Nursing Standard
Landmark changes for midwifery as NMC legal framework is modernised
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is separating midwifery supervision and regulation in changes to its legal framework.
03 Apr 2017
Petra Kendall-Raynor
Nursing Standard
U-turn over agency ban
NHS Improvement has agreed to pause plans to prevent nurses working for an agency if they have a substantive contract
31 Mar 2017
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High numbers of female chief nurses, but more women needed at NHS board level, study shows
Report calls for an additional 500 female-held NHS board seats by 2020.
30 Mar 2017
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New project aims improve retention of nursing students and newly qualified nurses
City, University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust are planning to work in partnership to improve nurse retention.
27 Mar 2017
Nursing Standard
1% pay cap to continue for Scottish nurses
Pay increase capped at 1% for 2017-18
24 Mar 2017
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Research warns about risk of taking opioids with benzodiazepines
Taking opioids together with benzodiazepines is associated with greater risk of opioid overdose, study results suggest.
23 Mar 2017
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Nurses praised for efforts after terror attack
Staff from Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation trust ran towards Westminster Bridge to help victims of a terrorist attack.
23 Mar 2017
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Risk of liver disease and cancer starts in adolescence in overweight men, study finds
The risk of liver disease and cancer starts from late adolescence in overweight or obese men, research suggests.
21 Mar 2017
Nursing Standard
Leading stroke nursing professor receives honour at Buckingham Palace
UK's only nursing professor of stroke care made a dame.
17 Mar 2017
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Low morale and poor pay behind staff retention problems, survey suggests
In a poll of 2,000 NHS workers 92% thought low morale caused problems with staff retention.
17 Mar 2017
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Improved sleep comparable to the well-being felt after a lottery win, study claims
Improving sleep can lead to levels of mental and physical well-being comparable to completion of a course of mindfulness therapy or a lottery jackpot win, according to research.
16 Mar 2017
Nursing Older People
'Long way to go' for high quality end of life care
A recent BMJ study has shown that clinical commissioning groups are not equipped to achieve...
15 Mar 2017
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'Patients should have access to GP waiting times for routine conditions'
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens said patients will be able to look up GP waiting times.
13 Mar 2017
Nursing Standard
New school of nursing and midwifery in Oxford
Collaboration between local organisations will see students learning in university and trust environments, combining education, research and clinical practice.
13 Mar 2017
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RCN 'worried' by trust's plan to change vacant nurse posts to nursing associate roles
The move by East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has attracted criticism.
13 Mar 2017
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Workforce development plan to boost profile of practice nursing
Health Education England document sets out a workforce strategy for general practice nursing.
09 Mar 2017
Nursing Standard
Plans for further 2,000 nursing associates in 2018
Health Education England confirms proposals to train more nursing associates.
06 Mar 2017
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Hospitals will need to meet conditions before cutting beds, warns NHS England
NHS England is clamping down on the closure of hospital beds.
03 Mar 2017