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Nurse joins team tasked with improving NHS procurement
District nurse and paramedic add their expertise to nurse-led NHS clinical evaluation team,...
05 Dec 2016
Four out of five nurses struck off NMC register last year were over the age of 40,...
Four out of five nurses struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) register last...
02 Dec 2016
‘Significant’ concerns about morale and work pressures on prison nurses in Scotland
RCN Scotland study shows a rise in sickness absence reported by staff.
01 Dec 2016
Apprenticeship degrees a 'drop in the ocean' say health academics
Planned nursing degree apprenticeships will be ‘a drop in the ocean’ and will not solve the...
01 Dec 2016
Trainee doctors report heavy workloads and safety concerns
Some trainee doctors are working beyond their competence due to huge workloads, with many...
01 Dec 2016
New drive to help nurses move into NHS management
More nurses and doctors will be encouraged to run hospitals, health secretary Jeremy Hunt...
30 Nov 2016
Second wave of test sites for nursing associate scheme revealed
The second wave of sites for training the next cohort of nursing associates has been...
30 Nov 2016
Jeremy Hunt unveils details of nursing degree apprenticeships – and calls for...
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has unveiled plans for the new nursing degree apprenticeships.
30 Nov 2016
Nurses should not routinely use personal mobile phones for work, according to new RCN...
Nurses should not use personal mobile phones for work, according to new RCN guidance.
29 Nov 2016
Four out of five diabetes specialist nurses say workload is affecting patient safety
Diabetes specialist nurses teams are reaching ‘breaking point’, according to charity...
28 Nov 2016
‘Northern Ireland education model could be copied by the rest of the UK’
Northern Ireland’s unique approach to in-service learning and CPD could work in other parts...
28 Nov 2016
Majority of hospice care is community-based
Research by the charity Hospice UK reveals that less than a fifth of hospice care for adults...
28 Nov 2016
Trust creates ‘one-stop shop’ to interview and recruit nurses on the same day
An NHS Trust offers nurses jobs immediately after successful interviews, in a bid to boost...
28 Nov 2016
Wales cancer plan calls for wider access to palliative care training
A plan for cancer services in Wales calls for palliative care training for nurses and...
28 Nov 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of nurses considered leaving UK to work overseas in past five years
Thousands of nurses have considered leaving UK to work overseas over the last five years,...
25 Nov 2016
Brexit could take nursing workforce to ‘breaking point’
Brexit could take the nursing workforce to ‘breaking point’, a leading nurse academic has...
25 Nov 2016
Board support critical to the success of executive nursing director role, says leading...
Executive directors of nursing need support from their boards to be successful in their...
25 Nov 2016