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Nurses could take on key role to calm the ‘crisis’ in emergency medicine, say experts
A&E patients could be treated by specially-trained nurses as part of measures to tackle...
17 Aug 2016
Top nurse appointed to help turn around Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Leading nurse Elaine Inglesby-Burke has been announced as the new chief nurse at Pennine...
15 Aug 2016
Emergency nurses fear for their jobs over night closures
Nurses at an overstretched A&E department forced to close at night feel uncertain about...
12 Aug 2016
Online fame for emergency nurse after he is mistaken for Olympic hero
Joe Clarke is enjoying his moment of fame after being mistaken online for a Team GB gold-...
12 Aug 2016
Emergency services' nurses in pilot study to improve carbon monoxide poisoning...
Emergency department nurses are taking part in a study into how staff can better detect and...
08 Aug 2016
Nurse of the Year Amanda Burston to be recognised at Women of the Year event
RCN nurse of the year Amanda Burston recognised for her work supporting victims of domestic...
03 Aug 2016
Pregnant women urged to postpone Florida travel over Zika fears
Part of US mainland added to list of countries where Zika infection risk is present
01 Aug 2016
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey talks about the stress of NMC inquiry
Pauline Cafferkey said it is ‘very stressful’ to remain under NMC investigation
01 Aug 2016
Pokémon Go players urged to avoid emergency department
Emergency department is focal point for smartphone game craze
26 Jul 2016
£1.7 million nurse training suite will 'mimic' real hospital wards...
The University of Salford's new simulation suites will be used to train nursing students and...
26 Jul 2016
Sepsis 'as urgent as a heart attack', says NICE guidelines...
New NICE guideline urges nurses and other healthcare staff to be vigilant of early symptoms
22 Jul 2016
5,700 new cases of FGM in England
Nurses and midwives must report suspected cases of female genital mutilation
21 Jul 2016
Film spotlights signs of sepsis in children
Story of actor Jason Watkins and wife Clara, who lost three-year-old daughter Maude to...
21 Jul 2016
Ebola nurse receives honorary degree
British nurse Will Pooley has received an honorary degree from the University of Essex for...
18 Jul 2016
French nurses tell of aftermath of lorry attack
French president François Hollande praised 'exemplary' healthcare staff.
15 Jul 2016
MPs launch inquiry into winter pressures for emergency departments
January 2016 was one of the busiest months on record for emergency departments in England
12 Jul 2016