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Specialist domestic abuse advisors in hospitals 'help nurses support victims'
Introducing specialist domestic abuse advisors in hospitals would help nurses to better...
17 Nov 2016
Former mental health nurse will be next chair of Council of Deans of Health
The Council of Deans of Health, which represents nursing, midwifery and allied health...
17 Nov 2016
Child health nurse wins RCN Wales nurse of the year award
Sian Thomas won the prestigious RCN Wales nurse of the year award for ensuring a child with...
17 Nov 2016
Police cells should not be used for people in mental health crisis, charity urges
Mind chief executive Paul Farmer said the government and the Welsh Assembly should ban the...
16 Nov 2016
Charity calls for domestic abuse support in every hospital in England and Wales
Over half of domestic abuse victims visiting hospital had accessed emergency departments a...
16 Nov 2016
Substituting nurses with nursing assistants linked to higher patient death risk, study...
Reasearch shows one professional nurse substitution associated with a 21% rise in patient...
15 Nov 2016
Website helps mental health nurses support people with learning disabilities on acute...
Charity encourages mental health nurses working on acute wards to organise themselves using...
15 Nov 2016
Children with mental health problems ‘still being treated on adult wards’
Dozens of children with mental health problems are being treated on adult psychiatric wards...
14 Nov 2016
Plagiarism and exam cheating among thousands of academic misconduct cases on UK nursing...
A Nursing Standard investigation reveals thousands of UK nursing students have been involved...
11 Nov 2016
Drive to curb attrition on nursing and other healthcare courses by 50%
The government wants drop-out rates halved by next year.
10 Nov 2016
RCN honours nurses who served during conflicts
RCN lays crosses at the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey.
10 Nov 2016
Clinicians need improved awareness of the internet to help suicidal patients, report...
Researchers have found a high proportion of people with suicidal thoughts search for...
10 Nov 2016
‘Utter shambles’ for NHS workers who overpaid tax while undergoing training
Nurses who took part in the Widening Access Training (WAT) scheme could be eligible for a...
04 Nov 2016
Numbers of mental health nurses fall by 15%
The RCN has criticised figures which reveal a 15% drop in the number of mental health nurses...
03 Nov 2016
Practice nurses ‘need better mental health training’
Practice nurses need better training in mental health, says mental health charity Mind.
01 Nov 2016
Rise in number of nurses referred to the NMC
The number of nurses and midwives being referred to the Nursing and Midwifery Council has...
01 Nov 2016
Charity single raises awareness of mental health issues
Singer/songwriter releases single for mental health charity SANE.
01 Nov 2016
Nursing associates will administer controlled medicines
Staff in new role will also carry out invasive procedures, government documents suggest.
01 Nov 2016