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Drugs trolley

Staff in new role will also carry out invasive procedures, government documents suggest.

01 Nov 2016
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NSPCC says number of children and young people seeking help for anxiety is rising sharply.

31 Oct 2016
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Tracheotomy
The training of community teams caring for children needing respiratory support in their own homes can be inadequate, clinical leads have revealed in a Care Quality Commission (CQC
28 Oct 2016
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Poor health staff

Hard-pressed health service staff are struggling to make ends meet, according to Unison survey.

27 Oct 2016
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Bullied
Four out five healthcare professionals have been subjected to bullying, new research reveals.
26 Oct 2016
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Domestic abuse

Nurses are three times more likely than the average person to have experienced domestic abuse.

25 Oct 2016
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The government must recognise the critical importance of continuing professional development (CPD) to nurses, according to the body that represents the UK’s u

24 Oct 2016
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Plans to stop operations being performed at a children's heart centre are a scandal of national proportions, a union has said.
24 Oct 2016
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Nurses are being urged to help join in the fight against so-called ‘modern slavery’, in an awareness raising campaign by the NHS
24 Oct 2016
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Formula feed

The RCN has published guidance on formula feeding for nurses who care for infants and mothers.

21 Oct 2016
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Older nurse

The RCN’s labour market review has highlighted a crisis in the UK’s nursing supply including an ageing workforce and concerns over the inflow of European nurs

21 Oct 2016
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Staff safety

Security staff at a major London hospital trust are being given body cameras after attacks on nurses and other frontline workers rose by almost one third in the past year.&

20 Oct 2016
Figures show average unit closed eight times in the past year, and Royal College of Midwives says services cannot cope with rising demand and inadequate resources.
20 Oct 2016
Prime minister Theresa May has been challenged to give EU staff working in the NHS reassurances about their future as the nation prepares for Brexit.
20 Oct 2016

Midwives are being driven out of the profession by excessive workloads and poor staffing levels, according to a new report from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).

18 Oct 2016

NHS trusts in England will have a share of an £8 million training fund as part of a drive to make maternity services safer.

17 Oct 2016
An investigation by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has revealed that NHS spending on agency staff in maternity units in England rose from £11.75 million in 2013 to £24.95 million in 2015.
17 Oct 2016

National charity reveals poor bereavement training for health professionals working in maternity units.

13 Oct 2016

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