Gender stereotypes may be putting children off a healthcare career
Primary school children are more likely to identify a woman as a nurse and a man as a...
02 Feb 2017
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Fall in nursing degree applications
The number of nursing degree applicants in England has fallen by 23%
02 Feb 2017
A&E nurses working in intolerable conditions, RCN Northern Ireland director says
RCN Northern Ireland director Janice Smyth has said nurses are ‘under extreme stress’ in...
01 Feb 2017
NHS is failing to recover bills from overseas patients, say MPs
System for recovering money from overseas patients who use the NHS is chaotic, say MPs.
01 Feb 2017
Nursing associates begin training at University of Derby
Students at the University of Derby have embarked on their studies to become Nursing...
01 Feb 2017
People with mental health problems often receive poor care in A&E, report reveals
Patients with mental health problems attending emergency departments for physical conditions...
31 Jan 2017
'Government burying head in sand on pay'
MPs warn the NHS cannot afford to lose the goodwill of nurses
31 Jan 2017
Nurses get ready for NHS pay debate
Thousands of nurses have contacted their MPs to urge them to take part in today’s...
30 Jan 2017
NMC agrees to regulate nursing associate role
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) agrees to be regulator for new nursing associates.
25 Jan 2017
Actors take centre stage in emergency department trauma training
Staff were put through their paces at Doncaster Royal Infirmary during a new trauma course.
24 Jan 2017
Four in ten junior doctors have fallen asleep at the wheel after night shift, poll...
BBC survey adds to concerns about driving after long shifts
23 Jan 2017
Nursing associate regulation could cost £4 million to set up, says NMC
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has set out the benefits and risks of regulating nursing...
20 Jan 2017
Almost all hospitals in England have nurse shortages, data reveals
Hospitals are running wards with a dangerously low number of nurses and are using healthcare...
20 Jan 2017
Pay cap could see nurse pay fall by thousands in real terms by 2020
Trades Union Congress analysis of public sector pay restraint reveals bleak picture for...
19 Jan 2017
More staff are working without breaks, claims RCN
Some nurses working up to 12 hours without a break, food, or even a glass of water
19 Jan 2017
Academic calls for wider access to suicide prevention training for nurses
A nurse academic with a family experience of suicide has called for all nurses to undergo...
18 Jan 2017
Nurses urged to lobby MPs to attend NHS pay debate
A parliamentary debate on scrapping NHS pay caps will take place at the end of this month...
18 Jan 2017
Nurse pay looks set for parliamentary debate
Petition tops 100k signatures after nurses lose 14% in real terms
17 Jan 2017