COVID-19
Two RCN presidential candidates disqualified for election rule violations
The news follows an announced yesterday that the RCN had suspended its Presidential campaigning after it had received a complaint...
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One in four nurses leave due to high stress and poor mental health
Retirement is the primary reason for leaving the profession.
NMC nominated for a Patient Safety Award
The service supports those who have raised concerns about a registrant. The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) Public Support Service...
NMC outlines plans to withdraw ’emergency standards’
The plans come as the UK cautiously transitions to a new phase in the COVID-19 pandemic.
NMC chief shines a spotlight on social care nursing
The perceptions of social care nursing has changed due to COVID-19. ‘The New Normal,’ a virtual conference for challenging times...
Over 10,000 former nurses and midwives return to fight COVID-19
More than 22,000 students have also been deployed through extended clinical placements.
Blanket DNACPR orders ‘completely unacceptable’, says NMC
"Person centred individualised care" should always be at heart of clinical practice.
Emergency NMC register goes live with over 7,000 nurses and midwives
Future plans include expanding the emergency register to include student nurses.
Student nurses will be ‘remunerated’ for COVID-19 placements, confirms NMC
Volunteering or paid work outside progammes will not count towards practice hours.
NMC reveals emergency register plans for students and retired nurses
The regulator has reinforced that patient safety is paramount.
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