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Rising star wins award for compassionate care
Respiratory nurse is recognised for care of patients with lung disease
23 May 2016
Care homes chosen for nurse-led teaching project
Five nursing homes will train staff and students and help encourage nurses to work in the...
20 May 2016
Long-awaited safe staffing survey gets government backing
Survey will focus on costs and consequences of implementing safe staffing policies
20 May 2016
Cartoon campaign teaches children about Zika virus
Popular cartoon characters help educate young people about how to prevent mosquito bites and...
20 May 2016
£250m strategy aims to get the nation moving
It will emphasise that small increases in activity can improve physical and mental health
20 May 2016
Contraception centre to close, but senior nurse roles remain
Trust commits to maintain provision and relocate services after campaign to save Margaret...
19 May 2016
Nurses to be at forefront of cutting procurement costs
Purchasing team remit is to deliver cost-effective care
19 May 2016
Stroke patients feel 'abandoned' after hospital discharge...
Stroke Association survey shows that stroke survivors lack the right support to begin their...
19 May 2016
'Fund more training opportunities for adult social care nurses'...
Nursing expert calls for nurses in adult social care to have similar training opportunities...
19 May 2016
Self-funded nursing student places offered with promise of guaranteed job
Birmingham City University, in collaboration with Birmingham Children's Hospital, launches...
19 May 2016
Nurse lecturers plan to walk out over pay row
Dispute could 'drag on until autumn', says union
19 May 2016
Queen's Speech proposals to charge overseas migrants to use NHS are criticised by...
The RCN has responded to the Queen's Speech delivered in Parliament yesterday
18 May 2016
EastEnders' Barbara Windsor praises nurse adviser on Peggy Mitchell final storyline...
Actress played her last TV episode as BBC soap character with help from clinical nurse...
18 May 2016
Off-duty nurse saves stabbing victim in street
Dramatic video footage shows unknown nurse performing CPR on critically wounded builder
18 May 2016
Call for equal health care in prisons
Guidance says every prisoner should be assessed by a health professional
18 May 2016
Give nursing students personality profiles for greater self-efficacy, say researchers
Study results show possible benefits of 'tailored interventions' to suit nursing students'...
18 May 2016
New video trumpets nursing research
King’s College researchers discuss implications of studies into front line care
18 May 2016
Nurses asked for views on how to improve lung cancer survival
The UK Lung Cancer Coalition has launched a survey in a bid to help improve lung cancer...
18 May 2016