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Extent of emergency services staff with PTSD revealed
The scale of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychological problems in the...
24 Jul 2017
First adult nursing course in East London
The University of East London hopes that its new adult nursing course will help to address...
21 Jul 2017
Francis Inquiry lessons risk being lost due to staff burnout, charity warns
NHS staff wellbeing is suffering under the strain of increasing service pressures at the...
21 Jul 2017
Eye care firm offers £1m of laser surgery to nurses, other emergency workers
An eye care company is offering £1 million worth of laser eye surgery to nurses and other...
21 Jul 2017
RCN urges nurses to back its ‘biggest-ever’ rally
College to stage Scrap the Cap rally in September
21 Jul 2017
Concern over falling mental health nurse numbers
A falling number of mental health nurses has been linked with 'increased risk' in a new...
20 Jul 2017
NMC reveals reasons why nurses are referred to regulator
Only one in five referrals to fitness to practise proceedings concern patient care.
19 Jul 2017
NMC chief executive received pay rise of almost £20,000
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) chief executive Jackie Smith received a pay rise of...
19 Jul 2017
Support promised for NHS staff who smoke
Part of government plans for 'smoke-free generation'
18 Jul 2017
University offers nurses trained overseas the chance to join NMC register
Middlesex University helps healthcare assistants to transition to nursing.
18 Jul 2017
Court rules hospital staff must pay parking fines
Nurses are among Cardiff hospital staff who are ‘devastated’ by decision on parking tickets...
18 Jul 2017
Nurse with motor neurone disease provides evidence in assisted dying case
Alison Pickard, a nurse with motor neurone disease, has provided evidence to the high court...
17 Jul 2017
Nurses need to promote message of safe staffing, says leading academic
Peter Griffiths calls for 'concrete' arguments to be made.
17 Jul 2017
Chancellor branded 'out of touch' by Unison over pay comments...
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has been branded ‘out of touch’ and ‘insulting’...
17 Jul 2017
Further trust calls for rethink on language tests for overseas nurses
A further trust has added its voice to calls to rethink the language tests required by the...
14 Jul 2017
Exclusive: ‘Golden hellos’ could ease recruitment crisis, says peer
Shape of Caring review author Lord Willis says employers need to find ways to attract people...
14 Jul 2017
Long working hours increase risk of developing heart condition, study shows
Working long hours increases the risk of developing a dangerous irregular heartbeat,...
14 Jul 2017
Plans to strengthen NHS against threat of cyber attacks
The government is pledging an extra £21 million for cyber security across the NHS in the...
13 Jul 2017