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UK falls behind rest of the world in nurse numbers, think tank reports
A drop in the number of nurses compared to population size has seen the UK lag behind other...
25 Jan 2018
International Council of Nurses starts search for new chief executive
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is searching for a new chief executive to provide...
23 Jan 2018
More nursing vacancies than ever before, report uncovers
The nursing recruitment crisis is deepening with more vacancies than ever, particularly in...
23 Jan 2018
RCN's Josie Irwin urges negotiators to be realistic as nursing pay and contract...
Talks on nursing pay and contract reforms have restarted with the RCN suggesting promised...
22 Jan 2018
Nursing Standard and Marie Curie want to hear from YOU in major survey
Nursing Standard has joined forces with UK charity Marie Curie for a major survey to find...
22 Jan 2018
'Nurse ambassadors' being recruited to boost profession's image...
Chief nurse in bid to improve reputation of nursing and midwifery as desirable careers.
19 Jan 2018
RCN urges members to join ‘NHS in crisis’ rally
Organising groups for London march are calling for better funding and an end to all...
19 Jan 2018
RCN surveys nurses’ views on organ donation consent
The RCN has launched a survey asking nurses for their views on consent for organ and tissue...
18 Jan 2018
More than 17,000 younger nurses leave NHS, figures show
RCN says staff shortages, relentless pressure and poor pay forcing nurse leaders to quit.
17 Jan 2018
Mandatory flu vaccinations for staff should be considered, says England's chief...
England's chief medical officer has added her voice to calls for a debate on whether flu...
12 Jan 2018
Patient satisfaction and nurse staffing levels
Increasing nurse numbers could boost patient satisfaction with quality of care
11 Jan 2018
Trust denies cuts to cancer chemotherapy services
An NHS trust struggling to recruit nurses has refuted reports of possible delays to cancer...
10 Jan 2018
Housing crisis: Public land ‘flogged off to developers’ and unaffordable for nurses...
Four out of five homes built by private developers on former NHS land will cost more than...
10 Jan 2018
Hunt stays as health secretary, with added remit of social care
Jeremy Hunt now also has responsibility for social care
08 Jan 2018
Flu vaccinations: should they become mandatory?
Debate on mandatory vaccinations ‘inevitable’, says NHS England medical director
08 Jan 2018
Anne Milton tipped to take over as health secretary
Anne Milton, a trained nurse could be the next health minister in Theresa May's cabinet...
08 Jan 2018
The path to recovery: a nurse’s account of her battle with cancer
Community nurse Sue Shaw has written a book about her experiences as a person with cancer...
04 Jan 2018
Nursing Standard straw poll reveals 90% of respondents believe winter pressures are...
Nurses have demanded the prime minister and health secretary join them on the front line...
04 Jan 2018