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NMC urges nurses to have their say on education overhaul
Practising nurses are being urged to use their experience to help shape the future of...
11 Aug 2017
Nursing You resource created to help overweight and obese nurses tackle weight issues
A new app has launched with the aim of helping nurses to maintain the same healthy lifestyle...
10 Aug 2017
Cavell Nurses' Trust aims to raise £10,000 in one month for nurses in need...
The charity supports nurses experiencing hardship.
09 Aug 2017
UK supply of hepatitis B vaccine ‘severely affected’ by global shortages
Global shortages of the hepatitis B vaccine have ‘severely impacted UK supply’, health...
09 Aug 2017
Plans for more nurse training places
10,000 additional training places for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals
09 Aug 2017
Nottingham tram named after award-winning nursing student
Nursing student Christina O'Loughlin has had a tram named after her in her home city of...
08 Aug 2017
Coventry University offers bursaries to encourage more men into nursing
Bursary aims to address gender imbalance on courses.
04 Aug 2017
EU campaign nurses to meet NMC on language tests
A campaigning group of European nurses are set to meet with the Nursing and Midwifery...
04 Aug 2017
Nurses need more understanding of domestic abuse, says RCN
RCN says nurses and midwives can help make a difference to those at risk from domestic abuse.
04 Aug 2017
NHS ‘doesn’t deserve more money as it wastes cash on poor care’
The NHS needs to put its house in order and improve standards before it can justify asking...
04 Aug 2017
Radical changes to school nurse role in Scotland leads to resignations
Recommendations to further develop the skills of nurses following a review of new models of...
02 Aug 2017
Student who beat childhood cancer takes job with nurses who saved her
A newly qualified children’s nurse is to join the team that saved her life when she was two...
02 Aug 2017
Isle of Man nurses to get 2.5% pay rise
Nurses on the Isle of Man are set to receive a 2.5% pay rise following an arbitrated...
01 Aug 2017
Nurse MPs clash over pay cap campaign
A Conservative MP and cancer nurse who voted against removing the public sector pay cap has...
01 Aug 2017
Schoolchildren 'should be taught about breastfeeding'...
Schools should teach children about the importance of breastfeeding, according to new...
01 Aug 2017
New 'six in one' vaccine to be offered for babies...
A 'six in one' immunisation for babies born from today will replace the 'five in one'...
01 Aug 2017
RCN and NMC hit back at ‘misguided and disrespectful’ newspaper column
The heads of the RCN and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) have written to a national...
31 Jul 2017