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Nurses at heightened risk of domestic abuse
Nurses are three times more likely than the average person to have experienced domestic...
25 Oct 2016
Exclusive: government must recognise ‘critical importance’ of CPD for nurses
The government must recognise the critical importance of continuing professional development...
24 Oct 2016
Plans to stop operations at children's heart centre 'penny pinching'...
Plans to stop operations being performed at a children's heart centre are a scandal of...
24 Oct 2016
Nurses can help fight modern slavery, say NHS leaders
Nurses are being urged to help join in the fight against so-called ‘modern slavery’, in an...
24 Oct 2016
‘Perfect storm’ threatens UK’s nursing workforce supply
The RCN’s labour market review has highlighted a crisis in the UK’s nursing supply including...
21 Oct 2016
Body cameras aim to curb rise in attacks on nurses and other frontline staff
Security staff at a major London hospital trust are being given body cameras after attacks...
20 Oct 2016
Demand forces temporary closures at one third of maternity units
Figures show average unit closed eight times in the past year, and Royal College of Midwives...
20 Oct 2016
Prime minister urged to guarantee future of EU workers in NHS
Prime minister Theresa May has been challenged to give EU staff working in the NHS...
20 Oct 2016
Gail Adams stepping down as Unison head of nursing
Ms Adams to leave after 14 years in the post.
19 Oct 2016
Unions welcome plan for new nursing post in Department of Health
The Department of Health has said it will create its own nursing adviser post after...
19 Oct 2016
Nurses need coping strategies to deal with rudeness from colleagues
A study has shown that nurses can better cope with rude remarks from colleagues if they...
19 Oct 2016
Nurses among thousands of NHS staff making a pledge for Change Day
The national day of action for the NHS in England sees healthcare professionals come up with...
19 Oct 2016
NHS on verge of midwife ‘exodus’, Royal College of Midwives warns
Midwives are being driven out of the profession by excessive workloads and poor staffing...
18 Oct 2016
Staff and patients take charge of NHS Twitter account
NHS staff and patients take over the reins of the health service’s Twitter account from this...
18 Oct 2016
Home care services could save NHS millions, says report
NHS providers could save around £120 million by increasing the use of clinical home care,...
18 Oct 2016
Nursing associate role will reduce reliance on registered nurses, says England’s chief...
The new nursing associate role will reduce reliance on registered nurses in a health service...
17 Oct 2016
Trusts to have share of £8 million training fund to improve maternity safety
NHS trusts in England will have a share of an £8 million training fund as part of a drive to...
17 Oct 2016
NHS spent £25 million on agency midwives last year, RCM reveals
An investigation by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has revealed that NHS spending on...
17 Oct 2016