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
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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
New end of life care approach for nurses
A national palliative care charity has developed a new approach to end of life care based on...
12 Sep 2016
‘School nurses could overlook abuse due to paperwork burden’
School nurses spend so much time on paperwork that abuse or neglect could be missed, says...
12 Sep 2016
Senior nurses take on new NHS Improvement roles
Jacqueline McKenna and Mark Radford appointed as deputies to executive director of nursing...
09 Sep 2016
Stillbirth and neonatal death charity publish new guidelines for nurses
Sands has updated its guidelines for nurses caring for people affected by pregnancy loss and...
09 Sep 2016
'Risks and benefits' to scrapping bursary...
England's CNO says nurses and midwives need to take the lead in shaping the NHS
08 Sep 2016
QNI announces £5,000 funding opportunity for men's health projects
Community and primary care nurses can apply for funding of up to £5,000 for projects which...
08 Sep 2016
RCN says King's Fund report proves NHS 'is struggling to cope all year round...
Relentless demand for services is driving up waiting times and exacerbating financial...
08 Sep 2016
83-year-old nurse vows to carry on working
One of the UK's oldest nurses has celebrated her 83rd birthday – and vowed to carry on...
08 Sep 2016
New health coalition hopes to guarantee status of EU nurses
New coalition of health and social care experts hopes to guarantee status of EU staff in the...
07 Sep 2016
NHS 111 to get online triage service
Health secretary announces new online services and apps that will be available to patients...
07 Sep 2016
‘Dangerous lack’ of MS specialist nurses, charity warns
Report says one in four MS patients lives in an area where specialist nurses have twice the...
07 Sep 2016
Nurse named chief executive of the Mental Health Network
The Mental Health Network has appointed trained nurse Sean Duggan as its new chief executive
07 Sep 2016