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Boost health visitor numbers to protect child mental health, urges RCN
RCN uses infant mental health awareness week to highlight work of health visitors.
13 Jun 2017
Nurses take up seats in the House of Commons
Four nurses will be heading to parliament when MPs resume their seats in the House of...
12 Jun 2017
Nurses praised for courage during hospital blaze
Staff helped evacuate patients during fire at Royal Stoke University Hospital.
09 Jun 2017
New government faces fresh threats of pay protests
'The government has one last chance to scrap the cap,' Janet Davies has warned
09 Jun 2017
Healthcare professionals urged to be alert to FGM as ‘cutting season’ approaches
As so-called ‘cutting season’ approaches, health professionals have been urged to look out...
08 Jun 2017
RCN urges nurses to get to place of safety in terror attacks
Following the terrorist attacks in Manchester and London, where one nurse died trying to...
07 Jun 2017
Nurses need to learn how to influence policy, says new ICN president
Nurses must collaborate more with other professions and have a broader understanding of...
07 Jun 2017
Nurse vacancies at all-time high in Scotland
Vacancies and spend on temporary staff continue to rise.
07 Jun 2017
Nurses urged to vote by RCN general secretary
The voice of nursing must be heard, RCN general secretary Janet Davies has said in a her...
06 Jun 2017
Corbyn pledges to bring back nursing bursaries if Labour wins election
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has promised to bring back nursing student bursaries '...
05 Jun 2017
Initiative offers advice on life-saving first aid after a terrorist attack
CitizenAID provides simple advice on how to deal with injuries following a major incident.
05 Jun 2017
No magic money tree to fund NHS, Theresa May tells nurse
A who nurse challenged Prime Minister Theresa May over the 1% pay cap was told more money...
05 Jun 2017
Therapy dogs in new children’s hospital study
Children undergoing hospital treatment are being supported by therapy dogs in a new study to...
02 Jun 2017
NHS Improvement clarifies advice on tax for agency and bank staff
NHS Improvement has reined back on a blanket approach to enforcing new tax rules for bank,...
31 May 2017
Poor Brexit deal could upset our NHS plans, says Hunt
Conservative plans to train more nurses and doctors and put extra cash into the NHS depend...
31 May 2017
New WHO director-general makes major commitment to nursing
The new director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has affirmed his support for...
31 May 2017
NHS depends on EU nurses - Nuffield Trust report
The NHS depends on nurses from the European Union (EU) to prevent the serious problem of...
31 May 2017