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At the RCN annual congress, general secretary Nicola Ranger called on ministers to

RCN pushes for swift pay rise and warns government over consequences of delays

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Extra patient deaths: an EU nurse leaving the UK

Study suggests when EU nurses left UK, it affected nursing skill mix as well as outcomes

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Nurse suspended from NMC register for misconduct: NMC headquarters brass plaque

Practice nurse lacked insight into her actions, despite years of delivering good care

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Ivy Dixon died from a cardiac arrest when she choked on her food at Acorn Lodge Care Home in London

Prevention of future deaths report finds staff may have lacked clinical skills to save her

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An employment tribunal found Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust failed to make reasonable adjustments at work following senior nurse’s brain haemorrhage

Support from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust delayed or denied on return post-haemorrhage

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As the global population ages, the prevalence of complex wounds and delayed healing

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The success rate of tribunals, how much money may be awarded, and what claims can be about

 Department of Health and Social Care is set to introduce new regulations and licensi

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Bank nursing shift: a bank nurse in scrubs stands alongside a patient who is sitting in a wheelchair
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The savings trusts make with cut-price bank rates, and what you lose out on as a result

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Nursing’s new generation – clockwise from top left: Ashleigh Robinson, Antoinette Lagrata, Lincoln Gombedza, Soraya Manoucheri, Jordan Spires and Amber Fletcher

Six nurses, all under 35, describe how they are shaping the profession and improving care<

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Nurse career breaks: nurse stretches out her arms in happy relief, she is outdoors near trees

Taking a period away from work may help with burnout, but it needs careful planning

Clinical update

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How to predict risk, ensure timely treatment and advise patients on its management

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Guidance focuses on individualised care for pressure ulcers, lower limbs and surgical woun

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Sarcopenia is marked by a loss of muscle mass and often seen in older people

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Resuscitation UK advice affirms role of advance care planning

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How to recognise and manage the symptoms of AF and advise patients on lifestyle adjustment

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Advice from NICE on how to treat patients with bite wounds

Policy briefing

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How nurses can implement changes to the RCUK process for end of life decision-making

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The government’s plan to get the nation fit, protect against COVID-19 and ease strain on t

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Guidance says risks related to COVID-19 must be weighed before some interventions

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Skills and career framework aims to support the development of rheumatology nurse roles

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Picture shows two medics in discussion. Lack of personal protective equipment allows nurses to take a decision to protect themselves, RCN guidance says.

The implications for nurses of RCN guidance on care provision and inade

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Bowel cancer

RCN guidance advocates a proactive approach to bowel care

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Exercising older man

Healthcare professionals' support prevents people with COPD feeling overwhelmed by symptom

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Bacteria may help limit seizures, study of high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet

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Study suggests new benchmark

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International study found diagnoses improved through shared use of surveillance systems

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Surgery to repair spinal fractures was no more effective than a sham procedure

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Pain management drugs less prevalent in nursing home residents with sev

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Shared decision-making allows clinical nurse specialists to integrate patients’ preference

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Sponsored: Launch of Mölnlycke’s clinical consensus statement: ‘Healthy skin, safe patients: the value of patient hygiene
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This article explores Mölnlycke’s clinical consensus statement and the fight against healt

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This sponsored article describes emergency care for people with hereditary angioedema

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This webinar, sponsored by HARTMANN, seeks to address variation in practice and outcomes f

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UK-made respiratory protection for healthcare helps reduce environmenta

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