Manager training key to getting nurse recruitment right, private providers told
Poor interview skills and lack of emphasis on candidates' values lead to recruitment problems
Poor interview skills and lack of emphasis on candidates' values lead to recruitment problems
The Department of Health’s (DH) evidence to the independent NHS Pay Review Body (RB), published on January 16, argued that NHS nurses in England should receive a pay rise of only 1% for 2016/17.
A team set up to identify people living with domestic abuse not only benefits patients, it has supported staff too, writes Jennifer Sprinks
From February, NICE guidelines call for enhanced support for patients in emergency departments or maternity units who are thought to have experienced domestic abuse. The Royal Stoke University Hospital’s Steps to Safety team, set up in partnership with the charity Arch, is already seeking to help such patients and provide the support they need by referring them for specialist practical and emotional support.
Great Ormond Street Hospital's Jim Blair says too often staff fail to observe end of life needs
Nurses and healthcare leaders gathered at a celebration last night in London to launch the RCN's centenary year
NHS England publishes action plan with five focus areas aimed at improving healthcare professionals' care of people with sepsis
Health Education England's commissioning and investment plan for 2016/17 shows that an additional 80,000 healthcare staff will be available for employment by 2020, including almost 47,000 extra nurses
Research conducted for the Alzheimer's Society's shows there is confusion surrounding what the signs of dementia are, and often people wait too long before seeking help
A second-year nursing student's petition calling on the government to keep bursaries for students on nursing degrees has received more than 113,000 signatures in just days
James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough has opened a 'discharge suite' to provide somewhere for patients to wait after being discharged from hospital
Latest figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre show there were 15.9 million admissions to NHS hospitals in England in 2014/15 – 1,200 more per day than in 2013/14
In just over five months, nurses and midwives will need to fulfil the requirements of a new revalidation model. Following the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) decision to launch revalidation at its council meeting last week, nearly 16,000 nurses will be first through the system when their registration is due for renewal in April.
A ‘radical shift in resources’ is required to meet the needs of older people in remote and rural areas, according to a report published by the RCN with support from Age Scotland. The report, Going the Extra Mile, is drawn from interviews with community nurses and survey responses from more than 170 older people
Plymouth University professor in clinical nursing told the NET2015 Conference in Cambridge that nurse researchers like herself should be recruited from clinical backgrounds rather than academia
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) wants to tap into the ‘best, current expert thinking’ to improve the way it inspects and regulates mental health services across England, according to deputy chief inspector of hospitals (mental health) Paul Lelliott
A survey of patients' family and friends conducted by YouGov for charity Compassion in Dying reveals that one in five patients do not receive the treatment they want at the end of their lives
What qualities do you need to be a national adviser? Jennifer Sprinks talks to Jonathan Warren and Vanessa Ford, who advise the CQC on mental health nursing