All Royal College of Nursing (RCN) articles – Page 16
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Calls for North Cumbria University Hospitals management to step down
PERFORMANCE: Nurses, unions and other medical staff have issued an unprecedented joint attack on management at the trust and are calling for senior officials to go.
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NewsRCN chief: NHS facing 'toughest year'
The Royal College of Nursing’s chief executive and general secretary has warned the NHS faces its “toughest year”, with specialist nurses losing their jobs and vulnerable patients “in the firing line”.
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NewsCameron demands improvements to frontline nursing 'red tape'
The prime minister has announced a series of moves to improve care standards and free nurses of “non-essential paperwork and excessive bureaucracy”.
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NewsUnite rejects pensions deal
A union representing more than 100,000 NHS workers has rejected the government’s offer on pensions, opening up the possibility for more industrial action.
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NewsGovernment urged to raise alcohol prices by leading medics
More expensive alcoholic drinks would save thousands of lives and prevent medical experts have said,
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NewsWhistleblowers ignored and warned off speaking up, RCN survey finds
Instances of whistleblowing on poor NHS care are being ignored in almost 50 per cent of cases, a survey of over 3,000 nurses suggests.
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NewsNHS wages and national conditions may be under new threat
NHS employees can expect a prolonged wage squeeze and a possible end to national NHS terms and conditions, the government has signalled.
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NewsEscalating staff tensions feared as Osborne squeezes pay
George Osborne’s clampdown on pay on the eve of today’s (Wednesday 30 November) national public sector strike comes as managers are fearful of worsening staff tensions.
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NewsStrike cancels thousands of operations
Thousands of operations and appointments across the NHS are being cancelled and rescheduled as a result of Wednesday’s strike, the government has confirmed.
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NewsCircle to run Hinchingbrooke hospital
A private company has been given the final go-ahead to take over the running of a debt-ridden NHS hospital.
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Assura Medical staff told to give chlamydia tests to family and friends
A private company which has taken over NHS sexual health services in Teeside instructed staff to hand out chlamydia tests to family and friends in a bid to hit screening targets, a leaked memo has revealed.
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NewsTraining budgets enforcer may lack 'authority'
The body being established to hold trusts to account for how they spend £5bn of education and training funding may lack sufficient “authority”, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
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NewsLarge variation in nursing skill mix, figures show
Figures obtained by HSJ reveal a large difference in staff skill mix between different hospital trusts.
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NewsMental health patient recalls rise as community teams struggle
A dramatic rise in the number of people with serious mental illness being recalled to hospital has led to concern that community mental health teams are overstretched.
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NewsUnion ballots a million workers on pensions action
Over a million public sector workers including NHS managers, nurses and other healthcare staff are being balloted this week on strike action over pensions changes
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NewsUnison 'will not campaign' against all reconfigurations
A senior Unison figure has revealed to HSJ that the union is prepared to accept some hospital reconfigurations.
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NewsRCN agrees not to ballot over pensions immediately
The Royal College of Nursing has decided not to ballot members for industrial action for now, but has warned it could do so if pensions talks fail.
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NewsFlexible hospital visits claim defended by Carter
A nurses’ leader who suggested relatives of the elderly should be encouraged to help care for loved ones while in hospital has moved to defend his comments.
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NewsRebecca Leighton returned to nursing register but with restrictions
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has issued Stepping Hill nurse Rebecca Leighton with an interim order allowing her to work as a nurse but restricting her practice while it carries out a full investigation into the theft of drugs.