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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
'Sprainspotting' nurses recreate cult film poster ...
Nurse practitioners promote new uniforms by posing for Trainspotting homage.
19 Aug 2016
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey accused of concealing high temperature during screening
Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey, who was infected with the Ebola virus while volunteering...
18 Aug 2016
Nurses could take on key role to calm the ‘crisis’ in emergency medicine, say experts
A&E patients could be treated by specially-trained nurses as part of measures to tackle...
17 Aug 2016
Top nurse appointed to help turn around Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Leading nurse Elaine Inglesby-Burke has been announced as the new chief nurse at Pennine...
15 Aug 2016
Emergency nurses fear for their jobs over night closures
Nurses at an overstretched A&E department forced to close at night feel uncertain about...
12 Aug 2016
Online fame for emergency nurse after he is mistaken for Olympic hero
Joe Clarke is enjoying his moment of fame after being mistaken online for a Team GB gold-...
12 Aug 2016
Emergency services' nurses in pilot study to improve carbon monoxide poisoning...
Emergency department nurses are taking part in a study into how staff can better detect and...
08 Aug 2016
Nurse of the Year Amanda Burston to be recognised at Women of the Year event
RCN nurse of the year Amanda Burston recognised for her work supporting victims of domestic...
03 Aug 2016