http://www.nursingtimes.net http://www.nursingtimes.net http://www.nursingtimes.net/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.nursingtimes.net http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/one-in-four-deterred-from-raising-concerns/5057985.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/one-in-four-deterred-from-raising-concerns/5057985.article Nearly a quarter of nurses have been discouraged or warned off raising concerns about patient care, according to a survey carried out for the Royal College of Nursing. steve.ford@emap.com (Steve Ford) Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:08 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/educators/trainee-nurse-drop-outs-waste-100m/5057904.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/educators/trainee-nurse-drop-outs-waste-100m/5057904.article Calls to reduce the £100m “wasted” on trainee nurses who drop out before their course is over by requiring applicants to have some care experience have been rejected by the Royal College of Nursing. sarah.calkin@emap.com (Sarah Calkin) Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:57 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/mental-health/restraint-techniques-need-national-accreditation/5057902.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/mental-health/restraint-techniques-need-national-accreditation/5057902.article Almost 100% of voting members at the Royal College of Nursing Congress have backed a resolution calling for national guidelines on restraint of patients. sarah.calkin@emap.com (Sarah Calkin) Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:52 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/accident-and-emergency/safe-staffing-tool-for-ae-launched-by-rcn/5057911.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/accident-and-emergency/safe-staffing-tool-for-ae-launched-by-rcn/5057911.article A workforce planning tool to map staffing levels to dependency in emergency departments was launched yesterday at an evening fringe at the Royal College of Nursing annual congress. jenni.middleton@emap.com (Jenni Middleton) Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:37 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/news-topics/health-workforce/rcn-calls-on-lords-to-reject-privatisation/5057903.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/news-topics/health-workforce/rcn-calls-on-lords-to-reject-privatisation/5057903.article The Royal College of Nursing has called on the House of Lords to reject new rules on competition in the NHS being proposed by the government. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:54 GMT