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Confidential records turnaround following RCN pressure
Published: 09 March 2009
The Government has announced that it intends to drop proposals which may have allowed them to access medical records.
RCN Northern Ireland Director appointed to new post in public health
Published: 05 March 2009
Mary Hinds, Director of the RCN Northern Ireland, is leaving the Royal College of Nursing to take up the position of Director of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals (designate) at the new Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being in Northern Ireland.
RCN: NHS prescription charges are unfair
Published: 05 March 2009
The Royal College of Nursing has said that the current system of prescription charging in England is ‘unfair and inconsistent’. The College said that it is important to be clear on where money comes from to fund the prescriptions before further changes are made.
Invest NHS surplus in frontline services says RCN
Published: 05 March 2009
The Royal College of Nursing has said that it is ‘imperative’ that any NHS surplus is swiftly reinvested in frontline services to improve patient care.
School nurses – take part in an RCN survey
Published: 05 March 2009
The Royal College of Nursing is encouraging school nurses to complete their online survey which has been commissioned to find out how things have changed since the last survey in 2005.
Health care assistants call for regulation
Published: 04 March 2009
A new RCN survey of health care assistants has shown that 85% of health care assistants feel they should be regulated, and that 89% are prepared to pay towards professional regulation.
Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Nursing survey on alcohol treatment services
Published: 27 February 2009
The Royal College of Nursing is encouraging members to make their views known on UK alcohol treatment services by completing an online RCN / RCP survey on the subject.
Invest in school nurses to tackle long term obesity says RCN
Published: 26 February 2009
The Royal College of Nursing is urging the Government to invest in specialists and school nurses who can help children avoid obesity from an early age.
Ward sister and charge nurse publication launch
Published: 26 February 2009
The Royal College of Nursing has today (26 February 2009) launched a brand new report which looks at how the ward sister and charge nurse roles are working across different types of hospital trusts in England.
Celebrating Sheelagh Brewer
Published: 25 February 2009
The Royal College of Nursing is hosting an event to celebrate the life of Sheelagh Brewer, retired RCN Senior Employment Relations Adviser, who died earlier this month.
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