Hundreds of nurses march in rally to protect the NHS
RCN president Cecilia Akrisie Anim calls for urgent action to address the staffing crisis.
03 Feb 2018
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Apply now for the Mary Seacole awards to improve health of people from black and...
The awards support ‘outstanding work to improve leadership skills and health outcomes’
02 Feb 2018
National charity wants suicide prevention included in pre-registration nurse education
The charity Papyrus wants the NMC to educate trainee nurses on how to ask patients questions...
02 Feb 2018
Rugby league mental health campaign shows how to connect with hard to reach men
The Offload project delivers mental health messages through rugby league to reach men from...
02 Feb 2018
Public Health England to launch £15 million mental health resilience campaign
A campaign to be launched by Public Health England this autumn will focus on giving people...
02 Feb 2018
Nursing and Midwifery Council expresses unease at voting for chair and members’ pay rise
A pay rise for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) chair Dame Janet Finch and members...
02 Feb 2018
Staff shortages are preventing nurses from taking breaks
Nursing Standard readers have responded to the Commons health committee report on the...
01 Feb 2018
Nurse education overhaul moves a step closer
Plans to replace nursing student mentors wins support
01 Feb 2018
Mental health funding not reaching services, trust governors warn
Nurses among senior members of a London trust who are calling on local MPs to take action,...
01 Feb 2018
Marginalised groups ‘bear undue proportion of mental ill-health’
London Assembly committee report recommends action to improve access to timely, appropriate...
31 Jan 2018
New survey asks if nurses have enough time for dying patients
Two in three nurses responding to a survey last year felt they had too little time to...
31 Jan 2018
NHS staff to get first chance to buy homes built on surplus land
NHS staff will be given first refusal to buy thousands of affordable homes to be built on...
31 Jan 2018
Guidance on safe nurse staffing aims to improve healthcare services
NHS Improvement says resource will help leaders and staff to deliver effective and...
30 Jan 2018
Suicide prevention: charity head urges NHS England trusts to share information about...
Around 1,600 ten to 34-year-olds take their lives in the UK each year, according to youth...
30 Jan 2018
UK must align with EU medicine rules after Brexit to avoid disruption, health group...
Patients’ access to life-saving medicines and medical devices could be disrupted unless the...
30 Jan 2018
Skills and competencies: new digital career tool for nurses launched to improve job...
Digital career framework tool developed by Health Education England-sponsored Capital Nurse...
29 Jan 2018
Resilience-based clinical supervision model proves successful in helping nurses cope...
A project helping newly qualified nurses to build resilience and cope with the stresses of...
28 Jan 2018
Hundreds have their say in end of life care survey
Nurses and HCAs from all fields and settings urged to share their experiences of caring for...
26 Jan 2018