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Picture shows section of RCN Beat the Flu poster
Campaign urges nurses and healthcare staff to get the flu vaccination as early as possible
29 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 advice and counselling
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 absences in May
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
24 Sep 2020
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Photograph of tired nurse

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

23 Sep 2020
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Picture shows a group of abstract figures representing nurses against a background of a falling graph
DHSC does not know how many nurses are needed or where or in what specialisms, MPs say
23 Sep 2020
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Matt Hancock speaking in parliament

Health and social care secretary outlines criteria for rationing t

22 Sep 2020
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Nurses arriving in UK from India

But ethics of recruiting from developing countries have been questioned

21 Sep 2020
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Nurse administers the flu jab to another healthcare professional in a bid to protect colleagues and patients and help ease NHS winter pressures
NHS England letter urges all front-line healthcare staff to help protect workers an
18 Sep 2020
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RCN presidential election resumes after being suspended

College relaxes rules about electioneering after candidate disqualifications

18 Sep 2020

NHS England confirms £29 million investment in international nurse recruits

16 Sep 2020

RCN Northern Ireland director Pat Cullen is nominee in outstanding leadership category

16 Sep 2020

Extension to existing law will cover England and Wales

15 Sep 2020
Working on the Frontline features in charity album in aid of RCN Foundation COVID-19 fund
14 Sep 2020

More than a third of those surveyed were likely to rejoin permanently, says NMC

11 Sep 2020

Tribute will form part of a memorial ceremony broadcast online by the BMA

11 Sep 2020

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