This conference will be held at the Royal College of Nursing in London on the 6th and 7th of March
General practice staff must notify Public Health England if they are presented with a case of COVID-19, under new rules
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has called upon the NHS to make sure pain relief is available to ‘every woman who wants it, provided it is safe to do so’
Almost 20% of the UK population could be off work sick during the peak of the coronavirus outbreak in a worst case scenario, the Government have said as part of their response
Guidance to support staff in managing COVID-19 has been produced by the RCN, RCM and other trade unions
A rise in mental-health problems among the unemployed has been linked with the rollout of universal credit and other government welfare changes, in a study published by Lancet Public Health
Nicola Davies explains what nurses can do to support colleagues who might be at risk
Several parameters of the nurse's work environment lead to fewer patient complications and lower nurse burnout
Four schools have been closed due to the COVID-19, after students returned from Northern Italy, an area with a severe outbreak
For the first time in more than 100 years life expectancy has failed to increase across the country, and for the poorest 10% of women it has actually declined, the Marmot 2020 review has found
Two million people in England are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a record high, NHS figures have shown
Cuts to public health budgets have left health visitors overstretched and unable to provide high quality care in some areas, the Institute for Health Visiting’s annual survey has found
The RCN Foundation will provide funding for 3 years to the Care Home Nurses Network, allowing the project to extend to Wales and Northern Ireland
NHS staff are happier and more likely to recommend their organisation as a place to work than last year, but too many still experience unacceptable abuse from patients and the public, the NHS Staff...
There has been a notable rise in representation of BME people at board level across the NHS, according to the latest annual Workforce Race Equality Standard
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