All Royal College of Nursing (RCN) articles – Page 11
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NewsNon-EU nurse visa applications up 209 per cent in 12 months
Migration Advisory Committee report reveals scale of demand for nursing immigration MAC says majority of applications refused since June 2015 were for nurses RCN warns key supply line of overseas nurses being “strangled” by immigration policy Visa applications for nurses from outside the EU to work in the ...
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SupplementsRoundtable: Can we meet the Carter challenge on procurement?
Experts say it’s time for a better strategy
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NewsNurses could 'walk away' from NHS over pay restraint
Nurses could ‘walk away’ from the NHS in the face of four more years of pay restraint, the new chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing has told HSJ.
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NewsRCN claims victory on unsocial hours pay for BMI Healthcare employees
The Royal College of Nursing has said that it has secured a deal with the private provider BMI Healthcare for better unsocial hours weekend rates for clinical staff.
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NewsNHS England to create safe staffing 'oversight' group
An advisory group including senior figures from across the health service is being created by NHS England to oversee future work on safe staffing guidance.
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SupplementsHSJ Clinical Leaders 2015
The Clinical Leaders for 2015 highlights 100 individuals whose clinical background is shaping the work that they do
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NewsCarter review sets out plan to save NHS £5bn a year
A law could be introduced to force medical sales representatives to report all financial relationships with hospitals in a bid to drive down NHS procurement costs, a government backed review has said.
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SupplementsRoundtable: How best to identify the leaders the NHS needs
Experts debate how the NHS can enhance leader capabilities
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NewsExclusive: Four out of five hospitals miss own nurse staffing targets
More than four out of five acute hospitals in England are failing to meet their own targets for nurse staffing, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsUnions call an end to NHS pay dispute
NHS unions have officially ended their pay dispute with the government by accepting a 1 per cent pay rise and committing to future talks on reform of Agenda for Change.
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NewsNursing left off government's shortage occupation list
Government advisers have recommended that nursing is not added to the list of occupations in short enough supply that they can be ‘sensibly’ filled by recruitment outside Europe.
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NewsNICE recommends minimum A&E nurse staffing ratios
Hospitals should ensure they meet minimum nurse to patient ratios in accident and emergency departments according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
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NewsNew national advisory board to tackle workforce issues
A new national advisory board with a system-wide coordination role for workforce issues is to be created, the NHS planning guidance has revealed.
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NewsExclusive: Staff shortage fuels recruitment of nearly 6,000 overseas nurses
A shortage of registered nurses to fill an increasing number of posts has driven nearly three-quarters of hospital trusts to recruit overseas, an HSJ investigation has revealed.
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NewsHealthcare leaders attack 'scapegoating' of managers
Leading clinicians and patient campaigners have joined two former health secretaries to call for a change in attitude towards NHS managers
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NewsHospital nursing posts dip for second month in a row
The numbers of nursing staff employed in NHS hospitals has dipped for the second month in a row for the first time since the start of the “Francis effect” on nurse recruitment
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NewsExclusive survey: HR managers back end to pay restraint
NHS staff should be awarded a pay rise in line with inflation beyond 2015-16, according to a poll of HR managers by HSJ