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Nursing students lobby MPs over investment in nurse education
Nurses who donate blood are urged to keep their appointments in the run-up to Christmas
Nurse restored to register after alcohol misuse says ‘it should be easier to get help’
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Nursing students lobby MPs over investment in nurse education
Students hope to influence policymakers as part of RCN campaign to secure funding boost
Nurses who donate blood are urged to keep their appointments in the run-up to Christmas
Blood stocks can drop in festive period as donor bookings are missed or cancelled
Nurse restored to register after alcohol misuse says ‘it should be easier to get help’
Kenneth Brady was struck off by Nursing and Midwifery Council for six years
RCN Wales appoints new interim director
Helen Whyley, a nurse who advised government on safe staffing levels, replaces Tina Donnelly
RCN announces new president and deputy president
Anne Marie Rafferty and Yvonne Coghill will take up their posts on 1 January
How a ‘real’ nurse’s uniform for children could help banish the old stereotypes
Nurse leader wants to end profession's gender bias, starting with the dressing-up box
Analysis
Exclusive: Neonatal care review may lead to ‘reconfiguration’ of intensive care units
Transformation review makes recommendations for future of neonatal critical care
What does high turnover in nurse director posts really mean for the profession?
With Nursing Standard research showing trend remains unchanged, experts consider the impact
QNI sets out future standards for community children's nurses...
Demand for community children's nurses soars, but NHS lacks capacity, QNI report finds
RCNi launches interactive decision support tool created by nurses for nurses
Evidence-based resource aids clinical decision-making at the bedside
Opt-out plan will allow children to express their wishes on organ donation
The government’s plans for an organ donation opt-out system could come into force in 2020
Guidelines promoting children’s physical and mental well-being largely overlook nurses...
The Department for Education has published draft guidance for schools in England to help...
Clinical update
Quality standard for eating disorders highlights need for closer liaison between teams
Eating disorders guidance from NICE calls for better coordination and earlier access to care
Preventing herpes in newborn babies
Although rare, the effects of herpes in newborn babies can be devastating, so it is...
Improving diagnosis, care and support for ADHD
NICE guidance aims to improve recognition, diagnosis, quality of care and support for ADHD
End of life care quality standard
Read our update on guidelines published by the National Institute for Health and Care...
Cerebral palsy
Read our summary of the latest update on cerebral palsy guidance issued by the National...
Preterm births
New guidelines published by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence aim to...
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Link between measles and airflow obstruction
Childhood measles can affect post-bronchodilator airflow obstruction in later life
Young children do not learn from watching videos on smartphones
Study shows that children respond to videos on smartphone screens but do not benefit...
Mothers caring for children with cancer need greater financial support
Study finds women parenting children with cancer have lower incomes than those with children...
Asthma: protein from parasitic worms suppresses allergic reactions
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh who tested the Heligmosomoides polygyrus Alarmin...
Epileptic seizures in children halved when using natural compounds found in cannabis –...
Findings follows 36 studies of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials of children...
Podcast
From Jamaica to the UK: my experiences as a Windrush nurse
Series 3 Episode 8: Pearly Morgan talks about her arrival in the 1960s and career in the NHS
Childhood obesity: my vision for unlocking the potential of school nurses
Series 3 Episode S7: Pippa Bagnall calls for more work on child obesity prevention
Hear how a nurse-led acute response team dramatically reduced cardiac arrest
Series 3 Episode 6: Nurse practitioner Amor Palada talks about preventing cardiac arrest
Reaching out to nursing students via the internet
Series 3 Episode 4: how the online Student Nurse Project is connecting students nationwide...
Nursing Standard podcast: Could parliament's Brexit chaos be the catalyst for...
Episode 7 of the Nursing Standard podcast has an interview with nurse peer Baroness Mary...
Nursing student bursary was ‘far from ideal,’ says nurse MP Maria Caulfield
The nursing student bursary should not be championed as the best way to train nurses and new...
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