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RCN pledges support for Mid Staffordshire members
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has pledged its continuing support to members at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust following the announcement by the Secretary of State for Health that the Trust is to be broken up. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)
Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News - February 27, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

NMC fee rise petition raises government response
The Department of Health has issued a written response to the online petition against the NMC fee rise, which has now attracted more than 10,000 signatures. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)
Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News - February 27, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Daily Mail article claims refuted
The RCN has contested allegations put forward in The Daily Mail newspaper today. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)
Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News - February 27, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Degree educated nurses can reduce hospital deaths
Research published today in the Lancet has found that the proportion of hospital nurses with a degree level education is associated with significantly fewer deaths after routine surgery. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)
Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News - February 26, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Crowdsourcing First World War images
The Royal College of Nursing was the host for an event at which nursing history experts used their specialist knowledge to help build a better understanding of images of nursing from the First World War. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)
Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News - February 26, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Staff survey highlights serious cracks in the NHS
A new survey of more than 200,000 NHS staff across England has revealed serious concerns about how the health care system is struggling to cope. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)
Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News - February 25, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

RCN welcomes nurse membership of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has welcomed moves to allow nurses to become members of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), part of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)
Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News - February 25, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Better care for people experiencing a mental health crisis
The RCN supports the new Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)
Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News - February 18, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Welcoming our new nursing neighbour
The Queen's Nursing Institute has moved into separate facilities within the RCN headquarters in central London. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)
Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News - February 14, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

MPs back ban on smoking in cars with children
Last night MPs voted in favour of an amendment to the Children and Families Bill that will enable a ban on smoking in cars when children are present. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)
Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News - February 12, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

RCN welcomes action against female genital mutilation
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has welcomed the announcement of Government initiatives to prevent and tackle female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)
Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News - February 8, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

An RCN reaction to the report on public health teams working in local authorities
A new report based on a survey of public health professionals working in local authorities found the majority believe health decisions are being made based on politics rather than evidence. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)
Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News - February 3, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Nursing's vital role in health research
The contribution of the nursing profession to health research in the UK was discussed by MPs today. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)
Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News - February 3, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Care for offenders with learning disabilities
A new report shows a lack of adequate care in the criminal justice system for people with learning disabilities. (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)
Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News - January 30, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Royal College of Nursing seeks nursing staff feedback on NMC revalidation proposal
The RCN needs your views on the revalidation proposals for nursing staff, to feed into our formal response to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). (Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News)
Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News - January 29, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news