RCN general secretary Peter Carter has criticised the total cost of NHS severance payments

27 Jul 2015

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27 Jul 2015

Figures published today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre show that attendances due to assaults have fallen by 30% between 2009/10 and 2014/15

24 Jul 2015

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24 Jul 2015

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has made recommendations to prevent childhood obesity, including informing children and their families about lifestyle weight management programmes. 

23 Jul 2015

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22 Jul 2015

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust will conduct HIV tests on all patients having blood tests in its emergency department

21 Jul 2015

The Nurse Innovators report says advanced nurse practitioners can lead new health and care services

21 Jul 2015

Findings from researchers at Bournemouth University show wide variations in the food and fluid intake of people with dementia living in a care home. 

21 Jul 2015

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20 Jul 2015

King's Fund monitoring report indicates that trust finance directors have doubts about the extent to which controls on agency spending announced last month will actually limit costs.

15 Jul 2015

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15 Jul 2015

Community staff nurse Bruce Fraser will provide wound care and antibiotics to those affected by the recent earthquakes in Nepal

13 Jul 2015

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13 Jul 2015

The National Survey of Bereaved People showed that 13% of respondents disagreed that their loved one's nutrition needs were met in the final two days of life.

10 Jul 2015

Ros Moore will receive an honorary doctorate from Leeds Beckett University where she studied as a staff nurse

09 Jul 2015

The RCN and other unions have criticised the government's announcement of pay rises of just 1% per year until 2020 for public sector workers

09 Jul 2015

George Osborne announced a pay rise of only 1% per year for the next four years for all public service workers. 

08 Jul 2015