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Game of Thrones star auctions a day on set for RCN charity
Healthcare assistants increasingly being used as ‘nurses on the cheap’
Summit urged on crisis in learning disability nursing
Analysis
Exclusive: The threats to safety faced by nurses who work alone
Nurses who work alone are subject to a multitude of dangers
More investment and focus needed to ease pressures on learning disability nursing...
In January, the House of Commons' health committee published its inquiry into the NHS...
Road block looms over bid to link pay to productivity
This latest article in our series on the 2018 pay negotiations looks at what is shaping up...
Survey reveals end of life care compromised
Difficulties in delivering a dignified death intesify
Shake-up of flawed pay bands system could make it quicker to get to the top
The third of our series of articles setting the scene for the 2018 negotiations on nurses’...
Unions seize chance to modernise NHS pay structure with fairer grading
Nearly 15 years since the implementation of the Agenda for Change pay system, introduced to...
News
Exclusive: university suspends recruitment to learning disability nursing courses
‘No desire to destabilise the workforce,’ says University of Hertfordshire’s head of...
Report suggests not enough being done to help children with speech and language issues
Too many children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties are...
Mental Health Act review
Prime minister said review will focus on ‘injustice and discrimination’ in system
Game of Thrones star auctions a day on set for RCN charity
RCN ambassador Emilia Clarke is offering one fan the chance to join her during filming in...
Healthcare assistants increasingly being used as ‘nurses on the cheap’
Calling on HCAs to fill nurse staffing gaps is bad for patients – Unison
Clinical update
Dignity in healthcare for people with learning disabilities
The RCN’s latest edition of its guidance Dignity in Health Care for People with Learning...
Harmful sexual behaviour among children and young people
Your essential guide to harmful sexual behaviour among children and young people and how to...
Journal scan
Blood plasma test could lead to earlier diagnosis of autism
A pioneering test has revealed a link between autism and damage to proteins in blood plasma...
Study raises questions about clinical outcomes associated with positive behaviour...
Of services where staff underwent training only 30% produced positive behaviour support...
Psychotropic medication often given in the absence of multidisciplinary assessments
Research raises concerns about a lack of guidelines and review of prescriptions
Insights into the scale of co-morbidities in people with learning disabilities
A study has discovered that the majority of people with learning disabilities are living...
Social isolation: UK charity survey reveals acute loneliness among young carers aged...
Carer’s UK survey of more than 7,000 carers reveals 81% of those surveyed feel lonely and...
Autism: Assessment tool developed to help diagnose mental health issues
University of Birmingham’s pioneering research tool aims to assist in the identification and...
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Wales offers a great quality of life for the newly qualified nurse
Newly qualified Mental Health Nurse Luke Pybus, from Somerset, is delighted he made the...
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Sian Thomas, a Consultant Nurse for Child Health in South Wales, and Nurse of the Year 2016...
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Podcast
Nursing student bursary was ‘far from ideal,’ says nurse MP Maria Caulfield
The nursing student bursary should not be championed as the best way to train nurses and new...
'Integrate the four fields of nursing,' leading academic tells the Nursing...
A two-stream system should be introduced to replace the four fields, nurse leader tells...
Nursing Standard podcast: Foundation years for nursing students
Universities may need to use foundation years to ensure students can meet new registration...
Nursing Standard podcast: RCNi Nurse Awards 2018
RCNi nurse of the year 2017 Melanie Davies talks about her achievements
Nursing Standard podcast: End of year Christmas quiz
Get 2018 off to a winning start with this week’s Nursing Standard podcast Christmas quiz and...
