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Nurses condemn unsafe staffing levels

Published: 13 May 2013

Senior nurses have issued an unprecedented warning about hospital ward staffing levels in England.

Celebrate nursing on 12 May

Published: 10 May 2013

Patients and nursing staff up and down the country will be celebrating Nurses’ Day, an international day of appreciation for the difference nursing staff make to the lives of those they care for.

RCN welcomes full implementation of regulations to protect nursing staff

Published: 09 May 2013

Regulations to protect nurses and health care assistants from needlestick injuries come into force on 11 May.

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RCN London Declares Support for 18 May London NHS Demo

Published: 09 May 2013

Details about 18 May demo

Regional Director to Speak at Mary Seacole Memorial Debate at Jamaican High Commission

Published: 08 May 2013

Info about Mary Seacole memorial debate

Celebrate Nurses' Day in Canterbury with music and giveaways

Published: 07 May 2013

All welcome to come and meet local branch members

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News from Northern Ireland

RCN raises concerns over Belfast emergency care reconfiguration

Published: 10 May 2013

RCN response to Health and Social Care Board consultation on the future configuration of emergency care services within the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Join in celebrations for Nurses' Day at Craigavon

Published: 01 May 2013

Nurses in the Southern Trust will celebrate Nurses' Day at Craigavon Area Hospital on Friday 10 May.

Former chief nurse honoured with OBE

Published: 29 April 2013

Former Chief Nursing Officer for Northern Ireland, Professor Martin Bradley, collects his OBE from the Queen.

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News from Scotland

Organisations across Scotland join together to campaign for health visiting

Published: 13 May 2013

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland is joining the Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People, Parenting Across Scotland, Children in Scotland and the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland, to campaign for tougher legislation to enshrine Scotland’s commitment to health visiting in law.

Mair Scholarship 2013

Published: 02 May 2013

Information about funding for occupational health nurses to undertake study or research now being offered by the RCN Foundation.

Better support is needed for whistleblowers, say 60% of nurses in Scotland

Published: 23 April 2013

Six out of 10 nurses (60%) in Scotland believe that better support is needed for whistleblowers, according to a survey conducted for the RCN. The poll also revealed that just 30% of those surveyed believe their workplace has a good culture, where staff are listened to and concerns acted upon.

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