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
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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
Longer GP hours ‘unlikely to ease burden on emergency departments’
Researchers suggest government should focus on improving access to GP appointments during...
22 Jan 2018
Song encourages people to visit pharmacy before ED
An animation film have been produced as a part of a campaign to encourage people to visit...
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
Half of heart attack survivors fail to get vital rehab, charity says
Half of heart attack survivors are missing out on a potentially life-saving rehabilitation...
18 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
Surge in A&E visits more due to complex conditions than shortcomings in GP care,...
Emergency department presentations more to do with multiple conditions than shortcomings in...
16 Jan 2018
Health unions' letter urges Jeremy Hunt to 'stop and listen to the people...
The RCN and other health unions have written a letter to the government demanding it...
15 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
Winter pressures: Underfunding means staff under ‘intolerable pressure’, NHS Providers...
NHS Providers’ chief executive Chris Hopson outlines ‘fragility’ of the wider health service...
11 Jan 2018
Government to blame for hospitals' situations, winter pressure poll respondents...
Almost one in ten people have been affected by severe winter pressures in the NHS, new...
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