Welcoming the publication of the Government Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said the current social care system was “confusing, bewildering and unacceptable” and that today’s plans provide “a historic opportunity to establish fair care under the welfare system in England.” [...]

Responding to the written statement from the Secretary of State for Health, Dr. Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said:
“Nurses and healthcare assistants rely on the independence and integrity of the NHS Pay Review Body. It considers evidence on pay impartially, in the current economic climate and [...]

Figures presented in a report to the NMC on 2 July 2009 show an increase in the number of complaints about nurses and midwives.
The report, ‘Fitness to Practise Annual Report: 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009′, reveals that the NMC received 2,178 new complaints about nurses and midwives during the last financial year (see [...]

Australia’s leading nutrition organisation, the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA), has elected Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian, Mrs Julie Dundon as President of the Association.
Mrs Dundon has a wealth of dietetic and management experience and has previously served as Vice-President and a Director on the DAA Board. She is the Director of Nutrition Professionals [...]

Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) Federal Secretary Ged Kearney said comments made by Senator Nick Xenophon today display a lack of understanding of the award modernisation process and the benefits this process brings to nursing staff, employers and the aged care industry.