News from around the UK
Nursing headlines
RCN welcomes government proposals to put patients at centre of healthcare reform
Published: 16 May 2008
Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary of the RCN, responds to government announcement of its draft legislative programme.
RCN responds to Lord Darzi's rules for change in the NHS
Published: 09 May 2008
Dr. Peter Carter, RCN Chief Executive & General Secretary, responds to Lord Darzi's report setting out ground rules for how the NHS will handle changes to services.
News from England
RCN London at Congress
Published: 15 May 2008
On Sunday 27 April 2008 London Council members, Board Members and staff welcomed all London members to Congress.
Promoting parish nursing
Published: 09 May 2008
A meeting to promote the development of parish nursing in Leicestershire will be held at Cross Hills Baptist Church, Thornton Lane, Bagworth on Monday 12 May from 6.30pm.
Give East Midlands nurses more time to care, says RCN
Published: 28 April 2008
An increase in paperwork is preventing East Midlands nurses from spending enough time caring for patients, according to a new survey for the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
News from Northern Ireland
New childcare support for student nurses
Published: 28 April 2008
RCN Northern Ireland welcomes new childcare allowance for nursing students
Proposed nurses pay award announced for Northern Ireland
Published: 22 April 2008
RCN Northern Ireland welcomes proposed pay award
RCN Northern Ireland-Open University Strategic Alliance
Published: 14 April 2008
RCN Northern Ireland launches its new Strategic Alliance with the Open University
News from Scotland
Emergency care nurses under pressure to meet four-hour target
Published: 29 April 2008
Nine out of ten Accident & Emergency (A&E) nurses have felt unduly pressured to meet the four-hour waiting target, according to a new survey from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
Give nurses more time to care, says RCN
Published: 28 April 2008
An increase in paperwork is preventing nurses from spending enough time caring for patients, according to a new survey for the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
Dignity must be at the heart of nursing care
Published: 27 April 2008
Eight out of ten nurses say they finish shifts feeling upset or distressed because they have not been able to ensure their patients have been treated with dignity, a UK wide survey by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has found.
News from Wales
Reduced hospital acquired infection Rates in Wales
Published: 05 November 2007
Eirlys Warrington Chair of RCN Wales Welsh Board responds to press coverage that hospital acquired infection rates in Wales are lower than those in England.
RCN Wales welcomes pay announcement
Published: 05 July 2007
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) welcomes the Welsh Assembly Government's decision to implement the Pay Review Body's recommendation of a 2.5 per cent
COPD and Asthma Nurses
Published: 07 June 2007
Nurses in Wales will be looking forward to April 1 when a ban on smoking in enclosed public places is introduced in Wales.Tobacco is a uniquely ...
