As the current COVID-19 pandemic highlights the vital contribution overseas nursing staff make to patient care in the UK, the Royal College of Nursing continues to call on the government to permanently exempt all health and care staff from the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS).
RCN Eastern responds to CQC report on West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust rating of "requires improvement".
RCN Eastern members are being urged to use social media to get their views on safe staffing heard by the public.
A Norfolk nurse has led a discussion on the merits of focussing on the resilience of health care staff in the face of mounting pressures in the workplace.
A Suffolk nurse has led a discussion highlighting the important role that personal care plays in the health and recovery of patients.
RCN Essex branch are advertising the vacancy for the chair of the branch.
29 Jan 2019
The Royal College of Nursing Eastern Region has welcomed news that staff at Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will be moving to Agenda for Change (AfC).
An RCN event taking place in Bury St Edmunds next month will look back at the devastation caused by the scourge of tuberculosis (TB).
Dignity and compassion should be central to how nursing staff behave when dealing with their patients. An RCN Eastern member talks about her experience of going from being a nurse to a patient.
Student nurses in Suffolk are facing financial hardship after being told mistakes have been made in the calculation of their student loans.
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