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Surprise starring role for NHS nurses' choir in Michael McIntyre Christmas special
A nurses' choir were in for a surprise when they landed a starring role in a festive TV...
19 Dec 2016
Nurses offered free woodland workshops
NHS staff are being offered the chance to relax in woodland as part of workshops to ease...
16 Dec 2016
Fears for quality of nursing care on ‘overwhelmed’ wards this winter
Pressures on hospital beds is so severe that the equivalent of seven extra hospitals had to...
16 Dec 2016
Acute limb compartment syndrome: new tool for emergency nurses
A new tool has been developed to help nurses on emergency wards identify quicker the signs...
14 Dec 2016
Using online essays to cheat ‘may put patients at risk'
Patient safety could be at risk if nursing students cheat by passing off as their own work...
14 Dec 2016
RCN launches updated guidance on infusion therapy
Updated guidance on infusion therapy has been published by the RCN.
12 Dec 2016
Concern over capacity for apprentice and associate placements
The RCN says existing registered nurses will face increased pressure due to the volume of...
12 Dec 2016
Bursary to stay in Wales – but nursing students must work in the country for two years...
Bursaries will continue to be available to new nursing students in Wales next year — but...
09 Dec 2016
University sets up £200K fund to help nursing students
A university has set up a £200,000 fund to help nursing students cope with course costs when...
08 Dec 2016
Sharp rise in number of patients forced to wait for a hospital bed
There has been a sharp rise in the length of time people wait for a hospital bed after being...
07 Dec 2016
CNO rejects nursing associate claims
Not a 'cheap replacement for nurses', says England's chief nursing officer
05 Dec 2016
Nursing the 'most trusted profession'
Poll finds UK public has faith in nurses' truthfulness
05 Dec 2016
Four out of five nurses struck off NMC register last year were over the age of 40,...
Four out of five nurses struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) register last...
02 Dec 2016
Apprenticeship degrees a 'drop in the ocean' say health academics
Planned nursing degree apprenticeships will be ‘a drop in the ocean’ and will not solve the...
01 Dec 2016
Trainee doctors report heavy workloads and safety concerns
Some trainee doctors are working beyond their competence due to huge workloads, with many...
01 Dec 2016
Second wave of test sites for nursing associate scheme revealed
The second wave of sites for training the next cohort of nursing associates has been...
30 Nov 2016
NHS trust leaders warn staff shortage concerns outweigh fears over funding
More than half of NHS Trust leaders in England are worried they do not have the right staff...
29 Nov 2016