News
(24 items total, showing 1 to 10)
Local Staff May Lose out on National Pay Award
Published: 26 January 2010
RCN expresses concern at recent announcement by Southend Hospital that it may offer local staff a pay increase below the national pay award.
RCN express concern over plans to cut senior District Nursing Services
Published: 15 January 2010
RCN Eastern Region response to proposals to cut the number of senior district nurses by 55%.
Dr Peter Carter visits Bedfordshire
Published: 17 December 2009
Dr Peter Carter recently visited the Beds and Luton Partnership NHS Trust to meet with activists and members, where he had the opportunity to visit the newly modernised Weller Wing, one the Trust's acute care units.
Call for RCN Eastern Region Board Members
Published: 20 November 2009
RCN Eastern Region are looking for new board members to fill a number of vacancies.
Local Nurses win prestigious Nursing Standard Awards 2009
Published: 10 November 2009
News item on nursing standard awards 2009 including local winners of Healthcare Assistant Award and Parkinson's Disease Award
Breastfeeding - Good Practice in the East of England
Published: 15 October 2009
This new report has been funded by NHS East of England to share examples of good practice in breast feeding in the Eastern counties and includes contact details for the examples described.
Top Ten High Impact Actions
Published: 06 October 2009
The search is on for The Top Ten High Impact Actions for Nursing and Midwifery, to improve patient care and reduce costs. Register the ideas that you and your organisation have used and they could be replicated nationally.
Proud to be part of Norwich Pride
Published: 14 August 2009
RCN Eastern Region was proud to be part of the first Norwich Gay Pride festival last month. RCN Officers, Adrian Ing and Nikki Ward championed the RCN message of, " Equality and Diversity". Were you there?
Proposals for Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Published: 23 July 2009
Tony Durcan, RCN Regional Officer for Cambridgeshire responds to the proposal to partly privatise Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
Hertfordshire nurse wins national award
Published: 10 June 2009
Hertfordshire's first Parkinson's disease specialist nurse, Tracey Smith, has won a prestigious national award, given by Nursing Standard. Tracey's innovative work, includes developing a detailed resource pack, which has been warmly received on wards in Hertfordshire hospitals.