<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Royal College of Nursing - News - Eastern</title><link>http://www.rcn.org.uk/aboutus/england/eastern/news</link><description>Eastern - news from the RCN</description><pubDate>Thu, 1 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><webMaster>webteam@rcn.org.uk</webMaster><category>UK news - Eastern</category><ttl>10</ttl><image><title>Royal College of Nursing - News - Eastern</title><url>http://www.rcn.org.uk/images/rss/RCN_.gif</url><link>http://www.rcn.org.uk/aboutus/england/eastern/news</link></image><item><link>http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/news/article/eastern_stories/nurses_day_at_peterborough_city_hospital</link><description>Nurses' Day 2013</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:23:47 +0100</pubDate><title>Nurses' Day at Peterborough City Hospital</title></item><item><link>http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/news/article/eastern_stories/wide_variations_in_district_nursing_in_eastern_region</link><description>Wide variations in district nursing RCN Eastern reveals</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:08:51 +0000</pubDate><title>Wide variations in district nursing in Eastern region</title></item><item><link>http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/news/article/eastern_stories/suffolk_nurses_lead_the_debate</link><description>Suffolk nurses lead the debate.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:55:07 +0000</pubDate><title>Suffolk nurses lead the debate</title></item><item><link>http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/news/article/eastern_stories/health_visiting_workshop_in_herts</link><description>Health visiting workshops in Herts.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:14:00 +0000</pubDate><title>Health visiting workshops in Herts</title></item><item><link>http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/news/article/eastern_stories/health_visiting_roadshow_in_cambridge</link><description>Health visiting roadshow</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:12:03 +0000</pubDate><title>Health visiting roadshow in Cambridge</title></item><item><link>http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/news/article/eastern_stories/nurse_training_places_slashed,_warns_rcn_eastern</link><description>Nurse training places slashed</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:11:34 +0000</pubDate><title>Nurse training places slashed, warns RCN Eastern</title></item><item><link>http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/news/article/eastern_stories/concerns_about_future_of_practice_nursing</link><description>RCN Eastern survey reveals crisis in practice nursing</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:34:28 +0000</pubDate><title>Concerns about future of practice nursing</title></item><item><link>http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/news/article/eastern_stories/update_on_nhs_pension_scheme_england_and_wales</link><description>NHS Pension Scheme update</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:48:08 +0100</pubDate><title>Update on NHS Pension Scheme England and Wales</title></item><item><link>http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/news/article/eastern_stories/rcn_statement_on_hinchingbrooke</link><description>RCN Eastern Region response to announcement that 5 independent sector bidders remain in running to operate Hinchingbrooke Hospital</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:47:22 +0000</pubDate><title>RCN statement on Hinchingbrooke</title></item><item><link>http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/news/article/eastern_stories/hertfordshire_nurse_wins_national_award</link><description>Hertfordshire's first Parkinson's disease specialist nurse, Tracey Smith, has won a prestigious national award, given by Nursing Standard. 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