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Workforce
Nursing agency boss jailed for pocketing enough money 'to pay for 21 newly qualified nurses'
A nursing agency boss has been jailed after he pocketed the VAT he charged his customers. Mr Shaun Clark ran Maxim Healthcare…
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Opinion
A vote of no confidence in the RCN will be 'damaging to members'
"The RCN is on a path to a minority of members bringing a vote of no confidence which I believe…
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Midwifery
Parents who lose a child will soon be entitled to bereavement leave
A new workplace right to paid leave for bereaved parents has been officially enshrined in law.
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Technology
New Apple Watch includes 'ECG recognition' and 'Falls Detection'
ECG data gathered by Apple Watch Series 4 models is stored in the Health app in a PDF format that…
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Royal College of Nursing
RCN accused of trying to “manipulate” impending vote of no confidence
A letter has led to accusations that the college is attempting to "manipulate" or "subvert" the impending vote of no…
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Workforce
Mounting NHS vacancies becoming 'national emergency'
Official figures show a shortage of nearly 42,000 nurses and 11,500 doctors.
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Mental Health
Mental health patients not kept safe from 'unwanted sexual behaviour'
The CQC discovered there were a total of 1,120 sexual incidents involving staff, patients and visitors.
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Health Politics
Hancock's promise of '£50m extra every single day' for the NHS doesn't add up
Twenty billion in additional funding over five years actually equates to around eleven million a day.
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Workforce
Healthcare staff who refuse the influenza vaccine could be 'redeployed'
NHS Improvement has a plan to ensure 'near universal’ uptake of the seasonal influenza vaccine.
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Health Politics
Hospitals will receive £145m to 'upgrade wards' and 'open extra beds' in preparation for winter
The funding will be used to upgrade hospital wards and A&E departments and provide up to 900 new beds.
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Opinion
Why am I against the ‘vote of no confidence' in the RCN?
"I feel that asking Council to resign is not in the best interests of the Royal College of Nursing or…
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Education
Leukaemia Charity launches e-learning platform for Nurses
The programme has met the Royal College of Nursing standards for accreditation and counts as 10 hours of continuing professional…
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Royal College of Nursing
RCN publishes 'damning' interim findings of external review
The NHS pay deal was so complex that members found it difficult to understand.
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Opinion
Why did I call for a 'vote of no confidence' in the RCN?
A year ago, I attended the biggest RCN rally in Parliament Square, calling for the government to ‘scrap the cap’.
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Royal College of Nursing
How to vote by Proxy in the RCN's Extraordinary General Meeting
Voting by proxy will allow you to register your vote without attending the Royal College of Nursing's Extraordinary General Meeting.
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