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RCN Respect Charter
The RCN Respect Charter outlines how all RCN stakeholders including staff, members and customers, regardless of their role, must approach working with each other at all times.
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Royal College of Nursing new exhibition on care for older people shows age really is just a number
A new exhibition at the Royal College of Nursing shows how the way we care for older people has changed over the last 200 years, shifting from workhouses, institutions and care homes and into the 21st century
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Nursing through time
Nursing through time is a series of 12 cards which chart developments in nursing from the last 150 years, using key facts and historical images, many taken from the RCN archives.
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Royal College of Nursing responds to report into safe levels of nursing staff
It will trouble patients and the public today to hear the experts warn again of the deadly risks being run and that some parts of the NHS have 1 in 5 posts vacant according to this report, says Patricia Marquis Director for England at the Royal College of Nursing
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RCN responds to the interim NHS People Plan
“This document begins to tackle the real issues but many will reserve final judgement until funding levels and practical details are revealed, " Patricia Marquis, RCN England Director, said.
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Nurses warn of the danger of getting high on laughing gas
“When people are pitching their tents at festivals this summer, they should not stake their health on thinking laughing gas is safe way to get a high" says RCN Professional Lead for Mental Health Nursing Catherine Gamble
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Royal College of Nursing responds to Government pledge on antimicrobial resistance
“Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest challenges facing modern healthcare and this is a welcome investment to confront this challenge" says RCN Professional Lead for Infection Prevention and Control, Rose Gallagher
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RCN delivers message urging health secretary to make safe staffing law to his front door
"We need to talk" - That’s the message nursing staff gave the Health Secretary today when they delivered a giant letter signed by thousands of nursing staff concerned that England doesn’t have a law in place to guarantee safe levels of nurse staffing.
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Royal College of Nursing responds to CQC’s annual survey of hospital inpatients
“Patient confidence in NHS staff remains high thanks in no small part to the dedicated work of nursing professionals, many of whom routinely work unpaid overtime to deliver the care people need" says RCN Director for England Patricia Marquis
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Royal College of Nursing responds to HSIB report on undetected battery ingestion in children
Responding to the HSIB report on undetected battery ingestion in children, RCN Professional Lead for Public Health Helen Donovan said: “This is a welcome report that highlights the very real risks these batteries can cause if they are swallowed."