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New chief executive for Florence Nightingale Foundation
Nurse education charity the Florence Nightingale Foundation has announced the appointment of...
06 Jan 2017
Prime minister to outline action on mental health
Theresa May is expected to announce action on mental health, including moves to help reduce...
06 Jan 2017
Sickness leave halved in six-hour day trial
Assistant nurses at a care home in Sweden who worked reduced hours reported higher rates of...
06 Jan 2017
Trust offering up to £5k relocation package to tempt nurses away from London
Relocation packages worth up to £5,000 are being offered to nurses in London, in an effort...
06 Jan 2017
Nurses urged to sign 'scrap the cap' pay petition ...
More than 80,000 people have signed a petition urging the government to scrap a pay cap...
05 Jan 2017
Nominations sought for RCN fellowships
Nurses are being encouraged to nominate those who have made an exceptional contribution to...
05 Jan 2017
Trust makes Twitter plea for off-duty nurses to work amid ‘severe’ A&E pressures
A&E pressures prompts one trust’s plea on social media and radio for off-duty nurses to...
04 Jan 2017
Chief nurse’s BME advisory group needs new chair
Opportunity for senior professional to influence chief nursing officer’s work on race...
04 Jan 2017
EXCLUSIVE: surge in number of NHS staff applying to retire
The number of NHS staff applying for retirement has surged by 25% over the past four years,...
04 Jan 2017
Board game helps hone new nurses’ skills
New nurses and students are learning about management skills thanks to a board game...
04 Jan 2017
Nurse-led clinic reports 'significant' fall in HIV diagnoses
A nurse-led sexual health clinic has reported a 'significant' 40% fall in HIV...
03 Jan 2017
Barcoding medication and replacement hips ‘could save NHS £1 billion’
Replacement hips and breast implants are to have barcodes as part of an NHS scheme to reduce...
03 Jan 2017
Nurses’ achievements recognised in new year’s honours
Leading Mary Seacole statue campaigner and the UK’s only nursing professor of stroke care...
30 Dec 2016
Nurses tell of how furry friends can improve patient health
Nine out of ten nurses believe animals can improve the health of patients with depression...
30 Dec 2016
Nurses must work together to make voices heard, urges RCN president
RCN president Cecilia Anim is urging nurses to make their voices heard through petitions,...
30 Dec 2016
Community nurse and GP caseloads mean no time for chronic disease management, warns top...
Community nurses and GPs will spend so much time ‘firefighting’ urgent cases this winter...
29 Dec 2016
Mother and son lobby to use drug company fines to fund specialist epilepsy nurses
A mother and son who both have epilepsy are petitioning the UK government to fund a ‘new...
29 Dec 2016
From free concerts to £5k tips
Nurses have paid tribute to George Michael for championing the profession – and recalled how...
28 Dec 2016