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Nurse dressed in scrubs and face mask slumps and looks exhausted as nurse leaders employers to protect staff ahead of a second wave of covid-19

Nursing leaders want assurances on PPE and workforce well-being measures

02 Oct 2020
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MPs call for routine weekly COVID-19 testing of all NHS staff during the second wave of the pandemic

Health and Social Care Committee calls for routine coronavirus tests to help prevent

01 Oct 2020
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Picture shows the post box honouring Mary Seacole in Cardiff.

Special edition post boxes to mark Black History Month honour cont

30 Sep 2020
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Two women dressed in mortar board and gowns for their graduation – as 2,000 nursing students face long delay to graduate as a result of the pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on practice learning schedules

29 Sep 2020
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Picture shows section of RCN Beat the Flu poster

RCN campaign urges nursing students and healthcare staff to get the flu

29 Sep 2020
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Cygnet Yew Trees hospital

Regulator reviews concerns at Cygnet Yew Trees in Essex amid

28 Sep 2020
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Woman sits slumped in bed, head in hands. Fatigue is among the symptoms of long-COVID

Call for research into COVID-19’s long-lasting effects among nursing staff 

28 Sep 2020
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Picture of a smartphone screen showing the RCN app Starting Out

Starting Out app offers learning resources, career and financial a

28 Sep 2020
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Picture shows a young woman sitting on a sofa looking pensive

Anxiety, stress and depression also accounted for one quarter of absenc

25 Sep 2020
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Newly qualified nurses joining the NHS workforce in England

University admissions figures also show record numbers accepting a place to study nur

25 Sep 2020
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Nurse cleanses the hand of a patient nearing the end of life – as Nursing Standard and Marie Curie ask nurses to complete their survey

Tell us how COVID-19 has affected the care of dying patients

24 Sep 2020
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10k for Nurses and Midwives campaign

10k for Nurses and Midwives campaign is run by the Cavell Nurses' Trust which provides fin

24 Sep 2020

The King’s Fund makes recommendations to improve well-being of staf

23 Sep 2020

DHSC does not know how many nurses are needed or where or in what specia

23 Sep 2020

Health and social care secretary outlines criteria for rationing th

22 Sep 2020

But ethics of recruiting from developing countries have been questioned

21 Sep 2020

NHS England letter urges all front-line healthcare staff to help protect workers

18 Sep 2020

College relaxes rules about electioneering after candidate disqualifications

18 Sep 2020

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