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Number of nursing student applications from England must rise faster, RCN says
New data show an increase of only 4% since last year – and a fall of 29% since 2016
12 Jul 2019
'Undercover nurses' honoured in NHS Parliamentary Awards ...
West Herts safeguarding team help potential victims of sex trafficking
10 Jul 2019
Petition aims to secure Nobel peace prize for two leprosy nurses
Austrian nurses devoted 40 years to caring for an ostracised community in South Korea
10 Jul 2019
Successful nurse retention scheme now rolled out to whole of NHS in England
RCN says ‘investing in the workforce reaps dividends’
10 Jul 2019
Fitness to practise cases: proposed changes ‘will benefit patients and nursing staff’
Planned legislation will allow regulator to make process faster and less punitive
09 Jul 2019
‘Just and learning’ culture can reduce stress and bullying – new guidance
NHS Resolution says improving staff support will save NHS millions in compensation claims
08 Jul 2019
Potential nurse shortage in the Philippines threatens future supply of staff to the UK
International Council of Nurses’ Howard Catton says shortfall ‘is a big issue for the world’
08 Jul 2019
Work of IVF nurse pioneers will finally be celebrated… 40 years after they were snubbed
Achievements of the test tube baby nurses went unrecorded on commemorative plaque
08 Jul 2019
Do you know your clinical nurse specialist from your nurse practitioner?
Move to tighten definition of advanced nursing practice aims to end confusion about roles
05 Jul 2019
RCN calls for ‘proper workforce strategy’ to avoid sepsis delays
RCN calls for workforce strategy in NHS to avoid life-threatening delays to sepsis treatment
05 Jul 2019
Investment in nurses is key to achieving universal healthcare – ICN
ICN president Annette Kennedy says investing in nurses is an economic imperative
05 Jul 2019
Nurses told to take antibiotics in bid to prevent further deaths from rare infection
Death toll rises to 13 as authorities try to contain Group A streptococcus outbreak in Essex
04 Jul 2019
Hospital infrastructure report reveals collapsed ceilings and sewage leaks
Poor state of repair at some NHS hospitals has seen operations delayed and patients moved
04 Jul 2019
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Taurai Matare receives top accolade at the RCNi Nurse Awards for her outstanding leadership
04 Jul 2019
Setting nurse-patient ratios saves lives and prevents burnout, ICN told
Researchers point to success of introducing strict nurse-patient ratios in US and Australia
03 Jul 2019
Prince Charles launches nurse cadet scheme designed to widen access to profession
RCN Prince of Wales Nursing Cadet Scheme offers guided and experiential education
03 Jul 2019
‘If we don’t protect nurses, we don’t have a health system’
WHO director general speaks out about violence and discrimination nurses face worldwide
03 Jul 2019
How the vigilance of nurses can be harnessed in the fight against modern slavery
International Council of Nurses issues guide to help you spot signs a patient was trafficked
02 Jul 2019