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Nurses to support GPs with mental health and addiction issues
A new service has been launched to help GPs affected by mental health and addication issues.
01 Feb 2017
'Government burying head in sand on pay'
MPs warn the NHS cannot afford to lose the goodwill of nurses
31 Jan 2017
Prison suicide rates at highest ever levels, statistics show
Self-inflicted death is 8.6 times more likely in prison custody than among the general...
31 Jan 2017
MPs debate fair pay for nurses and other NHS staff
Nurses from across England lobbied MPs ahead of debate
30 Jan 2017
Nurses get ready for NHS pay debate
Thousands of nurses have contacted their MPs to urge them to take part in today’s...
30 Jan 2017
Young people in mental health crisis putting pressure on children’s hospitals, nurses...
Rising numbers of young people in mental health crisis are putting growing pressure on acute...
27 Jan 2017
Radio presenter calls for law change to protect NHS staff from violence
More than 100,000 people have signed a petition to make it a criminal offence to attack NHS...
27 Jan 2017
Healthcare staff urged to talk to patients who may feel suicidal
Head of charity Papyrus says staff must take the first step
26 Jan 2017
‘Factors that protect against suicide less well understood than risk’
Research is needed into the relationships that protect people against suicide risk, says...
26 Jan 2017
Hospital staff lack confidence and knowledge to care for people with mental health...
Hospital staff often lack the knowledge or confidence to care for people with mental health...
26 Jan 2017
Counsellors reluctant to disclose clients’ suicide risk to GPs
Counsellors ‘massively under-report’ clients at risk of harming themselves
26 Jan 2017
New guidance for police and healthcare workers on use of restraint
Guidance has been drawn up to clarify the role of police in responding to incidents...
25 Jan 2017
NMC agrees to regulate nursing associate role
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) agrees to be regulator for new nursing associates.
25 Jan 2017
Schools should revisit their anti-bullying policy to help prevent suicide
Expert on suicide prevention tells conference to stop ignoring victims of bullying.
25 Jan 2017
Use local suicide prevention plans, urges mental health charity chief
Mind chief executive Paul Farmer said local suicide prevention plans will only succeed if...
25 Jan 2017
‘Suicidal, phobic, anxious’: mental health nurse shares personal story
An experienced director of nursing who was hospitalised with depression has publicly shared...
24 Jan 2017
Nursing associate regulation could cost £4 million to set up, says NMC
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has set out the benefits and risks of regulating nursing...
20 Jan 2017
Almost all hospitals in England have nurse shortages, data reveals
Hospitals are running wards with a dangerously low number of nurses and are using healthcare...
20 Jan 2017