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Concerns over vacant nursing and midwifery posts in Scotland
The percentage of vacant nursing and midwifery posts in Scotland has risen by 16% in three...
06 Sep 2016
Safe caseloads must be determined for district nursing, urges QNI
A new paper from nursing charity, the Queen's Nursing Institute, is being used to start...
06 Sep 2016
Call for debate on future of nursing education
A new report from the Council of Deans of Health is calling for discussion on what new...
01 Sep 2016
Two new council members at the NMC
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has appointed two new council members.
01 Sep 2016
Junior doctors announce five days of strike action
Fears over patient safety have been raised after junior doctors in England escalate dispute...
01 Sep 2016
District nursing at ‘breaking point’
Overstretched district nursing services are functioning on nurses’ goodwill, says new report.
01 Sep 2016
Nurse recruitment event at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Nurses from all specialisms are being sought for recruitment in Yorkshire.
31 Aug 2016
‘Not enough’ hospital nurses on duty, say one in three patients in Scotland
Survey reveals concern about staff numbers, though overall satisfaction with service rises...
31 Aug 2016
Low nurse numbers could increase hospitals’ use of restraint – study
US study shows proportion of nurses on wards influences use of restraint.
30 Aug 2016
Florence Nightingale Foundation chief Elizabeth Robb to step down
Florence Nightingale Foundation chief executive announces her departure.
30 Aug 2016
New workforce strategy for practice nurses
Work under way to meet the needs of general practice nursing
26 Aug 2016
‘Grant EU nurses British citizenship for free’
The Institute of Public Policy Research think tank say the NHS would collapse without the...
25 Aug 2016
Warning over school nurse numbers
RCN highlights that the number of school nursing post has fallen by 13% since 2010
25 Aug 2016
Nurses' sickness absence rates almost four times higher than doctors
New sickness absence rates show nurses have one of the highest sickness absence rates across...
24 Aug 2016
Shortage of nurses and other key workers may hinder seven-day NHS, leaked documents...
The NHS may lack enough nurses and other key staff to make a seven-day service work properly...
23 Aug 2016
Midwife suspended for nine months over death of baby Joshua Titcombe
Midwife’s care failings before infant’s death lead to her suspension.
23 Aug 2016
Fast-track diploma offers alternative route to nursing
One-year Sheffield College access to nursing course aimed at healthcare staff who don't have...
23 Aug 2016