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Mandatory flu vaccinations for staff should be considered, says England's chief...
England's chief medical officer has added her voice to calls for a debate on whether flu...
12 Jan 2018
Decline in learning disability nurses prompts warning
Decisive action is needed to address falls in the number of learning disability nurses if ‘...
12 Jan 2018
Patient satisfaction and nurse staffing levels
Increasing nurse numbers could boost patient satisfaction with quality of care
11 Jan 2018
Winter pressures: Underfunding means staff under ‘intolerable pressure’, NHS Providers...
NHS Providers’ chief executive Chris Hopson outlines ‘fragility’ of the wider health service...
11 Jan 2018
Housing crisis: Public land ‘flogged off to developers’ and unaffordable for nurses...
Four out of five homes built by private developers on former NHS land will cost more than...
10 Jan 2018
Hunt stays as health secretary, with added remit of social care
Jeremy Hunt now also has responsibility for social care
08 Jan 2018
Flu vaccinations: should they become mandatory?
Debate on mandatory vaccinations ‘inevitable’, says NHS England medical director
08 Jan 2018
Anne Milton tipped to take over as health secretary
Anne Milton, a trained nurse could be the next health minister in Theresa May's cabinet...
08 Jan 2018
Nursing Standard straw poll reveals 90% of respondents believe winter pressures are...
Nurses have demanded the prime minister and health secretary join them on the front line...
04 Jan 2018
Former RCN council chair urges caution on industrial action over pay
Now is not the time to call a ballot over pay, the outgoing RCN council chair has told...
04 Jan 2018
New Year’s honours: Recognition for learning disability rights campaigner
Scott Watkin, eye care and vision development officer with charity SeeAbility, awarded a...
02 Jan 2018
New Year’s honours: Nurses’ achievements recognised
Nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants receive honours
29 Dec 2017
Staff retention plan urges trusts to ‘think imaginatively’ about how to keep nurses
NHS organisations are being challenged to ‘think imaginatively’ about persuading nurses to...
29 Dec 2017
Hospital income from car parking hits record £174.5 million
Struggling hospitals should not try to make money off their staff, the RCN has warned, after...
28 Dec 2017
Hospitals warned to reduce sugary drinks or face ban
Almost two-thirds of NHS trusts have already signed up to a voluntary scheme
28 Dec 2017
Report reveals chief nursing officer’s ‘increasing concern’ at lack of opportunities...
Chief nursing officer for England Jane Cummings calls on trusts to support BME candidates...
27 Dec 2017
Healthcare union chiefs urge government to retain working time regulations after...
Patient safety will be at risk if working time regulations are ditched, warn union leaders
21 Dec 2017