Jennifer Sprinks
Dedicated dementia carers recruited to improve end of life care
Two healthcare support workers have been appointed to help care homes in Walsall become more dementia-friendly and ensure patients receive individualised care
Education funding for nurses in need of fundamental reform, say universities
The Council of Deans of Health (CoDH) and Universities UK are jointly calling on the government to look at whether the current grants-based system can be shifted to student loans.
Guidance on managing iron-deficiency anaemia published
RCN's guidance aims to help nurses understand how to identify and treat iron-deficiency anaemia
ICN chief executive officer David Benton steps down
David Benton, chief executive officer of the ICN since October 2008, has announced he will step down from the position on September 30
Guidance urges nurses and midwives to be honest when things go wrong
The Nursing and Midwifery Council and General Medical Council have published guidance on creating a more open and transparent culture within health care
RCN members reject government plans to scrap unsocial hours pay
On the final day of RCN congress 2015, nurses voted unanimously to defend their unsocial hours payments
Dishonesty may put you before the NMC, barrister warns nurses
Ben Rich advises nurses to pursue a policy of being honest in their private lives to avoid having to face a fitness-to-practise panel
Tell staff what is expected of them under revalidation, warns trust
Concerted efforts are needed to engage nurses in revalidation, according to Nottingham Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, who is piloting the NMC's new process for revalidation
England's top public health nurse urges nurses to champion prevention work
Addressing nurses at RCN congress in Bournemouth, Public Health England chief nurse Viv Bennett said nurses have a vital leadership role in improving public health outcomes of their local population
RCN members call on leadership to ramp up the pressure on politicians over A&Es
UK's governments must address the 'relentless' challenges facing emergency departments, RCN congress resolution states
Keep a diary, emails, appraisal notes – advice for nurses being bullied
At a fringe session on bullying at RCN congress, a former NHS manager shared her experience of being bullied and nurses were advised on how to deal with workplace bullying
Nurses demand rethink of immigration rules for non-EU nurses
Nurses at RCN congress have voted in favour of a resolution calling on the UK government to withdraw plans for the enforced removal of non-EU nurses if they are not earning at least £35,000 after six years
Congress members set to vote on emergency safe staffing resolution
Members at RCN congress in Bournemouth will be asked to vote on an emergency resolution lobbying for NICE to be reinstated to safe staffing work
Peter Carter reveals that RCN could have 'done more' to secure fair pay deal
Final speech to RCN congress as college general secretary
Thousands of overseas nurses will be forced to leave, RCN warns
College urges government to rethink 'illogical' immigration rules that will send many staff home, despite ongoing shortages
Nurses join London march for safe staffing
Nurses join march organised by Cure the NHS campaign group and call on Department of Health to reinstate NICE's review of research into safe staffing
NHS publishes data on optimal medication use in a bid to improve patient outcomes
NHS England updates a 'dashboard' of data designed to ensure patients take medication in the most effective way
£34 million Welsh Government funding boost to move more care into the community
Welsh health and social services minister Mark Drakeford has announced that £34 million will be invested into providing more care closer to home, including helping GPs to recruit more advanced nurse practitioners