Nursing Standard
Carers take loved ones to emergency department because of lack of district nurses
1 in 5 carers have taken their loved one to the emergency department (ED) due to failures in...
30 Sep 2016
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Nurses and midwives call for pay rise
Nurses and midwives are calling on the government to end its policy of pay restraint, as...
29 Sep 2016
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70,000 people with learning disabilities not having a health check, figures show
More than 70,000 people with learning disabilities did not receive a health check, according to new data released by Public Health England.
27 Sep 2016
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New accreditation scheme for advanced nurse practitioners, says RCN
New accreditation scheme for advanced nurse practitioners, says RCN.
23 Sep 2016
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Healthcare assistants being used as 'nurses on the cheap', says new report
NHS healthcare assistants (HCAs) are doing the jobs of nurses without the equivalent pay or...
23 Sep 2016
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Nurses transform emergency call responses at major ambulance trust
Mental health nurses working in the emergency calls team at London Ambulance Service are...
22 Sep 2016
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More community placements needed for nursing students
Nursing student placements in the community need support to ensure the career is seen as attractive and workforce issues are addressed, say community nurses.
21 Sep 2016
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‘Neglected and invisible’: NHS chief on community nursing
Community nurses could hold key to redesigning services says NHS England chief executive.
21 Sep 2016
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Ten years to solve nurse staffing crisis, says leading nurse academic
It will take at least ten years to resolve the staffing crisis in the nursing workforce, says the head of the Council of Deans of Health.
21 Sep 2016
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Chief nurses say community nursing is key to healthier future across UK
Community nursing holds key to tackling health challenges and inequalities in UK populations
19 Sep 2016
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Charity highlights shortage of children’s palliative care nurses
New campaign shows paucity of staff is compromising care
19 Sep 2016
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District nurse adds honorary doctorate to her accolades
University of Lincoln recognises Queen’s Nurse and OBE Candice Pellett for her outstanding contribution to nursing
13 Sep 2016
Mental Health Practice
Fewer assaults as trust goes smoke free
A mental health trust has saved more than 1.5 million pounds’ worth of nursing time and seen...
12 Sep 2016
Nursing Standard
New end of life care approach for nurses
A national palliative care charity has developed a new approach to end of life care based on the Human Rights Act.
12 Sep 2016
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Senior nurses take on new NHS Improvement roles
Jacqueline McKenna and Mark Radford appointed as deputies to executive director of nursing Ruth May, working in professional leadership and improvement
09 Sep 2016
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Stillbirth and neonatal death charity publish new guidelines for nurses
Sands has updated its guidelines for nurses caring for people affected by pregnancy loss and neonatal death.
09 Sep 2016
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Childline receives call about suicide every 30 minutes
Record numbers of children who feel desperate are contacting the confidential counselling service, new figures reveal
08 Sep 2016
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New health coalition hopes to guarantee status of EU nurses
New coalition of health and social care experts hopes to guarantee status of EU staff in the...
07 Sep 2016