New 10.8% Jersey pay offer may avert nursing strike
Proposed deal ensures pay parity with other healthcare professionals by 2020
01 Mar 2019
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One third of young people have experienced trauma, says study
There is a lack of professional help for children with mental health problems
01 Mar 2019
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28 Feb 2019
NHS staff survey: nurses bear the brunt of short-staffing, violent assaults and bullying
Survey points to unhappiness over pay and working hours – but enthusiasm remains high
27 Feb 2019
Nurse spared jail after stealing more than £25,000 from a former employer
Sarah Merry took advantage of a payroll error after leaving Cwm Taf University Health Board
26 Feb 2019
Claims of surge in male nursing applicants ‘ignore overall decline’
NHS England credits recruitment campaign, but others say numbers are ‘not even close to 2016’
26 Feb 2019
Trust enables patients to access online health records from home
System gives patients more control over their healthcare, says Southampton trust
25 Feb 2019
District nurse apprenticeships win key backing
Employer-funded education model is ‘clear recognition of the highly skilled role’
25 Feb 2019
Nurses’ leader goes on hunger strike over pay progression row
Union president’s protest at legal move against striking nurses in Portugal
22 Feb 2019
Flu vaccine proving more effective among children than adults in England
Good news, says Public Health England, because children are ‘super spreaders’ of flu
22 Feb 2019
‘Nurses would be paid more if employers recognised their role as safety-critical’
Academic tells BBC Woman’s Hour male nurses get more than their fair share of top jobs
21 Feb 2019
Children and young people at heightened risk of dying from asthma in the UK
Study finds high levels of childhood obesity too – amid decline in school nurse numbers
21 Feb 2019
New three-minute sepsis detection test ‘could save thousands of lives’
Experts hope low-cost biomarker test will be available in the NHS in three to five years
20 Feb 2019
Create robust post-trauma and mental health support for staff, report advises
Health Education England commission recommends 33 improvements
20 Feb 2019
Gender pay gap: male nurses disproportionately represented in profession’s top jobs
Men reach higher Agenda for Change pay grades faster than women – London South Bank study
19 Feb 2019
End of life: new standards promise measurable care improvements in the community
Nurses in participating general practices will be adopting the Daffodil Standards
15 Feb 2019
Helen Whyley takes up permanent post as RCN Wales director
New head says she is proud to lead the team that supports and advocates for nurses
15 Feb 2019
Nurses meet to start planning campaign for a safe staffing law
RCN members in England begin latest move to lobby government over nurse numbers
14 Feb 2019