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MPs draw up nurse workforce plan to halt exodus from the register

Commons nursing workforce review highlights pressures stemming from training squeeze,...

Sharp rise in number of norovirus cases puts increased pressure on NHS services and...

NHS England reveals number of bed closures due to norovirus or diarrhoea and vomiting in...

UK falls behind rest of the world in nurse numbers, think tank reports

A drop in the number of nurses compared to population size has seen the UK lag behind other...

NHS emergency department statistics to be re-checked by regulator

NHS Improvement will review figures following BBC investigation into changes in calculation...

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...

More nursing vacancies than ever before, report uncovers

The nursing recruitment crisis is deepening with more vacancies than ever, particularly in...

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...

Longer GP hours ‘unlikely to ease burden on emergency departments’

Researchers suggest government should focus on improving access to GP appointments during...

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...

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...

'Nurse ambassadors' being recruited to boost profession's image...

Chief nurse in bid to improve reputation of nursing and midwifery as desirable careers.

RCN urges members to join ‘NHS in crisis’ rally

Organising groups for London march are calling for better funding and an end to all...

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...

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...

More than 17,000 younger nurses leave NHS, figures show

RCN says staff shortages, relentless pressure and poor pay forcing nurse leaders to quit.

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...

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...

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...

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