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Nightingale award to recognise outstanding nurses
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has launched The Nightingale Nurse Award.
24 May 2017
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Anger at 'cringeworthy' proposed ads for nurse recruitment campaign
Nurses have expressed outrage at ‘outdated stereotypes' used in proposed adverts for a recruitment campaign after they were released in error.
23 May 2017
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Number of older people with care needs 'to rise 25% by 2025'
Research estimates future rates of cardiovascular disease, dementia and other diseases, and the functional disability they may cause
22 May 2017
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Nurses visit Nepal to celebrate pioneering hypoxia research
Xtreme Everest project comprises nurses, clinicians and scientists who conduct experiments at high altitude.
08 May 2017
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More than five million on NHS waiting lists by 2019, leaked document suggests
NHS Improvement presentation shows a potential rise to 5.5 million people on NHS waiting lists.
05 May 2017
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Alcohol specialist nurses key to tackling rising admissions
Alcohol nurse specialist Kerry Lyons helps run a nurse-led alcohol service in Tameside which has seen a detoxification success rate of 84%.
04 May 2017
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Nurses awarded Winston Churchill Memorial Trust fellowships
Ten nurses and allied health professionals have been awarded fellowships to travel abroad and investigate healthcare practice.
03 May 2017
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Plain cigarette packaging ‘could reduce smoker numbers’
Plain cigarette packaging could reduce the number of people who smoke, research suggests.
02 May 2017
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Low nurse staffing levels put patients at greater risk of death, study warns
Results from major study highlight serious consequences of low staffing levels.
27 Apr 2017
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GP practices need to employ a wider mix of staff, report urges
Public Accounts Committee says patients rely too much on seeing GPs rather than nurses.
27 Apr 2017
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Magnesium could prevent bone fractures
Magnesium could prevent bone fractures as a leading cause of disability and ill health among middle-aged to older people, research suggests.
24 Apr 2017
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Police assigned to protect NHS staff across London hospitals
A police team has been assigned to protect emergency departments (EDs) across four major hospitals in London.
19 Apr 2017
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Pre-menopausal South Asian women at risk of developing osteoporosis in later life, study suggests
Pre-menopausal South Asian women could be more at risk of developing osteoporosis in later life than white caucasian women, a new study suggests.
15 Apr 2017
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Nurse helps create innovative assessment unit
Service is helping to reduce emergency department admissions.
13 Apr 2017
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Overseas-trained nurses given extra chance on competency tests
NMC changes rules on exams to practise in the UK, offering applicants more flexibility and shorter wait to re-apply.
11 Apr 2017
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Government ‘storing up problems’ as mature students shun nursing, RCN warns
Six thousand fewer mature students have applied to study nursing, according to UCAS figures
10 Apr 2017
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Healthcare professionals need more training to support LGBT people with dementia, report warns
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older people are rarely acknowledged by service providers, says a new report.
07 Apr 2017
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Nurse reprimanded after failing to perform CPR on care home resident he believed had already died
Nursing and Midwifery Council panel heard nurse failed to perform CPR on care home resident and called 111 instead of 999.
07 Apr 2017