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Plans to axe up to 60 health visitors in Nottinghamshire will 'hit deprived...
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is making cuts from its health visitor...
22 Nov 2016
Record numbers of NHS staff having flu vaccination, figures reveal
A record number of front-line NHS staff including nurses have received flu vaccinations this...
22 Nov 2016
Children's hospices and palliative care charities struggling amid 'funding...
A report from Together for Short Lives and Hospice UK reveals huge reductions in local...
22 Nov 2016
Responsibilities of nursing associates revealed by Health Education England
Nursing associates will only be able to administer medicines if suitably trained and...
18 Nov 2016
Child health nurse wins RCN Wales nurse of the year award
Sian Thomas won the prestigious RCN Wales nurse of the year award for ensuring a child with...
17 Nov 2016
Cuts to services detrimental to mothers who want to breastfeed, warn experts
World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative UK report exposes gaps in public health support...
16 Nov 2016
Substituting nurses with nursing assistants linked to higher patient death risk, study...
Reasearch shows one professional nurse substitution associated with a 21% rise in patient...
15 Nov 2016
New framework for cancer nursing launched
A new framework for cancer nursing has been launched that will allow nurses to match their...
12 Nov 2016
Plagiarism and exam cheating among thousands of academic misconduct cases on UK nursing...
A Nursing Standard investigation reveals thousands of UK nursing students have been involved...
11 Nov 2016
Drive to curb attrition on nursing and other healthcare courses by 50%
The government wants drop-out rates halved by next year.
10 Nov 2016
RCN honours nurses who served during conflicts
RCN lays crosses at the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey.
10 Nov 2016
Nurses sing on new single to raise funds for charity
WellChild nurse choir features in new charity single and video along with pop band Scouting...
09 Nov 2016
Project tackles night time noise on children's wards
A pioneering project to help children get a better night’s sleep on wards has been launched...
08 Nov 2016
Nurses feature in campaign to keep people out of emergency departments this winter
Nurses, pharmacists and GPs are fronting a campaign to help people to keep well this winter...
07 Nov 2016
‘Utter shambles’ for NHS workers who overpaid tax while undergoing training
Nurses who took part in the Widening Access Training (WAT) scheme could be eligible for a...
04 Nov 2016
Staff underpaid after tax code problems
Staff at an NHS trust have been underpaid by up to hundreds of pounds after they were put on...
04 Nov 2016
Alarm over rising childhood obesity levels
National Child Measurement Programme shows an increase in obesity among young children.
03 Nov 2016
Rise in number of nurses referred to the NMC
The number of nurses and midwives being referred to the Nursing and Midwifery Council has...
01 Nov 2016