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Fall in nursing degree applications sparks call for action

The number of nursing degree applicants to universities in the UK has fallen by 19% in the...

Nominate a health hero

Our Health Heroes Awards recognise healthcare support workers, apprentices and teamwork.

NHS organisations reveal thousands of job vacancies – with some unfilled for months

Some NHS hospital organisations have more than 1,000 staff vacancies while others have left...

50,000 alive due to organ donation, figures show

More than 50,000 people are alive thanks to organ donation, new figures show.

Nurse struck off after falsely claiming to be a leading surgeon

A nurse who lied to his wife and friends for seven years about being a leading surgeon has...

One of the last degree courses to offer bursary gets underway

One of the last pre-registration nursing courses to offer a bursary gets underway at the...

'Summer of protest has only just started'

RCN warning after government insists pay cap will stay

Jeremy Hunt under fire for voting against scrapping pay cap

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has been asked how the government can afford a £1 billion deal...

RCNi seeks new board chair

Nursing Standard publisher RCNi is looking for a new chair to provide the board with clear...

Nurse praised by police for helping at crash scene

A nurse has been praised for accompanying police officers to a road traffic collision when...

Grenfell Tower nurse challenges MPs over pay cap

A nurse who helped treat people in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire has spoken of her...

Standards for nursing associates to be drawn up by NMC

Professional standards for the work of nursing associates will be drawn up by the Nursing...

Pressure mounting on government to scrap pay cap

The RCN’s summer of protest is set to continue amid mounting pressure on the government to...

Staff at four hospitals to strike for better pay

Cleaners, porters and security staff at four London hospitals will stage three-day strike...

Now's the time to nominate exemplary nurses for Kate Granger awards...

Chief nurse urges more nurses to nominate colleagues and teams for Kate Granger...

UK nurse numbers fall for first time in recent history

More nurses and midwives are leaving the Nursing and Midwifery Council register than are...

Collaboration between emergency departments helps nurses share best practice

NHS trusts across south east England are running courses for emergency nurses that help them...

MP vote on policy amendment to lift nurse pay cap

MPs debated Labour Party amendment to the Queen's Speech to lift the public sector pay cap.

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