Community palliative care services are not as effective in relieving pain at the end of life compared to other settings, a report by PHE's National End of Life Care Intelligence Network.
During the debates at RCN Congress, Richard Beauchamp from the RCN Essex branch proposed that the government should not attack unsocial hours pay.
Strike action dominated the discussion on the final day of RCN congress 2015.
Nurses voted yesterday that RCN Council should lobby the government on climate change.
Almost half of nursing staff based in the community have been subjected to abuse during the last two years according to an RCN survey.
Disease-specialist nurses are 'crucial' to the provision of palliative care but may face barriers in providing it, a report by Marie Curie Cancer Care has found.
The RCN has teamed up the National Union of Students to improve students bursaries, says chair of the RCN Council.
The community nurse's role in developing integrated healthcare services was discussed at an RCN Congress fringe event, organised by the RCN's District Nursing Forum.
The number of cases of STIs diagnosed in England has risen sharply, with particular concerns raised by the increase in cases in men who have sex with men (MSM), according to figures released by PHE.
Nurses must stop holding on to job titles and move forward to deliver more holistic care say practice nursing leaders.
The RCN has been asked to lobby the government to u-turn on the decision to remove safe staffing responsibilities from NICE.
Peter Carter has used his final keynote speech to urge nurses to use their voices to change the nursing profession.
Delegates to the RCN congress in Bournemouth have voted overwhelmingly to lobby the governments of the UK to invest in children and young people's health services and end child health inequality.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that 5000 more clinical support staff, including practice nurses, will be hired by 2020, as part of a 'new deal' for general practice.
The Burdett Trust for Nursing is requesting proposals for a new grants programme focused on empowering nurses and allied healthcare professionals to tackle obesity in children and their mothers.
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