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• 1st Nov

  
  RCN welcomes social care funding but calls for

  More nurses need to be recruited to help make the most of extra government spending on social care announced...

• 24th Oct

  
  Unions oppose regional pay plan

  Health unions have criticised the idea of linking public sector pay rises to regional pay levels, which...

• 16th Oct

  
  RCN calls for immigration health surcharge to be

  The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has called for the immigration health surcharge to be scrapped for NHS staff...

• 9th Oct

  
  RCN calls for more action to recruit and retain

  The Royal College of Nursing has called on the government to do more to recruit and retain nurses, arguing...

• 25th Sep

  
  RCN calls for new measures to boost student nurse

  The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has called for new measures to encourage more students to enrol on nursing...

• 18th Sep

  
  Nursing numbers may be boosted by scrapping of non

  The number of nurses coming to work in the NHS after Brexit from non-EU countries could increase, if the government...

• 11th Sep

  
  Call for more nursing student support amid high

  A quarter of student nurses are dropping out of their courses before graduating, new research has found....

• 22nd Aug

  
  RCN launches consultation on Welsh pay day as

  The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has launched a consultation on the pay offer to nurses working for the NHS in Wales,...

• 17th Aug

  
  Nursing student numbers fall for second year

  The number of students enrolling on nursing courses in England has fallen for the second year running. Figures...

• 9th Aug

  
  Heatwave puts A E staff under huge strain in July

  Accident and Emergency (A&E) units in hospitals across England faced the greatest pressure on record...

• 26th Jul

  
  Nursing shortages biggest risk to NHS

  A lack of nursing staff is the number one biggest risk to the NHS, according to the Health Foundation...

• 10th Jul

  
  Nursing staff may hope for change as new health

  Nurses in the NHS may be hoping for positive changes in their working circumstances following the departure...

• 21st Jun

  
  RCN publishes new guidance on HPV and cervical

  The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has published new guidance calling for registered nurses to take a more...

• 13th Jun

  
  Scottish nurses to receive immediate pay rise of 3

  The majority of NHS Scotland staff are set to receive an immediate pay rise of three per cent, as part...

• 4th Jun

  
  Emergency hospital readmissions for preventable

  NHS nurses will need to tackle a recent rise in the number of patients being readmitted to hospital for potentially...

• 24th May

  
  New nursing education standards announced by NMC

  New education standards for nurses have been announced by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), introducing...

• 16th May

  
  British public supports hiring of more nurses

  A new survey has shown that the majority of people in the UK are convinced that more needs to be done...

• 8th May

  
  Shortage of specialist cancer nurses uncovered

  A significant shortage of specialist cancer nurses has been uncovered in a new report.The charity Macmillan...