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Nursing student numbers in England fall for second year
Reform of nurse student funding appears to be failing to boost staff and student numbers
Nurses in Scotland to receive mandatory mental health and suicide prevention training
The Scottish government’s suicide prevention action plan aims to reduce deaths by 20%
Bawa-Garba case: NMC has no plans to review FtP of nurse who was struck off
Bank nurse Isabel Amaro was struck off after being convicted of gross negligence manslaughter
RCN announces candidates for president and deputy president
Postal ballot will run from 11 October to 14 November
Government sticks to its nursing associates target figure, despite low uptake
Nursing associate apprenticeships are almost 1,500 below projected numbers
NMC lifts restriction on Christian nurse dismissed after discussing faith with patients
Nurse Sarah Kuteh accepts she 'went too far' by giving a patient her Bible, spokesperson said
Agency staff stats reveal ‘unsustainable’ shortage in the NHS, says RCN
Figures ‘expose the untenable short-staffing crisis across the NHS’
Revalidation: sharp rise in NMC registrants failing to meet CPD requirements
Nurses and midwives report lack of time for continuing professional development
ADHD accredited training course needed for nurses helping children manage the condition...
Call follows study which suggests the use of the drug Ritalin to treat children with ADHD be...
Mental health nurse is struck off the NMC register over patient’s death
NMC finds Susannah Ajayi unfit to practise – but points to ‘systematic failures’ at trust
New Zealand nurses accept 12.5% pay offer following one-day strike
Deal includes safe staffing agreement, $2,000 payment and three 3% pay rises for all nurses
Staff shortages are putting nurses under pressure to work while they are sick, says RCN
NHS sickness absence figures are distorted by 'high levels of presenteeism', RCN claims