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Chief nurse to lead NHS England’s London region

Jane Cummings to take charge of NHS England's London region

Government told to try harder on curbing childhood obesity crisis

Health campaigners say the government must try harder to curb the 'devastating all-time high...

Promised extra nursing places offered in A-level clearing

Extra nursing training places promised by the government have been made available for...

Course offered as part of PM's pledge to help teenagers improve mental health...

Prime minister Theresa May has pledged to help teenagers improve their mental health by...

Japanese fungus: nurse staffing levels in spotlight

Infection prevention experts say there is ‘no evidence’ low nurse numbers played a part in...

Anne Campbell: a tribute

A tribute to University of Hertforshire senior lecturer Anne Campbell who died last month.

Nurses urge students to get meningitis vaccine

Two thirds of those who turned 18 last year did not have jab

Baby box scheme introduced across Scotland

All babies born in Scotland from today to be given a box of essential items in a bid to...

Japanese fungus in UK hospitals

More than 200 people have been contaminated or infected with a potentially deadly strain of...

HCA fined for accessing medical records on family and colleagues

NHS staff are being reminded about the potentially serious consequences of prying into...

Children with type 2 diabetes top 600, prompting 'time bomb' obesity fears...

More than 600 children and young people have been treated for type 2 diabetes, prompting...

House of Common festival offering free tickets to London nurses

Nurses living in London are being offered free tickets to the House of Common music festival...

Fresh warning over nurse shortages

RCN says trusts over-reliant on unregistered staff

NMC urges nurses to have their say on education overhaul

Practising nurses are being urged to use their experience to help shape the future of...

Nursing You resource created to help overweight and obese nurses tackle weight issues

A new app has launched with the aim of helping nurses to maintain the same healthy lifestyle...

Cavell Nurses' Trust aims to raise £10,000 in one month for nurses in need...

The charity supports nurses experiencing hardship.

UK supply of hepatitis B vaccine ‘severely affected’ by global shortages

Global shortages of the hepatitis B vaccine have ‘severely impacted UK supply’, health...

Plans for more nurse training places

10,000 additional training places for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals

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