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About half of those treated for rectal cancer will have debilitating bowel symptoms.

22 Mar 2017
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Nurses' clinical expertise and local understanding will be crucial to the development

21 Mar 2017
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Vocational career pathways into nursing are gathering momentum – and being met with suspic

18 Mar 2017
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Why should nurses settle for a miserly 1% pay increase when senior officials are still ear

17 Mar 2017
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A theatre project is using a performance to disseminate the results of a researc

15 Mar 2017
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The NHS is experiencing many of the pressures that led to catastrophic failures of ca

10 Mar 2017
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Some complaints are caused by a simple misunderstanding, so don't take them too much to he

10 Mar 2017
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Shadowing a Queen's Nurse at work reminded QNI chief executive Crystal Oldman of the outst

09 Mar 2017
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Mid Staffs whistleblower Helene Donnelly says with many services stretched

07 Mar 2017
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Drawing on The Health Foundation's three key lessons for spreading successful improvement

07 Mar 2017
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With military metaphors abounding in the NHS, Jane Bates reflects on fighting the 'enemy'

02 Mar 2017
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The Workforce Race Equality Standard has raised awareness of inequality in the NHS, with r

28 Feb 2017

At a time when the NHS is facing unprecedented demand, only nationally mandated ratios will determine the number of nurses required to provide safe and effective patient care, says Susan Osborne. 

28 Feb 2017

Research nurse Sarah J Taylor, with UK eating disorder charity Beat and the Burdett Trust, has produced a free training package to help nurse support young people with an eating disorder.

28 Feb 2017

When work-related stress causes you to channel your inner Shakespeare, it’s time to get a grip, says Jane Bates.

27 Feb 2017

Continence care is a fundamental nursing skill and should be a compulsory element of pre-registration training, says RCN professional advisor Amanda Cheesley. 

22 Feb 2017

A report from a national charity has found many myeloma patients are unsure what questions to ask health professionals about their diagnosis.

22 Feb 2017

On World Encephalitis Day, lead nurse for acute and emergency clinical research Claire Matata discusses why nurses need a better understanding of encephalitis and to treat it as a neurological emergency. 

22 Feb 2017

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