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Doctors’ use of phrase ‘acting down’ offends nurses
Medical staff in survey were describing when they undertook nursing tasks
Ruth May is named chief nursing officer for England
She will take her place on the newly formed NHS Executive Group
Scottish government offers to reimburse settled status fees to EU nurses after Brexit
Supply of nursing staff from the European Union is a critical issue for Scotland – Sturgeon
NHS organisations must ‘axe the fax’ by 2020
Fax machines will be phased out to improve patient safety and cyber security
‘Mental health services need to do more to promote black nurses’
Nurses of African or Caribbean heritage should have more career support, review states
Not good enough: RCN’s verdict on pay offer to NHS nurses in Northern Ireland
College consults members on what they want to do now
RCN poll reveals concern that lack of nurses compromises patient safety
Survey of UK public also finds more than half demand more funding for nursing students
Nursing apprenticeships: MPs move to inject momentum into stalling programme
Cross-party group wants a more flexible approach to funding and supernumerary status
Hospital parking: trust offers staff incentives to leave their cars at home
Nurses at the Royal Victoria in Belfast face calls to commute by public transport
Nurse-led community-acquired pneumonia screening halves hospital mortality
Acute medical admissions model should be used to ease NHS winter pressures, say researchers
Health visitor role in Scotland given new banding, with salary to match
Re-evaluation agreed with NHS employers will add more than £5,000 to starting pay
Nurses say they value hospital volunteers, but worry about the tasks they’re given
Survey is the first time NHS staff have been asked what they think of ward volunteers