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Improving mental health nursing gaps will be ‘challenging’
Reducing the 7,600 nursing and midwifery vacancies across England’s mental health services...
12 Sep 2017
Access to consultant psychiatrists varies hugely across the UK
People with mental health problems are subject to huge variation across the UK in access to...
12 Sep 2017
NHS criticised for use of ‘20th century’ pagers
More than one in 10 of the world's pagers is being used in the NHS, according to estimates.
12 Sep 2017
Scrap the cap: nurse pay set for another Parliament vote
The 1% pay cap is set to be lifted for police and prison officers, prompting speculation...
12 Sep 2017
Fears over increase in shortage of nurses following Brexit vote
Britain's shortage of nurses and midwives could increase by 20,000 by 2020 if trends...
12 Sep 2017
Government drops plans to sell off NHS staffing agency
Plans to sell off a major NHS staffing agency have been abandoned by the government.
07 Sep 2017
RCN updates school nurse toolkit
A revised toolkit for school nurses has been published by the RCN.
07 Sep 2017
Calls for protection of the nurse title
Unregistered support staff working under specialist nurse job titles, study reveals
07 Sep 2017
More perinatal mental health training urged for midwives and health visitors
Survey shows 72% of midwives and health visitors believe training about pre and postnatal...
06 Sep 2017
Mothers and babies to wear head-cams as part of mental health study
Interactions between mothers and their babies will be filmed using head cameras in a bid to...
06 Sep 2017
Scrap the Cap
2,000 nurses expected at Parliament Square rally calling for pay cap to be removed
06 Sep 2017
Record number of nursing and midwifery vacancies in Scotland, RCN warns
New workforce data reveal the ‘highest ever’ number of nursing and midwifery vacancies,...
05 Sep 2017
Pay cap to be lifted in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon confirms
The Scottish First Minister has committed to lifting the 1% public sector pay cap in...
05 Sep 2017
NHS Providers: Health service needs emergency cash to avoid winter crisis
The NHS is facing its worst winter in recent history if it does not receive an immediate...
04 Sep 2017
Stop paying nurses a pittance, says nurse classmate of Theresa May
A nurse who was at school with prime minster Theresa May has warned the government must stop...
01 Sep 2017
Two weeks to respond to NMC's future nurse plans...
Time is ticking for nurses and nursing students to have their say on plans for an overhaul...
01 Sep 2017