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Northern Ireland healthcare staff to assess dementia training needs
A dementia learning and development framework has been launched in Northern Ireland to help...
21 Sep 2016
Trust offers band 5 nurses £1,000 'golden hello' bonus
To recruit more nurses for its adult inpatient units, Humber NHS Foundation Trust is...
20 Sep 2016
Survey highlights smoking and weight issues among mental health and learning disability...
Scottish Government reveals physical health statistics and bed occupancy rates in Scotland.
19 Sep 2016
Drug-related deaths reach record high
Heroin and morphine use drive rising mortality rate from drug poisoning in England and Wales...
13 Sep 2016
QNI announces £5,000 funding opportunity for men's health projects
Community and primary care nurses can apply for funding of up to £5,000 for projects which...
08 Sep 2016
Childline receives call about suicide every 30 minutes
Record numbers of children who feel desperate are contacting the confidential counselling...
08 Sep 2016
Patients need more help to self-manage diabetes, says CQC
Major diabetes review warns the NHS must do more to help patients self-manage their condition
07 Sep 2016
Nurse named chief executive of the Mental Health Network
The Mental Health Network has appointed trained nurse Sean Duggan as its new chief executive
07 Sep 2016
Concerns over vacant nursing and midwifery posts in Scotland
The percentage of vacant nursing and midwifery posts in Scotland has risen by 16% in three...
06 Sep 2016
Yoga and mindfulness can benefit young people with eating disorders, clinical...
Senior clinical psychologist Sam Bottrill said yoga and mindfulness can help young people...
06 Sep 2016
Practice nurses provide 'easier first stop' for young people with eating...
Young people with eating disorders can find it easier to speak to practice nurses than GPs...
06 Sep 2016
‘Social networks reinforced my anorexia, but helped my recovery too’
Student Ruby Tucker highlights complex role of social media in eating disorders
06 Sep 2016
Mental health conditions lengthen hospital stays for heart failure patients
Heart failure patients who are also affected by a mental health condition are more likely to...
05 Sep 2016
Nurses' key role in preventing suicides
Nurses are best placed to develop a rapport and communicate with patients at risk of suicide...
02 Sep 2016
Call for debate on future of nursing education
A new report from the Council of Deans of Health is calling for discussion on what new...
01 Sep 2016
New videos for nurses on how to care for women and girls affected by FGM
Four short YouTube videos will help nurses care for women and girls who have been affected...
31 Aug 2016
Protection ‘top priority' when fabricated child illness suspected...
School nurse conference told authorities often focus on the reasons parents fake illness in...
30 Aug 2016
Warning over school nurse numbers
RCN highlights that the number of school nursing post has fallen by 13% since 2010
25 Aug 2016