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New video trumpets nursing research
King’s College researchers discuss implications of studies into front line care
18 May 2016
Nurses asked for views on how to improve lung cancer survival
The UK Lung Cancer Coalition has launched a survey in a bid to help improve lung cancer...
18 May 2016
NHS England framework focuses on new ways of working
England's chief nursing officer Jane Cummings unveils Leading Change, Adding Value framework...
18 May 2016
Mary Berry joins calls for gardening to be used as a therapy
King's Fund wants gardening to be prescribed as a therapeutic activity
17 May 2016
RCN wins competition to host contemporary art installation
Work by British artist Peter Liversidge will be shown at RCN library
17 May 2016
Changing demands of health care require extended nursing roles
Nuffield Trust report, Reshaping the Workforce to Deliver the Care Patients Need, is...
17 May 2016
Tributes to RCN campaigner, who has died aged 36
LGBT activist fondly remembered by colleagues
17 May 2016
Preventing baby deaths needs funding commitment
Latest report on stillbirths and neonatal deaths shows variation across UK
17 May 2016
Eurovision gimmick 'trivialises mental health problems'...
Charities and mental health champions say straitjacket joke fuels stigma and should not have...
16 May 2016
Waiting time targets in Scotland 'need urgent review'...
RCN says focus is on processes not outcomes, as NHS Lothian board warns it may breach its...
16 May 2016
'Shockwaves' after nurse killed by teenage driver in police car chase...
Jill Pirrie was knocked down on her way home from a shift at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
16 May 2016
BBC calls in nurse specialist to advise on EastEnders storyline
Nurse consulted over Peggy Mitchell's breast cancer treatment
16 May 2016
Man to appear in court charged with murder of nurse
Tributes have been paid to nurse stabbed at mental health hospital
16 May 2016
Nurse who transformed dementia care is RCN Northern Ireland nurse of the year
Pauline Casey redesigned dementia services at Western Health and Social Care Trust
13 May 2016
Hospital builds 'frailty friendly’ emergency department...
New floor at Leicester Royal Infirmary designed specifically to accommodate frail patients...
13 May 2016
Arrest made after nurse dies from stab wounds
The nurse was attacked while working at a private mental health hospital in Croydon
13 May 2016
QNI head calls for improved training in general practice for nursing students
Crystal Oldman was speaking at a practice nurse conference in Lincolnshire
13 May 2016
Emergency waiting times show 'exceptional' pressure is now the norm...
Problems in A&E are causing staff burnout, says RCN
13 May 2016