Nurse recruitment event at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Nurses from all specialisms are being sought for recruitment in Yorkshire.
31 Aug 2016
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‘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
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