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Mary Seacole’s life story to become Hollywood movie
Film’s producer says Crimean war nurse was ahead of her time
Discharging young people from hospital into the community: nurses to join new taskforce
Children’s commissioner will lead initiative to speed up transfer from inpatient services
UCAS deletes ‘misleading and offensive’ advice on nursing after Twitter backlash
RCN intervenes as nurses pour scorn on UCAS for downplaying the profession
Off-guard image of exhausted midwife goes viral
Picture captures woman’s raw emotion after ‘particularly hard’ shift
Neurorehabilitation: nurse training programme calls for educational partner
The course, launched by Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke, will enhance specialist skills
Too many nurses in England are reaching ‘burnout or breaking point’, RCN warns
College responds to report revealing staff shortages and inadequate care
Sepsis Six update emphasises importance of early intervention by a senior clinician
Find out how revised tool helps you escalate concerns if you suspect a patient has sepsis
Stand Up To Cancer campaign uses photos of real people to portray ‘raw reality’
Photographs of cancer patients showing their scars appear in project to raise funds
Hospitals in England urged to reduce plastic consumption by 100 million items
Straws, cups and cutlery are targeted by NHS England head Simon Stevens
Ambulance crews allowed access to mental health crisis plans
A pilot project will allow crews to see records in a bid to cut emergency admissions
NMC reveals its new fitness to practise support service
Regulator pilots 24-hour emotional support line for registrants undergoing FtP proceedings
Has intentional rounding turned ward nursing into a tick-box exercise?
Routine rounds are more to do with managing risk than patient-centred care, study suggests