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Miniature donkeys visit community hospital
Miniature donkeys put a smile on the faces of patients and staff alike as they paid a visit to Norwich Community Hospital.
22 Sep 2017
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International Council of Nurses appoints interim chief executive
Senior nurse who developed a national aptitude test for overseas nurses applying to work in Ireland will lead ICN following departure of former chief executive
21 Sep 2017
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Multiple births research centre opens at Birmingham City University
Multiple births research and training hub opens today in Birmingham
21 Sep 2017
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Failing to scrap pay cap could hamper recruitment and morale, says IFS
Failing to remove the cap on health sector pay increases would increase problems with ‘recruitment, retention and motivation’ a new report claims.
21 Sep 2017
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End of life support lacking for people with dementia
People with dementia receive little specialist support at the end of their life despite high levels of need, and nursing home staff need more support from external healthcare services, a study says.
20 Sep 2017
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Children’s nurse and family star in No Place Like Home photography project
A photographic project giving a window into people’s home lives features children’s nurse Amina Ahmed
20 Sep 2017
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Car parking court battle
Three nurses ordered to pay more than £4,000 by Dundee Sheriff Court
19 Sep 2017
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RCN backs charity’s call to fight lung disease
The RCN has backed a charity’s call to form taskforces to combat a life-limiting lung disease
19 Sep 2017
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Theatre nurse and daughter graduate within a week of each other
Mother and daughter collect their degrees at University of Wolverhampton.
19 Sep 2017
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Fresh look for Scotland's Flying Start scheme for newly qualified nurses
A national development programme aimed at newly qualified nurses, midwives and allied health professionals across Scotland is being relaunched.
19 Sep 2017
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Dirty air bigger health risk than medical scan radiation
The health risks from modern life such as air pollution and smoking are higher than low-level radiation exposure received in medical scans, a study has found.
18 Sep 2017
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Exclusive: Nearly 1,400 overseas nurses fail English language tests
Almost 1,400 overseas nurses who applied to work in the UK in the past two years have failed their English language tests, Nursing Standard can reveal.
18 Sep 2017
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Bigger waist size holds clue to breast cancer type
Women with excessive abdominal fat are at risk of developing a type of breast cancer that is harder to treat compared with those who have general obesity or widespread fat accumulation, a study suggests.
15 Sep 2017
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Pre-surgery drink campaign proves a success
A campaign to encourage patients to eat and drink until much closer to their operations is continuing to prove a great success.
15 Sep 2017
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Confrontations at GP surgeries on rise due to service pressures
Staff at GP surgeries are facing increasing levels of violence, harassment and threatening behaviour, an investigation has found, a rise blamed on the service being under greater pressure.
14 Sep 2017
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‘Make nurses agents for change’ says NHS England medical director
Nurses should become ‘agents for change’ in the NHS, according to the outgoing medical director for NHS England Sir Bruce Keogh.
14 Sep 2017
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Nurses who helped after terror attacks recognised at Kate Granger awards
Staff from 25 trusts that responded to the terror attacks in Manchester and London and the Grenfell Tower fire received special recognition awards at the Kate Granger Compassionate Care Awards
14 Sep 2017
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Too little dream sleep raises dementia risk
People who have less rapid eye movement (REM) – the stage when dreaming occurs – during sleep may be at greater risk of dementia, a study shows.
14 Sep 2017