Charity warns against undue concern over Panorama SSRIs investigation
Mental health charity Mind fears BBC documentary about antidepressants and homicidal...
26 Jul 2017
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Regions sometimes have no child mental health beds, says report
Whole regions of England were left without any specialist CAMHS beds on three occasions last...
26 Jul 2017
Report warns of ‘urgent workforce challenges’ facing NHS in Scotland
Nurses and other NHS staff in Scotland are facing increasing workload pressures due to a...
25 Jul 2017
New data reveals nurse vacancies
Pay restraint and Brexit to blame for falling numbers and rising vacancies, say unions
25 Jul 2017
£16.4 million housing to tempt new nurses
Staff accommodation block to be built at a hospital in Lincolnshire
25 Jul 2017
Francis Inquiry lessons risk being lost due to staff burnout, charity warns
NHS staff wellbeing is suffering under the strain of increasing service pressures at the...
21 Jul 2017
Eye care firm offers £1m of laser surgery to nurses, other emergency workers
An eye care company is offering £1 million worth of laser eye surgery to nurses and other...
21 Jul 2017
RCN urges nurses to back its ‘biggest-ever’ rally
College to stage Scrap the Cap rally in September
21 Jul 2017
Referrals for art and poetry classes ‘could save the NHS money’
Report by MPs and peers says the NHS should use ‘arts-on-prescription’ programmes in an...
20 Jul 2017
Nurse who worked elsewhere while claiming sick pay suspended from NMC register
Nurse team leader's role included investigating sick leave at his trust.
20 Jul 2017
Concern over falling mental health nurse numbers
A falling number of mental health nurses has been linked with 'increased risk' in a new...
20 Jul 2017
NMC reveals reasons why nurses are referred to regulator
Only one in five referrals to fitness to practise proceedings concern patient care.
19 Jul 2017
NMC chief executive received pay rise of almost £20,000
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) chief executive Jackie Smith received a pay rise of...
19 Jul 2017
Midwives call for more mental health funding for pregnant women and new mothers
There is an urgent need for mental healthcare funding for expectant and new mothers, say...
19 Jul 2017
Vulnerable people being 'let down' by council and care providers...
People who do not have the ability to choose how they are cared for are being 'let down' by...
19 Jul 2017
Support promised for NHS staff who smoke
Part of government plans for 'smoke-free generation'
18 Jul 2017
University offers nurses trained overseas the chance to join NMC register
Middlesex University helps healthcare assistants to transition to nursing.
18 Jul 2017
Crisis in children's health linked to falling school nurse numbers, warns RCN...
The RCN has warned that children's health is in crisis and called for the role of school...
17 Jul 2017