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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Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey cleared of misconduct by the NMC
Ms Cafferkey faced allegations that she concealed a high temperature during her health...
14 Sep 2016
NMC panel told that Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey ‘potentially put the public at risk’
Disciplinary panel to hear further evidence today about nurse’s conduct on returning to the...
14 Sep 2016
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey’s NMC hearing begins
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey faces Nursing and Midwifery Council inquiry over her return to...
13 Sep 2016
'Risks and benefits' to scrapping bursary...
England's CNO says nurses and midwives need to take the lead in shaping the NHS
08 Sep 2016
RCN says King's Fund report proves NHS 'is struggling to cope all year round...
Relentless demand for services is driving up waiting times and exacerbating financial...
08 Sep 2016
83-year-old nurse vows to carry on working
One of the UK's oldest nurses has celebrated her 83rd birthday – and vowed to carry on...
08 Sep 2016
NHS 111 to get online triage service
Health secretary announces new online services and apps that will be available to patients...
07 Sep 2016
Concerns over vacant nursing and midwifery posts in Scotland
The percentage of vacant nursing and midwifery posts in Scotland has risen by 16% in three...
06 Sep 2016
Nurses' key role in preventing suicides
Nurses are best placed to develop a rapport and communicate with patients at risk of suicide...
02 Sep 2016
Call for debate on future of nursing education
A new report from the Council of Deans of Health is calling for discussion on what new...
01 Sep 2016
Junior doctors announce five days of strike action
Fears over patient safety have been raised after junior doctors in England escalate dispute...
01 Sep 2016
District nursing at ‘breaking point’
Overstretched district nursing services are functioning on nurses’ goodwill, says new report.
01 Sep 2016
Funding to curb use of police cells as place of safety for mental health crises...
The first wave of funding for a £15 million programme to prevent police cells being used as...
24 Aug 2016
Heatwave warning for South and East of England
Community nurses should be prepared to help vulnerable patients in the heatwave predicted...
24 Aug 2016
A&Es facing ‘drastic shortage’ of nurses, warns RCN
The RCN has warned A&Es departments in England are ‘buckling’ under the pressure of...
22 Aug 2016