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University sets up £200K fund to help nursing students
A university has set up a £200,000 fund to help nursing students cope with course costs when...
08 Dec 2016
Health visitors reveal risk to young families of public health cuts
Most health visitors’ workloads have increased in past two years.
07 Dec 2016
Nurses in Yorkshire offered stark choice over their NHS pension
South Yorkshire community nurses forced to accept inferior terms and conditions to protect...
07 Dec 2016
Singer Paloma Faith pays tribute to 'incredible' NHS staff after birth of...
The nurses and midwives who cared for Paloma Faith during the birth of her first child have...
06 Dec 2016
Cuts to family nurse partnership programme could prove catastrophic, claims union
Cuts to the family nurse partnership (FNP) programme in Manchester could have ‘catastrophic...
06 Dec 2016
CNO rejects nursing associate claims
Not a 'cheap replacement for nurses', says England's chief nursing officer
05 Dec 2016
Nursing the 'most trusted profession'
Poll finds UK public has faith in nurses' truthfulness
05 Dec 2016
Four out of five nurses struck off NMC register last year were over the age of 40,...
Four out of five nurses struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) register last...
02 Dec 2016
Apprenticeship degrees a 'drop in the ocean' say health academics
Planned nursing degree apprenticeships will be ‘a drop in the ocean’ and will not solve the...
01 Dec 2016
Second wave of test sites for nursing associate scheme revealed
The second wave of sites for training the next cohort of nursing associates has been...
30 Nov 2016
Jeremy Hunt unveils details of nursing degree apprenticeships – and calls for...
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has unveiled plans for the new nursing degree apprenticeships.
30 Nov 2016
Nurses should not routinely use personal mobile phones for work, according to new RCN...
Nurses should not use personal mobile phones for work, according to new RCN guidance.
29 Nov 2016
New measures to help health professionals tackle sepsis
Health professionals, including nurses, are being urged to help tackle sepsis.
25 Nov 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of nurses considered leaving UK to work overseas in past five years
Thousands of nurses have considered leaving UK to work overseas over the last five years,...
25 Nov 2016
'Missed opportunity' as chancellor makes no mention of NHS pay cap...
The RCN has accused the government of missing an opportunity to tackle the nursing workforce...
23 Nov 2016
Teenagers with cancer need access to fertility preservation services, urges nurse expert
Valerie Peddie has emphasised the lack of fertility knowledge among young people with cancer
23 Nov 2016
Fathers key to tackling child health crisis, say senior nurses
Fathers are being left out of involvement in their children’s healthcare with potentially...
23 Nov 2016
UK patients may need ID to access some NHS services
Health officials are examining whether patients should have to show proof of identity to...
22 Nov 2016