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RCN launches revised aesthetic medicine guidelines

Published: 20 July 2009

The Royal College Nursing has launched a revised edition of the publication RCN competences: An integrated career and competence framework for nurses in aesthetic medicine.

RCN: University application rise is misleading

Published: 20 July 2009

The Royal College of Nursing has written to the Guardian in response to an article which reported that applications for nursing degrees have increased by 24%.

RCN campaigning shapes sharps agreement

Published: 17 July 2009

An European-wide agreement between employers and trade unions to provide health care staff with better protection from needlestick injuries has today been signed in Brussels.

Talk is cheap

Published: 15 July 2009

Telephoning the RCN is now cheaper from mobiles, and could even be free as part of some evening and weekend landline call packages.

RCN welcomes new NMC Chief Executive and Registrar appointment

Published: 14 July 2009

The Royal College of Nursing welcomes the appointment of Professor Dickon Weir-Hughes as the new Nursing and Midwifery (NMC) Chief Executive and Registrar.

RCN members discuss leadership in mental health

Published: 14 July 2009

Health care staff from across the UK heard how the RCN clinical leadership programme can be used in a mental health setting at a conference in RCN headquarters last week.

RCN counters public sector pay myth

Published: 07 July 2009

The Royal College of Nursing says it will take every opportunity to ensure that myths surrounding public sector pay and pensions are countered with fact.

RCN: Improvements still needed in nursing regulation

Published: 06 July 2009

The Royal College of Nursing says there is still room for improvement in the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and has described waiting times for fitness to practice hearings as 'worrying'.

RCN responds to Government decision on Pay Review Body

Published: 03 July 2009

The Royal College of Nursing says it expects governments in the UK to ensure the recommendations of the NHS Pay Review Body are paid in full and citing the current financial climate as a reason for rejecting recommendations is not acceptable.

RCN responds to publication of Lord Darzi’s progress report

Published: 01 July 2009

The Royal College of Nursing insists that quality patient care must be maintained throughout the economic downturn and to make this happen nurses must be empowered and given the right level of support.