NMC reveals its new fitness to practise support service
Regulator pilots 24-hour emotional support line for registrants undergoing FtP proceedings
10 Oct 2019
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Curbing childhood obesity: investment in school nurses and health visitors is key – RCN
Public health warning as chief medical officer calls for snacking ban on public transport
10 Oct 2019
Health visitors: number of home visits should increase to eight, charity recommends
Institute of Health Visiting also advises focusing on 15 ‘high impact areas’ of care
10 Oct 2019
NHS staffing crisis: government, not nurses, should shoulder the burden – RCN
College wants ministers to be held legally accountable for short-staffing
09 Oct 2019
Sepsis Six update: immediate attendance by senior clinician is made top priority
Sepsis screening tool has changed – find out what this means for nurses
08 Oct 2019
NMC streamlines registration process for overseas nurses and midwives
Regulator cuts red tape in bid to get applicants on to UK register as fast as possible
07 Oct 2019
Nurse-led monitoring tool could curb overprescribing in care homes
Simple checklist could help avoid overuse of medicines for mental health issues in care homes
07 Oct 2019
Suspended jail sentence for nurse who ran Botox business while on sick leave
Nicola Bevan also forged prescriptions to obtain cosmetic products for private work
04 Oct 2019
For your patients’ sake, get the flu jab, senior official urges health workers
Professor says healthcare staff have a ‘very strong responsibility’ to accept vaccination
04 Oct 2019
RCN condemns ‘insulting’ 5% pay offer for Guernsey nurses
College will ballot members on whether to accept or reject the offer
03 Oct 2019
Climate change and the NHS: can nurses point the way to a greener future?
RCN calls for ideas on how to reduce healthcare’s carbon footprint
03 Oct 2019
Community mental health services for adults to be integrated
Community mental health, physical health and social care adult services will be integrated
03 Oct 2019
RCN elects new governing council
Thirteen members are set to take their seats on the RCN’s governing council in January
01 Oct 2019
Personal finance guide for nursing students offers tips for how to make money go further
RCN Money Guide for Students shares tricks for canny money management
01 Oct 2019
Always remember to ask yourself: ‘could this be sepsis’?
Sepsis survivor and former nurse practitioner’s message to healthcare professionals
30 Sep 2019
Childhood vaccines: nurses are key to increasing their uptake, RCN says
Data show a consistent fall in children being vaccinated against a variety of conditions
30 Sep 2019
Women in their sixties often skip offers of cancer screening
Most women in their sixties in England ignore at least one of three types of cancer screening
27 Sep 2019
Community nurses: new research body will shine a light on their work
International Community Nursing Observatory will explore issues such as safe caseloads
26 Sep 2019