'Lansley must listen to nurses on the front line' Peter Carter
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Cameron announces patient rating system
Patients will be able to rate the treatment they receive in hospitals to ensure that people are treated with dignity and respect on wards, it will be announced today.
MPs call for mandatory HCA regulation
Healthcare assistants should be subject to compulsory regulation similar to nurses, an influential group of MPs has said.
'Lansley must listen to nurses on the front line'
Don’t take nurses’ politeness as a sign that they are OK with government’s activities and attitude.
Unhappy members force RCN to halt structural review
The Royal College of Nursing has been forced to put a major review of its structure on hold after an outcry on the final day of congress.
RCN prepared to battle government over regional pay plans
The Royal College of Nursing is “prepared to take the government on” in its plans to impose regional pay in the NHS, according to the college’s chief executive and general secretary Peter Carter.
Carter: 'It's never been tougher for nurses'
“It’s never been tougher” for nursing staff but the profession should not be blamed for care failings, according to the head of the Royal College of Nursing.
New guidelines for care of children in emergency settings
Minimum requirements for how children in emergency settings should be treated, including nurse staffing requirements, have been set out in new standards.
NHS reforms approved by parliament
The passage of the coalition’s controversial NHS reforms would prove to be a “cause of significant regret”, according to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
Care homes 'struggle to meet residents' needs'
Many nurses believe care homes are understaffed and ill-equipped to meet residents’ needs, a new survey suggests.
Three quarters of learning disability nurses have witnessed service cuts
Nurses who work with people with learning disabilities have “real concerns” about the safety of their clients because of cuts in services, according to a new study.
RCN warns of treatment in corridors and long trolley waits
Patients are being routinely left on trolleys for hours and treated in corridors and other inappropriate areas, the Royal College of Nursing has warned in the wake of new survey results.
Legislation to give nurses same prescribing powers as doctors
The Royal College of Nursing has welcomed the news that pharmacists and nurses will be able to prescribe the same drugs as a doctor can from April 23, including controlled drugs.
Too few nurses on wards for older people care - RCN
There are too few nurses on wards to provide basic, safe care to older people, nursing leaders have claimed.
Bill amendment on HCA regulation withdrawn
Baroness Emerton has withdrawn an amendment to the health bill, which would have brought in statutory regulation for healthcare assistants, to the disappointment of nursing unions.
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Fears for nurses as 2,000 gather to fight health bill
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Low turnout on pensions ballot leaves college sitting on fence
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Carter and Lansley in row over RCN support for bill
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Peter Carter: Coalition MPs could turn against health bill
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RCN excluded from prime minister's NHS reform summit
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'Maintain pressure on reforms to protect NHS'
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Details emerge of 'wide ranging' NMC review
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'Health bill opposition is not about pensions'
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RCN pension vote timetable revealed
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RCN calls on CQC to improve 'relevance and credibility'
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Carter: 'NHS faces its toughest year'
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Carter: Strikes may have hampered unions' pension campaign
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Overseas nurse numbers rise by 40%
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Survey: 11% of community nurses may be victims of physical abuse
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'The RCN is fighting for its members'
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Ministers warning trusts over 'gagging clauses'
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Whistleblowers being ignored, RCN survey finds
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Community nursing must be 'expanded and enhanced' says RCN
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RCN claims 56,000 NHS posts cut or at risk
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RCN threatens to ballot in January over pensions
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RCN ballot 'inevitable' unless ministers row back on pensions
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'Professionally committed and satisfied nurses will deliver the ultimate standard of care'
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Thousands of nurses expecting to lose jobs - RCN
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Regulation of HCA not a top priority for the NHS
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Carter defends his position: relatives should not be 'forced to plug gaps in nursing care'
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Amount of unregulated workers in hospitals 'a disgrace' says Carter
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Hospital reconfigurations 'cost cutting attempts dressed up as change' says Carter
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RCN welcomes new failure regime for foundation trusts
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Nurses to pay extra £100 towards pensions next year
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RCN leaders 'too close to government'
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Government announces new health visitor taskforce
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Post cuts 'accelerating' in England, warns RCN
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RCN sets out core values of health visiting
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Victory in sight for Nursing Times' Seat on the Board Campaign
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One in three consortia have a nurse at board level
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'Nurses deserve a seat on the board and they deserve it now'
