Public health green paper published, but ‘buried’, says RCN
Plans include steps to tackle smoking, obesity and mental health issues
23 Jul 2019
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Soar in skin cancer rates as it affects more younger people
Melanoma rates soar and it is affecting more people aged 25-49, Cancer Research UK says
22 Jul 2019
NMC revalidation data highlights diversity among NHS nurses and midwives
More than one third of nurses in the care home sector were trained outside the UK
18 Jul 2019
Singing children’s nurse moves viewers to tears in Great Ormond Street video
Patient's mother praises nurse Beth Porch as hundreds respond to moving clip on Twitter
17 Jul 2019
Worldwide survey reveals potentially damaging gaps in nurses' cancer knowledge
The University of Surrey investigated nurses’ cancer awareness in eight countries
15 Jul 2019
Working nights: why nurses in London deserve a better deal on public transport
Campaign calls for nurses’ out-of-hours commutes to be quicker, cheaper and safer
12 Jul 2019
Number of nursing student applications from England must rise faster, RCN says
New data show an increase of only 4% since last year – and a fall of 29% since 2016
12 Jul 2019
'Undercover nurses' honoured in NHS Parliamentary Awards ...
West Herts safeguarding team help potential victims of sex trafficking
10 Jul 2019
Petition aims to secure Nobel peace prize for two leprosy nurses
Austrian nurses devoted 40 years to caring for an ostracised community in South Korea
10 Jul 2019
Successful nurse retention scheme now rolled out to whole of NHS in England
RCN says ‘investing in the workforce reaps dividends’
10 Jul 2019
Fitness to practise cases: proposed changes ‘will benefit patients and nursing staff’
Planned legislation will allow regulator to make process faster and less punitive
09 Jul 2019
Vaccine for boys ‘a chance to make HPV-related diseases a thing of the past’
Universal human papilloma virus vaccination will boost cancer prevention in men and women
09 Jul 2019
‘Just and learning’ culture can reduce stress and bullying – new guidance
NHS Resolution says improving staff support will save NHS millions in compensation claims
08 Jul 2019
Potential nurse shortage in the Philippines threatens future supply of staff to the UK
International Council of Nurses’ Howard Catton says shortfall ‘is a big issue for the world’
08 Jul 2019
Work of IVF nurse pioneers will finally be celebrated… 40 years after they were snubbed
Achievements of the test tube baby nurses went unrecorded on commemorative plaque
08 Jul 2019
Do you know your clinical nurse specialist from your nurse practitioner?
Move to tighten definition of advanced nursing practice aims to end confusion about roles
05 Jul 2019
Investment in nurses is key to achieving universal healthcare – ICN
ICN president Annette Kennedy says investing in nurses is an economic imperative
05 Jul 2019
Hospital infrastructure report reveals collapsed ceilings and sewage leaks
Poor state of repair at some NHS hospitals has seen operations delayed and patients moved
04 Jul 2019