Nurses urged to lobby MPs to attend NHS pay debate
A parliamentary debate on scrapping NHS pay caps will take place at the end of this month...
18 Jan 2017
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Number of midwives employed in the NHS is flatlining, RCM warns
An extra 3,500 midwives are needed in the NHS in England but employment rates are flatlining...
18 Jan 2017
Nurse pay looks set for parliamentary debate
Petition tops 100k signatures after nurses lose 14% in real terms
17 Jan 2017
NHS Confederation appoints former GMC head as new chief executive
Organisation has confirmed appointment of former General Medical Council head Niall Dickson.
16 Jan 2017
RCN urges nurses to raise patient safety concerns during the winter crisis
As the NHS comes under increasing pressure, the RCN advises nurses to ensure they raise any...
16 Jan 2017
Royal College of Midwives chief executive to step down
Cathy Warwick will retire as head of the Royal College of Midwives in August.
13 Jan 2017
‘Major and severe’ consequences for Jamaica as its nurses leave to work overseas
The country’s health minister issues warning on staffing levels.
13 Jan 2017
Trust creates app for staff to raise concerns via mobile phones
Free app uses technology that helps staff raise concerns.
13 Jan 2017
Department of Health backs overhaul of the NMC’s fitness to practise process
Fundamental changes to the NMC’s legal framework could speed up fitness to practise cases.
12 Jan 2017
Unions raise concern over ‘therapy associate’ role
Health Education England may consider a ‘bridging role’ that combines nursing and therapy.
12 Jan 2017
Nurses are ‘broken and distressed’ amid winter pressures, says RCN
Staff across the UK are reporting serious concerns about care quality during the worst...
11 Jan 2017
UK faces shortage of 36,000 nurses by 2030, study claims
Research projection shows shortfall of thousands of nurses in the UK.
11 Jan 2017
BME staff less likely to raise concerns in the workplace
Asian and black healthcare staff are significantly less likely to whistleblow than their...
11 Jan 2017
Nursing assistant’s delight as colleagues throw 80th birthday bash
One of the UK’s oldest nursing assistants celebrates her 80th birthday at work.
10 Jan 2017
New hospital documentary series puts NHS staff in the spotlight
A new television documentary is promising to portray the full reality of working for the of...
10 Jan 2017
Concern at rise in delayed discharge from mental health trusts
Delayed discharge from mental health and learning disability trusts in England up 56%
09 Jan 2017
Fast-track nursing degree programme open to applicants
Fast-track nursing degree course in north east England will take on new students in March.
09 Jan 2017