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Sepsis tool wins Drew prestigious Child Health Award
RCNi award winner praised for 'commitment and leadership' in vital work
04 May 2017
Children’s hospice nurses commended for treating stab victim
Two hospice nurses have been commended for coming to the aid of a woman who had been stabbed...
04 May 2017
RCNi receives prestigious media award
Editorial team behind Nursing Standard and nine specialist journals awarded silver in the...
04 May 2017
Film celebrates role of children's nursing...
A film has been produced to highlight the value of children's nursing amid concerns the...
04 May 2017
Nurses awarded Winston Churchill Memorial Trust fellowships
Ten nurses and allied health professionals have been awarded fellowships to travel abroad...
03 May 2017
Labour pledges to halt emergency department closures and review STPs
Labour shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth promised a review of closures across the...
03 May 2017
Hospital patient phones branded a 'rip off'...
Relatives who call patients in hospital are still being forced to pay 'rip off' charges of...
03 May 2017
RCN calls for politicians to end pay cap as nurses resort to hardship grants
Eight nurses a day seek urgent help to cope with the rising cost of living and one-in-four...
03 May 2017
Prime minister avoids question on nurses using food banks
Theresa May critised by nursing leaders and Labour MPs for failing to explicitly say if it...
02 May 2017
England ‘faces shortfall of 42,000 nurses by 2020’
England could be hit by a shortfall of 42,000 nurses by 2020 and almost half of all nurses...
02 May 2017
Nurse helps create asthma film for children
A respiratory nurse consultant has worked on a two-minute video aimed at encouraging...
02 May 2017
Children’s hospices face crisis as nurse shortage worsens
Charity report calls for urgent action as the vacancy rate in children’s hospice nursing...
28 Apr 2017
Government avoids defeat in vote on nursing bursaries
The government comfortably avoided a symbolic defeat over funding for nursing students in...
28 Apr 2017
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Last chance to vote for your Patient's Choice Award winner...
Voting in the Patient's Choice category in the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017 closes at midnight on...
27 Apr 2017
Serious shortfall of children's nurses and doctors ‘puts care at risk’...
A report by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health warns that immediate action...
27 Apr 2017
Labour promises pay rise for NHS staff
Election pledges to scrap the cap, reinstate bursary and safe staffing legislation
26 Apr 2017
Hospital staff paying almost £90 a month for parking, study reveals
Nurses and porters are being charged 'extortionate' fees of almost £90 a month to use...
26 Apr 2017