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Nurses 'in ideal position' to stop physical inactivity of 20 million Brits

Nurses have been asked to do their bit to get patients active as a new report reveals more than 20 million Brits are ‘physically inactive’

Allergic rhinitis: waving goodbye to the allergic salute

Mark Greener unpicks the more-than-minor irritant behind everything from itchy noses to ruined sleep

£9 million initiative will open 'front door' into mental health services for veterans

A ‘front door’ into mental health services will be opened for 17,500 veterans as the NHS pours £9 million into a new project

Nurse-led projects to tackle men's health get funding and guidance

A ‘diversity of challenges’ surrounding men’s health is leading to a variety of ‘innovative approaches’ as a series of nurse-led projects take off

Nurses 'valued and empowered' after one year of new renewal process

One nurse has described feeling ‘valued and empowered’ by the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) new membership renewal process which has now been in effect for a full year

'Low pay and lack of status' causing nurses to leave social care

Low pay and lack of opportunity are turning nurses away from social care roles as the government moves to tackle the high turnover rate

Calls to divert £400 million of prescription funding into mental health

Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are calling for funding to be diverted into mental health care as the NHS moves to free up money by stopping prescriptions for certain products obtainable...

News focus: The hidden threat to district nursing

No one is a stranger to the pressures exerted on the NHS, least of all its staff, but one group in particular is overstretched and under intense financial constraints: the district nursing workforce

Smoking rates lowest ever

In 2015, 17.2% of people aged 18 years and over in the UK smoked cigarettes. This represents a significant reduction from 20.1% in
2010 and is the lowest level
on record

Career profile: Pat Cattini, London

Infection prevention is a brilliant job to work in – you get to do so many things and work with so many different people

Letter: Am I too old to become a nurse?

I have been working as a healthcare worker in my local practice but when I was younger I dreamed of being a nurse

Booking now open for RCN Congress 2017

The RCN’s annual congress will take place this year at the Liverpool Arena

Developing personal effectiveness

The RCM will host a seminar offering participants an opportunity to learn how to improve their impact and effectiveness

For Queen and country: Exhibition launch

A new exhibition at the Royal College of Nursing on Cavendish Square in London will highlight defence nursing from the First World War to the present day

Catalysts for change funding

Applications to apply to become one of the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland’s Catalyst For Change projects opens

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