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Smokers ‘more likely to quit’ after nurse-led cessation support
US study finds hospital patients contacted by nurses trained in cessation techniques are...
20 Sep 2016
Trust offers band 5 nurses £1,000 'golden hello' bonus
To recruit more nurses for its adult inpatient units, Humber NHS Foundation Trust is...
20 Sep 2016
Chief nurses say community nursing is key to healthier future across UK
Community nursing holds key to tackling health challenges and inequalities in UK populations
19 Sep 2016
RCM warns 8,000 midwives about pension opt out schemes
Thousands of newly qualified and student midwives have been urged to reject a ‘concerning’...
19 Sep 2016
Charity highlights shortage of children’s palliative care nurses
New campaign shows paucity of staff is compromising care
19 Sep 2016
Senior nurses urged to apply for fellowship's 2017 intake...
Senior nurses are invited to apply for a programme aimed at improving nursing care for older...
19 Sep 2016
Northern Ireland regulator calls for NHS staff whistleblowing helpline
The RCN in Northern Ireland has welcomed calls for a confidential helpline to be set up for...
19 Sep 2016
Nurse-led end of life service cuts admissions
Review finds London care coordination centre could save the NHS £350,000 a year, but needs...
16 Sep 2016
Efforts to tackle FGM hampered by cuts to school nursing
Cuts to school nursing numbers and workforce pressures are hampering efforts to eradicate...
15 Sep 2016
Former nurse appointed chair of NHS trust
Anne Shaw has taken over as chair of North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust...
15 Sep 2016
Lack of nurse access to CPD is affecting older people’s care
Study says care home staff are being poorly prepared by nursing undergraduate courses.
14 Sep 2016
Honorary doctorate for England’s chief nurse Jane Cummings
Ms Cummings received honour in recognition of her ‘outstanding career in nursing’.
14 Sep 2016
NMC panel told that Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey ‘potentially put the public at risk’
Disciplinary panel to hear further evidence today about nurse’s conduct on returning to the...
14 Sep 2016
Post-Brexit England faces huge shortage of midwives, says RCM
‘Huge’ shortage of midwives looms if staff from European Union countries are barred from...
13 Sep 2016
District nurse adds honorary doctorate to her accolades
University of Lincoln recognises Queen’s Nurse and OBE Candice Pellett for her outstanding...
13 Sep 2016
The NHS needs you: 54,000 letters sent to former registrants
Health Education England’s Come Back campaign outlines incentives and says there has ‘never...
13 Sep 2016
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey’s NMC hearing begins
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey faces Nursing and Midwifery Council inquiry over her return to...
13 Sep 2016
Protest against trust's plan to offer nurses higher salary to opt out of pension...
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is offering new nurses a higher salary in exchange...
12 Sep 2016