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
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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
RCN to launch leadership programme for senior nurses
College hopes political leadership training for nurses on band 8 and above will address...
22 Aug 2016
Pay freeze is hurting nurse morale, says RCN's longest-serving rep
Gordon Lees looked back at more than 40 years of activism for the RCN at a talk in London...
19 Aug 2016
Scrapping student bursary risks future mental health nursing workforce, report warns
Plans to scrap student bursaries risk worsening a recruitment crisis in mental health...
19 Aug 2016
Night-shift nurses 'at greater risk of infections'
Disrupted body clock increases risk, research suggests.
17 Aug 2016
Nurses urged to apply for £10,000 leadership scholarship
Florence Nightingale Foundation leadership scholarships are open to applicants. Aspiring...
10 Aug 2016
Safe nurse staffing laws for Wales from April 2018
Hospitals in Wales will have to implement safe nurse staffing levels under the law from...
03 Aug 2016
Three nurses struck off for faking patient blood sugar readings
Three nurses who faked patients’ blood sugar readings guilty of 'clear eyed and...
03 Aug 2016
Calls for more nursing peers in House of Lords
Increasing the number of nurse peers in the House of Lords would give the profession more...
02 Aug 2016
Sepsis 'as urgent as a heart attack', says NICE guidelines...
New NICE guideline urges nurses and other healthcare staff to be vigilant of early symptoms
22 Jul 2016
Nurses teach healthcare assistants to spot pressure ulcer warning signs
Skin integrity nurses at Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust have been training...
20 Jul 2016
NHS chief calls on Theresa May to reassure EU staff over Brexit
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens says hospitals could close if EU staff are forced...
19 Jul 2016
Burnt out nurses at risk of PTSD, research reveals
Third of US intensive care nurses have symptoms of severe burnout, warn researchers
11 Jul 2016
Safe staffing levels should be decided locally
Decisions on staffing need to be made locally and not be ruled by ratios, says new guidance
08 Jul 2016