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More clinicians should be placed on the NHS 111 helpline after claims that suicidal callers 'put on hold until they hang up'.

04 Apr 2017
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More than 200,000 nurses and midwives have completed the new system to check they are fit to practice in its first 12 months. 

04 Apr 2017
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The number of ambulances attending London police stations has doubled in four years, at the same time as a deepening recruitment crisis for specialist custody nurses.

04 Apr 2017
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A nurse who lost both legs and an arm after developing sepsis is preparing for globe-trotting adventures following her recovery.

03 Apr 2017
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Scrap the cap

College will continue to fight for fair pay for nurses as the 1% pay cap is set to remain in England, Scotland and Wales.

03 Apr 2017
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A doctor who lied about the high temperature of nurse Pauline Cafferkey was last week suspended from practising for a month
03 Apr 2017
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NHS Improvement has agreed to pause plans to prevent nurses working for an agency if they have a substantive contract

31 Mar 2017
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New powers to give warnings and advice on the future conduct in Fitness to Practise (FtP) cases have been welcomed by nurses

31 Mar 2017
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Sarah Kuteh

Christian nurse sacked by NHS after offering to pray with patients before surgery claims unfair dismissal.

31 Mar 2017
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The Duke of Cambridge visited staff at London's St Thomas' Hospital to thank them for their lifesaving efforts during the Westminster terror attack.

31 Mar 2017
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Nurse First aims to attract high-achieving graduates into nursing
31 Mar 2017
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) annual registration fee will remain at £120 for the coming financial year, the regulator has confirmed.

30 Mar 2017

Many shifts could remain unfilled after restrictions on NHS staff doing agency work are introduced, early survey results suggest.

30 Mar 2017

Nurses in England to receive 1% pay rise

28 Mar 2017

Nurses in Wales are set to get a 1% pay rise from April, as the NHS pay cap continues for a seventh year.

28 Mar 2017

City, University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust are planning to work in partnership to improve nurse retention.

27 Mar 2017

A new student resource, Unlocking the Code, aims to help nursing students get to grips with the NMC code of conduct.

27 Mar 2017
Value of EU nurses reinforced by the RCN ahead of Article 50 trigger
27 Mar 2017

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