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Don't mistake ‘safe’ for therapeutic staffing, congress tells RCN

Therapeutic relationships need more than just safe staffing, menta

16 May 2018

Decriminalise use of the class B drug for medical purposes, nurses urge

15 May 2018

RCN calls for action to protect prison nurses exposed to psychoactive smoke

15 May 2018

RCN pledges support after hearing of burnt-out prison nurses' daily encounters with s

15 May 2018

Recognise frailty as a clinical condition that needs to be managed, researchers say

15 May 2018
Congress votes unanimously to preserve field of learning disability nursing

In a congress debate, members heard that universities were closing programmes and nurses l

15 May 2018

Congress backs call to lobby government to reverse ‘short-sighted’ funding cuts in England

15 May 2018
Nurses’ reluctance to strike tied our hands, says RCN chief pay negotiator

Negotiators felt unable to pressurise government into offering nurses b

15 May 2018
‘My boss made me move bay because of a patient’s racist abuse’

Congress gasps as Kenyan nurse recalls how abusive patient questioned her ability

15 May 2018
Congress rejects call for strategy on recruiting men

Speakers say they want to promote nursing to everyone, regardless

15 May 2018

RCN survey of 600 nurses uncovers understaffing, job freezes and inadequate training,

14 May 2018

Child refugees deserve safe haven in the UK, congress speakers say

14 May 2018

RCN urged to campaign for more accessible public toilets, as many have closed due to f

14 May 2018

Kenyan nurse Evaline Omondi explained how the fee had affected her family

14 May 2018

Dogs should be used more widely in hospitals, says RCN

14 May 2018

'Now is the right time to leave', says Nursing and Midwifery Council chief executive J

14 May 2018

Transfers of NHS staff to private companies to save costs condemned by c

14 May 2018

Use of staff to cover nurse shortages cost NHS £1.

13 May 2018