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Building resilience at work: nurses join study on coping with stressful events
Critical care staff will learn strategies and skills to help them after COVID-19 pressures
25 May 2021
Unions label 1% nurse pay rise suggestion as 'insulting'
RCN accuses government of being dangerously out of touch with nursing staff and public
04 Mar 2021
Rules relaxed on recruiting overseas nurses
RCN cautions that change risks damaging health and care systems of developing countries
01 Mar 2021
Healthcare staff vaccination: lead by example and have the jab, say chief nurses
Nurses and colleagues have a duty to be immunised, urge health leaders in open letter
29 Jan 2021
Made-to-measure face masks: nurse working on prototype for healthcare staff
Universities helping to create reusable mask based on a scan of the user’s face
30 Nov 2020
COVID-19: nursing students asked to share their experiences of NHS placements
UK-wide COV-ed Nurse study looks at how well students were prepared for pandemic
20 Nov 2020
Nurse research: ‘let’s make it a normal part of our role’
Nurses’ employers should give them time for research, Nightingale2020 conference told
28 Oct 2020
Childhood cancer study may help nurses to ‘act earlier and save lives’
Research will explore links between time to diagnosis and outcomes
19 Oct 2020
Nursing research: chief nurse wants to hear your ideas
Ruth May’s team at NHS England and NHS Improvement is developing a nursing research strategy
14 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
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
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Nursing Standard in the running for two health journalism awards
RCNi’s flagship title nominated for Editor of the Year and Podcast of the Year
14 Sep 2020
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Protection demanded for nurses ‘ostracised and abused’ during pandemic worldwide
Fear and ignorance blamed for global attacks against nurses caring for patients with COVID-19
21 May 2020
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COVID-19: not a ‘mental health crisis’, healthcare experts warn
Anxiety and depression during pandemic are features of ‘mental wellness, not mental illness’
02 Apr 2020
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Coronavirus response: scepticism at plan to bring former clinicians out of retirement
Nurses’ concerns over how quickly older nurses could be deployed – and risks they’d face
02 Mar 2020
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RCNi’s new editorial advisory board chair named
Alison Dinning brings insights from clinical leadership and workforce development roles
20 Dec 2019
Undervalued, unsupported and stressed: why 1 in 3 nurses is looking for a new job
RCN employment survey finds pressures and lack of management support are often to blame
28 Nov 2019
RCN president recognised for ‘outstanding contribution’ to health research
Fellowship helps to highlight nurses’ role in research, says Anne Marie Rafferty
10 May 2019