All the latest on current nursing issues, including employment matters, health and safety in the workplace, public health policy and clinical skills, as well as updates on the work of the RCN.
We're reiterating calls for urgent intervention as a poll finds half of the public think it should take the government no longer than a year to solve the corridor care crisis, if it acts now
We're calling for further refinement of the Agenda for Change draft profiles for bands 7 to 9. More differentiation is needed for each band, and the role of reflective practice in nursing leadership needs to be included.
The UK government must urgently tackle the issue of care in corridors, cupboards and car parks and introduce mandatory reporting to improve patient care and experience as we bring together a coalition of trade unions, professional bodies, charities and patient groups to campaign on the issue.
We're calling on the UK government to act with 'unparalleled ambition' to invest in and reimagine the nursing specialty, as course-acceptances and staff numbers are shown to be falling at an alarming rate.
Financial pressures, struggling services and worsening pay prospects are among the reasons why an alarming number of students in England are leaving nursing courses.
