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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...
13 Jul 2017
Nominate a health hero
Our Health Heroes Awards recognise healthcare support workers, apprentices and teamwork.
12 Jul 2017
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...
12 Jul 2017
50,000 alive due to organ donation, figures show
More than 50,000 people are alive thanks to organ donation, new figures show.
11 Jul 2017
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...
11 Jul 2017
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...
10 Jul 2017
'Summer of protest has only just started'
RCN warning after government insists pay cap will stay
07 Jul 2017
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...
04 Jul 2017
RCNi seeks new board chair
Nursing Standard publisher RCNi is looking for a new chair to provide the board with clear...
04 Jul 2017
Nurse praised by police for helping at crash scene
A nurse has been praised for accompanying police officers to a road traffic collision when...
04 Jul 2017
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...
04 Jul 2017
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...
04 Jul 2017
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...
03 Jul 2017
Staff at four hospitals to strike for better pay
Cleaners, porters and security staff at four London hospitals will stage three-day strike...
03 Jul 2017
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...
03 Jul 2017
UK nurse numbers fall for first time in recent history
More nurses and midwives are leaving the Nursing and Midwifery Council register than are...
03 Jul 2017
Collaboration between emergency departments helps nurses share best practice
NHS trusts across south east England are running courses for emergency nurses that help them...
29 Jun 2017
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.
28 Jun 2017