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'Even better care' to come as first phase of a neonatal unit build is...

The first phase of a new £18 million neonatal unit in Wales has been completed.

Pharmacists to be recommended as 'go to' for children with minor illnesses ...

Study finds majority of patients who called NHS 111 during winter were seen by pharmacists.
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RCNi Nurse Awards 2018 – deadline for entries extended to 23 February

RCNi Nurse Awards - entry deadline extended

Anger from nurses as NMC votes itself a raise

Council should reduce registration fees not increase its members’ allowances, say unions

Some mental health patients face waits of up to two years for psychological therapies,...

Nine out of ten health providers keep no record of the length of time people experiencing...

Public Health England: compelling evidence on e-cigarette prescriptions for NHS patients

Public Health England has said hospitals should sell e-cigarettes to patients and GPs could...

RCN wants your views in e-nurse consultation

Nurses asked to describe how they use technology in their practice, and how ditigal skills...

Nurses add their voice and support to protest over lack of NHS funding

Protesters took to the streets of London and other parts of the UK on Saturday 3 February to...

Fees to use NHS by temporary migrants to double

Charges paid by temporary migrants to use the NHS are to double, a move the government says...

Inquiry into child hyponatraemia deaths recommends service improvements

Inquiry chair says services had been ‘largely self-regulating and unmonitored’.

RCN calls for urgent national campaign to boost student applicant numbers

Number of applicants for nursing student courses has fallen for a fourth year running

Infographic: How nursing degree applicant figures have fallen since the loss of the...

See our infographic demonstrating how the number of nursing degree applicants has fallen...

Hundreds of nurses march in rally to protect the NHS

RCN president Cecilia Akrisie Anim calls for urgent action to address the staffing crisis.

Apply now for the Mary Seacole awards to improve health of people from black and...

The awards support ‘outstanding work to improve leadership skills and health outcomes’
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Could you be the next student columnist for Nursing Children and Young People?

Nursing Children and Young People, the country's leading journal for children's nurses, is...

Nursing and Midwifery Council expresses unease at voting for chair and members’ pay rise

A pay rise for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) chair Dame Janet Finch and members...

Staff shortages are preventing nurses from taking breaks

Nursing Standard readers have responded to the Commons health committee report on the...

Nurse education overhaul moves a step closer

Plans to replace nursing student mentors wins support

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