Countdown to the RCNi Nurse Awards 2020
Virtual awards ceremony – and the RCN Nurse of the Year announcement – takes place next week
02 Oct 2020
COVID-19 second wave: nurses need to know their employers will protect them
Nursing leaders want assurances on PPE and workforce well-being measures
02 Oct 2020
COVID-19: NHS staff should be tested weekly, says MPs’ report
Health and Social Care Committee calls for routine tests to help prevent coronavirus spread
01 Oct 2020
Mary Seacole among black Britons honoured with special post boxes
Special edition post boxes to mark Black History Month honour contributions of black Britons
30 Sep 2020
Delayed graduation: why nursing students face months of clinical placement catch-up
COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on practice learning schedules
29 Sep 2020
RCN’s Beat the Flu campaign warns of double jeopardy with COVID-19 this winter
Campaign urges nurses and healthcare staff to get the flu vaccination as early as possible
29 Sep 2020
Long-COVID: nurses struggling to recover from coronavirus need support of employers
Call for research into COVID-19’s long-lasting effects among nursing staff
28 Sep 2020
RCN launches phone app for students and newly qualified nurses
Starting Out app offers learning resources, career and financial advice and counselling
28 Sep 2020
NHS figures reveal April peak in nurse sickness absence due to COVID-19
Anxiety, stress and depression also accounted for one quarter of absences in May
25 Sep 2020
Nurse numbers in England up by more than 14,000, according to NHS data
University admissions figures also show record numbers accepting a place to study nursing
25 Sep 2020
SSKIN pressure ulcer song: award for team’s ‘uplifting’ awareness campaign
Community nurse’s rewrite of Pet Shop Boys hit has had thousands of views of YouTube
25 Sep 2020
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