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UK nurse receives high honour
A leading UK nurse has received the Great Cross of Spanish Nursing for his efforts to...
19 Jun 2017
Former whistleblower urges nurses to share their stories of raising care concerns
Staff should put their case forward to be reviewed.
19 Jun 2017
44 STPs not ready to roll out, report claims
Academics at London South Bank University have published a critical report about...
16 Jun 2017
Leadership by nurses praised in CQC report on improving standards
Nurse-led interventions and senior nurses bridging the gap between management and ward staff...
14 Jun 2017
NHS should build homes for nurses to help recruitment
Nurses struggling with the cost of living could have a welcome boost if a plan for 40,000...
12 Jun 2017
96% drop in EU nurse applicants since Brexit vote
Politicians and health leaders are warned that this is a 'wake-up call'
12 Jun 2017
Nurses take up seats in the House of Commons
Four nurses will be heading to parliament when MPs resume their seats in the House of...
12 Jun 2017
Nurses praised for courage during hospital blaze
Staff helped evacuate patients during fire at Royal Stoke University Hospital.
09 Jun 2017
Global dementia action plan welcomed by health experts
Global action plan will help tackle needs of around 47 million people who have dementia...
09 Jun 2017
New government faces fresh threats of pay protests
'The government has one last chance to scrap the cap,' Janet Davies has warned
09 Jun 2017
RCN urges nurses to get to place of safety in terror attacks
Following the terrorist attacks in Manchester and London, where one nurse died trying to...
07 Jun 2017
Nurses need to learn how to influence policy, says new ICN president
Nurses must collaborate more with other professions and have a broader understanding of...
07 Jun 2017
Macmillan appoints first chief nurse
Karen Roberts says she is thrilled to be taking up the post.
07 Jun 2017
Some NHS leaders 'told to think the unthinkable' in bid to meet financial...
Parts of the NHS in England are considering 'savage' cuts in a bid to meet financial targets...
07 Jun 2017
Nurse vacancies at all-time high in Scotland
Vacancies and spend on temporary staff continue to rise.
07 Jun 2017
Tributes to nurse killed in London terror attack
The family of a nurse who died during the London terror attack at the weekend have hailed...
06 Jun 2017
Nurses urged to vote by RCN general secretary
The voice of nursing must be heard, RCN general secretary Janet Davies has said in a her...
06 Jun 2017