Analysis
Get the most from revalidation
At the start of this month, the first nurses to begin the revalidation process will have...
01 Apr 2016
Productivity still ‘not good enough’ says Carter review
The starting gun has been fired. After 18 months of work, Lord Carter’s roadmap for...
01 Mar 2016
Vanguard sites look at new ways to deliver care
A major project to find new models of care for the NHS to cope with increasing demands and...
01 Mar 2016
Nursing associates: a return to state enrolled nurses?
Plan for unregulated support role seen as a way to obtain ‘nursing skills on the cheap’,...
01 Feb 2016
RCN launches centenary celebrations
The value of nursing leadership is highlighted in the RCN centenary exhibition, which opened...
01 Feb 2016
General practice nurses urged to join professional mainstream
There has never been a time of greater opportunity for nurses working in general practice,...
01 Feb 2016
Providing health care from army camp to civvy street
Not many nurses have to learn to use a pistol and rifle, but Elizabeth Shillito did. It was...
25 Nov 2015
Food and drink message has to work down from the top
Fresh guidance aimed at reducing poor nutrition and hydration in patients places more...
25 Nov 2015
Buying into a greater product procurement role for nurses
At the chief nursing officer (CNO) for England’s summit this month, the RCN will publicise...
25 Nov 2015
Political influence
Senior nurses in Northern Ireland are to be trained in political influencing to help them...
30 Sep 2015
Chief nursing officer for Ireland aims to ‘bring nurses together’
When Ireland's chief nursing officer (CNO) Siobhan O’Halloran was appointed to her post two...
30 Sep 2015
Award winner leads programme striving to make births safer in Nigeria
It is eight years since nurse leader Chinomnso Ibe established the Traffina Foundation for...
26 Aug 2015
Strong leadership needed to ensure NHS makes savings
Leadership and management in the NHS have been put at the centre of government plans for the...
26 Aug 2015
Poor end of life care is clear theme in ombudsman’s report
A report from the parliamentary and health service ombudsman on ‘dying without dignity’...
01 Jul 2015
Prudent care puts the focus on evidence-based services
Nurse leaders will gather along with other health and social care professionals at Cardiff...
01 Jul 2015