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All the latest on current nursing issues, including employment matters, health and safety in the workplace, public health policy and clinical skills, as well as updates on the work of the RCN.
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Nurse shortage far worse than first thought, RCN analysis shows
Patients suffer as nursing is consistently deprioritised against other staff groups
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Nurse-to-patient ratios are essential to safe staffing in every setting, RCN says
An RCN briefing explains why having enough registered nurses is critical to safety and wellbeing, and makes good economic sense
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RCN Presidential and Council elections results announced
The results are in for key leadership positions including President, Deputy President and Council members
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Nursing students to receive upfront placement expenses payments
New system will reduce out-of-pocket costs for clinical placements, but the RCN says wider financial pressures remain
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Nursing students face unemployment despite NHS vacancies
Sign the letter to demand action as graduates are blocked from a third of entry level NHS jobs
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UK heatwave: nursing staff working in 'impossible and inhumane' conditions
A heat-proof overhaul of NHS buildings and services is needed to protect staff and patients, the RCN says
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RCN calls for end to ‘grotesque’ exploitation of migrant nursing staff
Social care staff are being left at the mercy of employers who control their immigration status, according to new evidence from the RCN
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Nursing staff face uncertainty as updated EHRC code comes into force
Following the Supreme Court's judgment on the legal definition of sex in the Equality Act 2010, questions remain over how nursing staff should apply it in practice
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Campaign to protect the title 'nurse' moves closer to becoming law
The Westminster government is seeking views on how legal protection should work in practice
