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Off-duty nurse saves the life of a great-grandfather – then looks after him in hospital
A quick-thinking nurse used a defibrillator to save an older patient's life and then...
04 Oct 2016
Carers take loved ones to emergency department because of lack of district nurses
1 in 5 carers have taken their loved one to the emergency department (ED) due to failures in...
30 Sep 2016
RCN sets out timetable for ANP accreditation project
The RCN is taking a phased approach to advanced nurse practitioner accreditation.
29 Sep 2016
Bowel cancer could be detected earlier by GPs
Study shows patients have symptoms a year before emergency bowel cancer diagnosis.
28 Sep 2016
Trust’s emergency care downgraded due to lack of nurses
Inspectors rate Aintree University Hospital unit as ‘requires improvement’ following...
26 Sep 2016
Union invites public to thank nurses for the job they do
Unison aims to highlight work of nurses and other public servants ahead of government...
26 Sep 2016
Healthcare assistants being used as 'nurses on the cheap', says new report
NHS healthcare assistants (HCAs) are doing the jobs of nurses without the equivalent pay or...
23 Sep 2016
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey cleared of misconduct by the NMC
Ms Cafferkey faced allegations that she concealed a high temperature during her health...
14 Sep 2016
NMC panel told that Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey ‘potentially put the public at risk’
Disciplinary panel to hear further evidence today about nurse’s conduct on returning to the...
14 Sep 2016
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey’s NMC hearing begins
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey faces Nursing and Midwifery Council inquiry over her return to...
13 Sep 2016
'Risks and benefits' to scrapping bursary...
England's CNO says nurses and midwives need to take the lead in shaping the NHS
08 Sep 2016
RCN says King's Fund report proves NHS 'is struggling to cope all year round...
Relentless demand for services is driving up waiting times and exacerbating financial...
08 Sep 2016
83-year-old nurse vows to carry on working
One of the UK's oldest nurses has celebrated her 83rd birthday – and vowed to carry on...
08 Sep 2016
NHS 111 to get online triage service
Health secretary announces new online services and apps that will be available to patients...
07 Sep 2016
Concerns over vacant nursing and midwifery posts in Scotland
The percentage of vacant nursing and midwifery posts in Scotland has risen by 16% in three...
06 Sep 2016
Nurses' key role in preventing suicides
Nurses are best placed to develop a rapport and communicate with patients at risk of suicide...
02 Sep 2016
Call for debate on future of nursing education
A new report from the Council of Deans of Health is calling for discussion on what new...
01 Sep 2016
Junior doctors announce five days of strike action
Fears over patient safety have been raised after junior doctors in England escalate dispute...
01 Sep 2016