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Health visitor cuts
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is making cuts from its health visitor workforce because it will receive less money to provide public health services in the next fo
22 Nov 2016
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record numbers

A record number of front-line NHS staff including nurses have received flu vaccinations this year.

22 Nov 2016
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palliative care
A report from Together for Short Lives and Hospice UK reveals huge reductions in local authority funding.
22 Nov 2016
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nurse associate

Nursing associates will only be able to administer medicines if suitably trained and competent, in settings where it is deemed appropriate, and will be guided by employer medici

18 Nov 2016
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Sian Thomas won the prestigious RCN Wales nurse of the year award for ensuring a child with complex needs could be educated in a mainstream school.
17 Nov 2016
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Cuts to services detrimental to mothers who want to breastfeed
World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative UK report exposes gaps in public health support services for breastfeeding mothers.
16 Nov 2016
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Nurses
Reasearch shows one professional nurse substitution associated with a 21% rise in patient death risk.
15 Nov 2016
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Cancer nurse

A new framework for cancer nursing has been launched that will allow nurses to match their skills to specific roles and provide clear career pathways.

12 Nov 2016
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buying essays
A Nursing Standard investigation reveals thousands of UK nursing students have been involved in cases of academic misconduct such as: plagiarism, forging signatures and cheating in
11 Nov 2016
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Attrition_rates

The government wants drop-out rates halved by next year.

10 Nov 2016
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Gordon Lees and Cecelia Anim
RCN lays crosses at the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey.
10 Nov 2016
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WellChild Nurse Choir

WellChild nurse choir features in new charity single and video along with pop band Scouting for Girls and Prince Harry.

09 Nov 2016
A pioneering project to help children get a better night’s sleep on wards has been launched at Southampton Children’s Hospital.
08 Nov 2016
Nurses, pharmacists and GPs are fronting a campaign to help people to keep well this winter and away from overstretched emergency departments.
07 Nov 2016
Nurses who took part in the Widening Access Training (WAT) scheme could be eligible for a sizeable tax rebate
04 Nov 2016
Staff at an NHS trust have been underpaid by up to hundreds of pounds after they were put on the wrong tax code
04 Nov 2016
National Child Measurement Programme shows an increase in obesity among young children.
03 Nov 2016
The number of nurses and midwives being referred to the Nursing and Midwifery Council has risen for the third year running, according to the regulator’s annual review.
01 Nov 2016

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